Eurorack panel components: Difference between revisions

These days Eurorack modules tend to mount the PCB parralel to the front panel, held in place by the pots, jacks and switches.<ref name="six">[https://www.muffwiggler.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=123605 Six jacks in euro, what is the preferred configuration?], Muff Wiggler forum</ref> Modules with wired front panel components cost more to manufacture than PCB mounted, however these electro-mechanical components have limited lifetimes and while PCB mounted parts can be repaired it's not as easily as wired components. Also PCB mounted components mean the board is designed around specific parts. If any of these parts goes out of production the modules have to be redesigned, with the additional cost of updating the PCBs.<ref name="planb" />

Choose between having jacks easier to read placed near their associated controls,<ref name="measures">Electro-music.com forum:[http://www.electro-music.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=18281 Standard measurements in front panels]</ref> or below where patch cables are then easier to keep out of the way.