modular panel standard??

[Hairy Harry]

Hi Nick:

I would not use card edge connectors unless I was going to use
a commercially available card rack and backplane (motherboard)...
its just too hard to keep alignment without card guides, etc.

You could copy the single / double eurocard format, or S100 bus,
or VME or other standard card outline. It WILL be hard to DIY this
type of PCB.

Consider various forms of ribbon cable connectors (these are available up to 
60 pins (maybe 64)  , or connectors
like the AMP MTA or Molex KK series conncetors... if you have 12
or fewer connections to make.

H^) harry


>From: Nick Zuccaro <nmz77 at yahoo.com>
>To: synth-diy at node12b53.a2000.nl
>Subject: modular panel standard??
>Date: Fri, 1 Dec 2000 08:19:10 -0800 (PST)
>
>
>hey there, i was just wondering if there's an accepted standard
>for modular front panels, i think they're about 3 EIA units
>high, but how wide are they, and how far apart are the mounting
>screws? is there is no real standard, what do some of the other
>makers use, like moog etc. i'm new to the list, and am working
>on assembling a hybrid modular using some solid state stuff
>based on the asm-1 and moog modules and <hopefully!> some tube
>modules for some nice fuzzy sound...
>
>i was also wondering if anyone uses edge-card connectors, and
>how they work out. i'm not real familiar with them, but they
>look like a pretty nice circuit connection and also mechanical
>suport. i've kicked around gutting old computer motherboards for
>the isa connectors, but i don't know if a home-etch board would
>mount good to these. my mechanical <enclosure> design is not too
>far along, and there aren't really a lot of good references out
>there <except for jurgen's page!> so if you've had some good
>expierence with a certain type of mounting system/connector/etc.
>i'd definitley be interested in that. sorry if some of this
>stuff if FAQ, i have to get around to checking out some of the
>archives....thanks, Nick
>
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