04-22-2023, 04:30 PM
Yesterday I ordered four of the X8 1541 replacement boards from two ebay vendors and pcb boards from JLCPCB. That comes to a cost right around $50. While I really only want one well worked out DAC, the minimum on the boards is 5, so I thought it would make sense to make one base level 'test' board and then decide how many finished/optimised ones I'd complete after that.
For the test board, I thought it would make sense to put in a socket for the multi 1387 board. I could then check out each of the four I expect to receive without soldering them. Is it crucial to solder that board directly to the hat board or is this socketing a practical way to test?
I noticed that you, @hifinet, highlight soldering only a limited number of specified pins to the hat board. I'm inclined to also solder a couple of pins at the other end of the 1387 board just to limit any (unlikely) vibrations. Can I indulge my structural obession here without making a real potentially harmfull connection?
Thanks to @hifinet and others who have helped with the design, development, testing, and writeup of this project.
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For the test board, I thought it would make sense to put in a socket for the multi 1387 board. I could then check out each of the four I expect to receive without soldering them. Is it crucial to solder that board directly to the hat board or is this socketing a practical way to test?
I noticed that you, @hifinet, highlight soldering only a limited number of specified pins to the hat board. I'm inclined to also solder a couple of pins at the other end of the 1387 board just to limit any (unlikely) vibrations. Can I indulge my structural obession here without making a real potentially harmfull connection?
Thanks to @hifinet and others who have helped with the design, development, testing, and writeup of this project.
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