Moog Music Etherwave Plus Kit (Assembly Instructions) - Manual

Etherwave Plus Kit Assembly Instructions
Important! Read This First!
The Etherwave Plus kit is a modified version of the standard Etherwave Theremin Kit with the additional electronics
and hardware of the Etherwave Plus theremin included. The Etherwave Plus adds to the Standard Etherwave features a
Pitch CV Output, a Volume CV output, a Gate Output, and Headphone output which can be configured for normal or
pitch preview operation.
To assemble your Etherwave Plus kit you will refer to both the Etherwave Theremin User’s Manual (referred to
in the rest of this document as ETUM) and the Etherwave Plus Field Upgrade Manual (referred to in the rest of this
document as EPFUM) that are included in this package. This document outlines the order of the assembly steps and
changes to the instructions in these two manuals.
Before proceeding, it is important that you read through the documentation so you understand the complete
assembly procedure. These are the seven steps to completing your Etherwave Plus Kit:
Step 1: Check the contents of your kit. Identify the following parts:
• Wood Cabinet
• Etherwave Circuit board (BRD-10-011-211)
• Front Panel
• Pitch Antenna (18" straight tube)
• Volume Antenna (bent tube)
• DVD: Clara Rockmore: The Greatest Theremin Virtuosa & Mastering the Theremin by Lydia Kavina
• Wall-mount Power Transformer
• Small Plastic Bag of Parts
• Large Plastic Bag of Parts
• 8" length of heavy (18 AWG) solid copper bus wire (for connecting the antennas to the circuit board)
• Adhesive-Backed Aluminum Foil
• The Etherwave Plus Circuit board (BRD-10-011-213)
• The Etherwave Theremin User’s Manual
• The Etherwave Plus Field Upgrade Manual
• Serial Number Label
Identify the following parts in the Small plastic bag:
(4) 1/2" x #6 wood screws (for mounting the panel and for grounding the foil shield - 7 are shown in fig. 4)
(2) 1/4" x 4-40 machine screws (for mounting solder lugs to the antenna connectors)
(5) 1/4" x 6-32 machine screws (for mounting the printed circuit board)
(4) 7/8" x 6-32 flat head black machine screws (for mounting the cabinet top to the base)
(2) #4 locking solder lugs (for providing electrical connection to the antenna connectors)
(1) #6 locking solder lug (for providing electrical connection to the aluminum foil)
(5) Threaded standoffs (for holding the printed circuit board)
(2) 3/8" inside diameter heavy lockwasher (for mounting the audio and headphone output jacks)
(1) 3/8" diameter black plastic cap (for pitch antenna)
(2) 3/8" inside diameter flat washer (for mounting audio and headphone output jacks)
(2) 3/8" nut (for mounting audio and headphone output jacks)
(3) 8-32 x 3⁄4" machine screws (for installing mic stand adapter)
(3) 8-32 Tee-nuts (for installing mic stand adapter not shown in fig. 4)
(3) 15mm nylon hex nuts
(1) LED
(1) LED spacer