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Avoid cheap parts, especially if mechanical. Invest in quality, you always get what you pay for. Otherwise your entire system might later develop intermittent faults.<ref>[http://www.muffwiggler.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=861269 On cheap parts...], Muff Wiggler forum, July 2012</ref><ref>[http://www.muffwiggler.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=108045&start=all&postdays=0&postorder=asc The Pitfalls of Choosing Quality Brands of Components?], Muff Wiggler forum, March 2014</ref> Vertical mount front panel components will need to of a similar height to neatly fit the gap between the PCB and front panel.
In order to construct low profile Eurorack modules '''vertical mount components''' are required. These allow the [[PCB]] to be mounted parallel to the front panel, keeping module depth to a minimum.<ref name="erthenvar">[http://erthenvar.com/store/accessories/3.5mm-vertical-mount-jacks 3.5mm Vertical Mount Jacks], Erthenvar</ref>
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Those don't include the tolerances (slop) of the nut in the rail moving up and down and the screw hole in the front panel. These can cause the rails to be closer or further apart when any given module is tightened in. It's better to try to give a little more clearance and not count on these exact figures.<ref name="six" />
To fit between the mounting rails the maximum vertical PCB size can be from 108mm (4.25") to 110mm. The width of the PCB needs to be a touch less than that of the front panel, whilst allowing for clearance and taking tolerances into consideration.<ref name="hinton" /><ref name="six" /><ref
=== Stacked PCBs ===
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