Matching button holes with pre-made ABXY PCB?

ylwsub68 · Post by **ylwsub68** » Tue May 17, 2016 1:32 pm

Drilling the extra button holes in the GBZ and THEN making the buttons is one thing. But how are you guys matching the holes you drill to the pads on the pre-made PCBs? Seems like they would be really hard to see and easy to mess up.

Probably a dumb question, but I'm just wondering.

Ganreizu · Post by **Ganreizu** » Tue May 17, 2016 1:42 pm

It's not very difficult when you have premade PCBs.

Put PCB under tracing paper -> put front case over PCB pads -> rub graphite against the edges -> line up A/B holes with the southern graphite trace -> flip the case and paper over and your holes are now lined up to where the PCB will be.

This is how i did mine and it came out quite well. I messed up a tiny bit and made a weird shaped hole but the method itself is effective since you cut out having to measure .6 cm from the A/B holes and it's guaranteed to line up with the PCB.

Kilren · Post by **Kilren** » Tue May 17, 2016 2:05 pm

ylwsub68 wrote:Drilling the extra button holes in the GBZ and THEN making the buttons is one thing. But how are you guys matching the holes you drill to the pads on the pre-made PCBs? Seems like they would be really hard to see and easy to mess up.

Probably a dumb question, but I'm just wondering.

A couple of the guys also include either a buyable template or a printout that you can use. Easy as lining things up.

Retrohead95 · Post by **Retrohead95** » Tue May 17, 2016 3:17 pm

ylwsub68 wrote:Drilling the extra button holes in the GBZ and THEN making the buttons is one thing. But how are you guys matching the holes you drill to the pads on the pre-made PCBs? Seems like they would be really hard to see and easy to mess up.

Probably a dumb question, but I'm just wondering.

The pcbs are all made with the same measurements. They're either 0.6mm or .7mm apart if I remember correctly.

the watchmaker · Post by **the watchmaker** » Tue May 17, 2016 3:20 pm

earlier, before this forum sort of exploded, there was a template available for download.
Seached, but couldn't find it anywhere.
anyone......
please.

the watchmaker · Post by **the watchmaker** » Tue May 17, 2016 3:45 pm

found it
http://www.sudomod.com/forum/viewtopic. ... t=27&p=161

and found this one
http://www.sudomod.com/forum/viewtopic. ... p=928#p928

crispy_tofu · Post by **crispy_tofu** » Tue May 17, 2016 5:22 pm

The first one in that link is probably more useful - the second one isn't to scale.

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