[sdiy] Serge and multiples

[Curtin, Steven D (Steven)]

> > I find it strange that the only people who 'fail to understand' anything
> > about the Serge modular system, are people who don't own one, or have
> never
> > used one.
> > on the same note, i've never heard anyone with any experience on a
> > bananna-jacked system of any make fail to see the convenience and
> > flexibility bananna jacks offer.
> 
> Hmm, I never used a Banana-type modular, but I'm using this kind of
> cables all the time with lab equipment. It's the safety aspect there,
> mostly. For high voltages, you need this size of insulation on cables
> and plugs. But for a musical synthesizer ?
> Stacking 3 of these plugs on lab equipment is a pain, especially when
> you want to remove the middle one for re-patching. Is it more pleasant
> on musical equipment ??
> 
Yes, the insulation on the Pomona cables is way overkill for our voltage
ranges and makes them cumbersome to work with.  I've since been making my
own cables from the wires in discarded power supply cables and other sources
of 14-16 guage wire.  Plus you get more colors of cable :) .   I also had to
make a bunch of miniphone to banana adapter cables to connect between the
Wiard and Serge modules.   The one wire just connects to the tip of the
miniphone plug.  Radio Shack sells a pretty decent stackable banana jack,
although the banana plugs they sell tend to loosen their threads more
quickly than others.

Steve C

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Steven Curtin  
Agere Systems (formerly
Lucent Technologies Microelectronics)
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