What is your process for "rocking it" before "boxing it"? This is my first time working with PCB's, one being a madbean, a few others from another PCB place. So last night I finished up my first build (since 2013) and plugged it in and while it get some sounds out of it, it doesn't quite sound how it should. I still have a bunch of troubleshooting to do, but instead of going down that rabbithole, I wanted to ask how people test their boards before boxing them.
So assume I have all of the components and pots soldered onto the board. What's the best way to hook it up to my breadboard for testing? Do I estimate the offboard wiring and solder that onto the board, then hook up alligator clips to those wires? At first I thought about clipping the alligator clips directly to the pads on the board, but the pads are too small, and the clips are too big.
Any thoughts are much appreciated.
So assume I have all of the components and pots soldered onto the board. What's the best way to hook it up to my breadboard for testing? Do I estimate the offboard wiring and solder that onto the board, then hook up alligator clips to those wires? At first I thought about clipping the alligator clips directly to the pads on the board, but the pads are too small, and the clips are too big.
Any thoughts are much appreciated.