[sdiy] Power distribution board

Jason Proctor jason at redfish.net
Sat Apr 4 08:24:41 CEST 2009


IIRC, the MOTM-950 PSU provides a separate +5v supply with digital 
ground in addition to the normal +/-15v, which can be further 
distributed by the MOTM-990 board. the connectors are 6-pin.

http://www.synthtech.com/motma.html


>Wow, great replies!  Thanks to all.
>
>I've had a look at Ken Stone's board, and it has six parallel traces: +15V,
>0V, 0V, and -15V for analog, and then +5V and 0V for digital.  If the
>digital supply has its own ground, then why two grounds on the analog side?
>Are these two grounds ever used separately on individual modules?  (I've
>just wired mine together on the boards I've built so far.)  As the MOTM
>board does not supply +5V for digital (as far as I can see), do they drop
>the voltage level for digital at each module as required, and then reserve
>one of the ground connections for digital?
>
>Also, what is the standard wire gauge to use for connecting the modules to
>the power distribution board?
>
>Thanks in advance!
>
>David G. Dixon








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