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    This document provides additional build notes for assembling the Metal-o-tron II DIY synth module. It cautions that the board is dense so care should be taken in placing components correctly, especially upright resistors that are hard to desolder if mistakes are made. It notes to leave a little lead on one capacitor for tilting. On board A, it says two timing capacitors are placed horizontally to avoid expensive low profile alternatives. Calibration is also described as a simple single trimmer process of adjusting it while the filter is closed until it is fully closed.

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    This document provides additional build notes for assembling the Metal-o-tron II DIY synth module. It cautions that the board is dense so care should be taken in placing components correctly, especially upright resistors that are hard to desolder if mistakes are made. It notes to leave a little lead on one capacitor for tilting. On board A, it says two timing capacitors are placed horizontally to avoid expensive low profile alternatives. Calibration is also described as a simple single trimmer process of adjusting it while the filter is closed until it is fully closed.

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    SC Metal O Tron II Buildnotes

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    Andrii Y Kuzmenko
    This document provides additional build notes for assembling the Metal-o-tron II DIY synth module. It cautions that the board is dense so care should be taken in placing components correctly, especially upright resistors that are hard to desolder if mistakes are made. It notes to leave a little lead on one capacitor for tilting. On board A, it says two timing capacitors are placed horizontally to avoid expensive low profile alternatives. Calibration is also described as a simple single trimmer process of adjusting it while the filter is closed until it is fully closed.

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    S&C - Metal-o-tron II

    DIY Additional build notes.

    Building

    It’s a fairly dense board, so pay close attention to where all elements go. A lot of resistors are
    placed upright and can be very hard to desolder if you make a mistake. Take some care with C33
    (the big red 470nF one), it’s a tight fit between both boards, leave a little bit of lead so you can tilt
    it slightly.

    On Board A, the 2 timing capacitors are placed horizontally (see pic). this avoids having to buy
    expensive low profile 1uF and 10uF capacitors.

    Calibration

    There is only one trimmer on the board, so calibration is simple. Here is the procedure:

    - Set the LPF to on, BPF and HPF to OFF

    - Turn the Cutoff frequency knob completely counterclockwise (to it’s lowest setting)

    - Set the VCA toggle to OFF

    - Open up the noise level about halfway

    - Now you can adjust the trimmer. You will hear the filter closing, when it’s completely closed,
    you’re done.

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