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user guide: update to Wintersong theme
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Expand Up @@ -34,44 +34,25 @@ Before jumping in, make sure you have:

Your kit should contain the following items. If any are missing please email us at [email protected].

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- (1) Mainboard
- (1) Faceplate
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -102,11 +83,11 @@ The power connector goes on the **back** side of the board. When placing **note

Once placed, make sure to push it flush against the board and then solder the 10 pins on the front side of the board. Be careful here and avoid touching the small components near the pins with your iron.

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<img src="../images/kit/7 - power header.webp">
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!!! warning "Watch out for those LEDs!"
Avoid touching the LEDs with your iron- they really don't like being melted and they're very hard to replace.
Expand All @@ -125,50 +106,50 @@ One of the six pots has been modified - its pins are shorter and bent outwards.

Place five of the six pots onto the mainboard in the spots labeled `pitch`, `duty`, and `lfo`. You may need to bend or straighten the mounting legs on the pots to get them in place.

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<img src="../images/kit/16 - pots.webp">
<img src="../images/kit/17 - pots.webp">
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Take the remaining, modified pot and place it on the spot labeled `crossfade`. This pot will not be as secure as the others, but make sure the pins line up with the pads on the as board shown below.

![Special pot placed](images/kit/18%20-%20special%20pot.webp)

Next, take one of the 1/8" jacks and place it into the spot at the center bottom edge of the board labeled `mix`:

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Next, carefully place the faceplate onto the front of the module. Make sure all of the pots and the jack are aligned and resting in their respective holes.

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Take one of the rubber bands and wrap it around the board and faceplate twice to hold the faceplate in place during the next few steps.

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Flip the whole thing upside-down and solder the pots and jack in place.

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<img src="../images/kit/28 - soldering.webp">
<img src="../images/kit/29 - soldering jack.webp">
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!!! warning
Take extra care not to hit any of the surface mount components with your iron.
Expand All @@ -179,11 +160,11 @@ Next, flip the assembly rightside-up and remove the rubber bands and faceplate.

Finally, solder the legs of the modified pot to the pads on the board. Take care not to accidentally bridge the legs together. If you find that the legs are misaligned, you can flip the board back over and melt the solder on the mounting legs and twist it back into alignment.

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## Tactile switch

Expand All @@ -197,10 +178,10 @@ Place the tactile switch on the spot labeled `btn` on the mainboard. Make sure i

Next, place the cap on top of the tactile switch and press in firmly to completely seat it on the switch.

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## Jacks and trimpots

Expand All @@ -210,38 +191,38 @@ Next up is all six trimpots and six of the 1/8" jacks.

Start from the **right** side of the board and place the pots and jacks for `ramp`, `pulse`, `duty`, `sub`, `pitch`, and `out`.

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<img src="../images/kit/42 - trimpots.webp">
<img src="../images/kit/43 - jacks.webp">
<img src="../images/kit/44 - jacks.webp">
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Continue on the left side with the pots and jacks for `pulse`, `ramp`, `sub`, `duty`, `out`, and `pitch`.

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Next, place the faceplate and rubber band just as you did earlier.

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<img src="../images/kit/50 - rubber band.webp">
<img src="../images/kit/51 - rubber band.webp">
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Flip the module upside-down and solder the pots and jacks into place.

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## Nuts

Expand All @@ -251,31 +232,31 @@ Now that everything is soldered in place the next step is to secure the faceplat

Place a washer on the shaft of each of the six 9mm pots.

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<img src="../images/kit/56 - washer.webp">
<img src="../images/kit/57 - washers.webp">
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With the washers in place, place the nuts onto the shafts and tighten them in place.

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Next up is the seven hex nuts for the 1/8 jacks.

![Hex nuts for 1/8" jacks](images/kit/61%20-%20nuts.webp)

Place the nuts on each jack and tighten them in place.

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## Knobs
Expand All @@ -290,11 +271,11 @@ Start by loosening the set screw on each of the knobs using a small flat head sc

Next, turn all of the potentiometers fully counterclockwise. Place the two large knobs on the top two shafts with the indicator line at the 7 o' clock position. Tighten the set screws to secure the knobs in place.

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<img src="../images/kit/68 - knob.webp">
<img src="../images/kit/69 - knobs.webp">
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Repeat the same process for the four smaller knobs.

Expand All @@ -316,31 +297,31 @@ To assemble the expander, you'll need the expander faceplate, six 1/8" jacks, si

Start by placing all six of the 1/8" jacks onto the front side of the expander board.

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<img src="../images/kit/74 - jacks.webp">
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Next, place the faceplate onto the jacks and temporarily hold it in place using a rubber band.

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Flip it upside-down and solder all of the jacks into place.

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<winter-carousel>
<img src="../images/kit/77 - soldering.webp" >
<img src="../images/kit/78 - soldering.webp">
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Flip it rightside-up and secure the faceplate using the hex nuts.

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<winter-carousel>
<img src="../images/kit/79 - nut.webp">
<img src="../images/kit/80 - nuts.webp">
</figure>
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& you're finished!

Expand All @@ -349,6 +330,3 @@ Flip it rightside-up and secure the faceplate using the hex nuts.
Congrats on building your very own Castor & Pollux, we hope you had a lovely time! Don't forget to go check out the [User's Guide](/). We'd love to see your work, feel free to tag us on social media - we're `@wntrblm` on [Twitter](https://twitter.com/wntrblm) and [Instagram](https://instagram.com/wntrblm).

If you have any feedback or ran into any issues, feel free to drop us an email at [email protected] or file a issue on [GitHub](https://github.com/wntrblm/Castor_and_Pollux).

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