[sdiy] PCB size for euro-rack format

[Laurie Biddulph]

The standard Euroboard is 100mm high and 160mm deep. In theory it is 
possible to go to 110mm high depending upon the rack you are using.
If you stay with the Euroboard size then you are guaranteed to be able to 
fit in all rack enclosures assuming that they meet the minimum depth 
requirement. Some of the Doepfer systems, for example, will not allow a 
160mm deep card to be used.

The Panther range of Eurorack modules use a fixed height of 96mm as I 
believe does Plan-B. The depth of the cards will depend on the complexity of 
the modules but we try to keep them as short as possible with 100mm being 
the ideal maximum length.

Best Regards

(Mr) Laurie Biddulph
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Seb Francis" <seb at burnit.co.uk>
To: "Synth DIY" <synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl>
Sent: Saturday, November 29, 2008 12:25 PM
Subject: [sdiy] PCB size for euro-rack format


> Hopefully this is an quick easy question to answer ...
>
> I want to make a PCB compatible with a wide range of modular formats. 
> Assuming euro-rack to be the smallest, what height would my PCB need to 
> be?
>
> I'm thinking 105mm, but I'm not really sure of the different case options 
> out there.  The depth will have to be as big as it needs to be to fit 
> everything on, but it would be useful to know a typical max depth if such 
> a specification exists.
>
> Seb
>
>
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