[sdiy] Euro Synth Spec

[Vladimir Pantelic]

judging from what I see posted on that "big social network",

a) yes people do rearrange their setup quote often

and

b) not a single day goes by without somebody posting the backside of a
module asking which way to plug power in.

so my 2¢ is to go with the belt + suspenders + duct tape + hot glue
approach:

1) power header correctly oriented red stripe down
2) "red stripe down" clearly marked on the PCB
3) properly striped and keyed cable supplied with module

4) protection diodes

5) shrouded header

1-3 should be the norm, 4) helps both the customer and the manufacturer.
5) I know some people don't like because of "bad cables" out there, but
then do at least 1-4 consistently




On 22.10.2017 13:15, Tom Wiltshire wrote:
> If you work on stomp box circuits as much as I do, a proper +/-12V
> supply for op-amps seems like a luxury after being stuck on
> single-ended 9V for everything.
> 
> Rectifier or series diodes to provide polarity protection is a good
> idea, but not as vital as it is in stompbox-world, where everything
> gets plugged and unplugged more often. Eurorack is a modular format,
> but you generally install a new module once and then only unplug it a
> few times if you decide it might be better somewhere else.
> 
> Is that true? Are all you people re-arranging your modular every
> weekend?!