With a number of DIY modules coming up, I have been giving some thought
as to how they will be mounted. Many of the DIY designs like CGS are
too "jack heavy" to use the Stooge 3 or 4 pot mounting brackets.
The solution I'm proposing is a 1 inch wide right angle bracket. You
use two of these per panel. Let's say you have a six inch tall CGS
panel being mounted to a 1U wide MOTM panel. The bottom bracket would
mount to the bottom two jacks, while the top one would mount to the
second row of jacks from the top. This gives six inch spacing so the
PCB can be mounted.
The brackets would have the two jack holes already punched, with a
slightly elongated slot in the plane of the two jacks (horizontal). This
allows for jack hole offsets in the panels. You would not be able to
mount the locking washer behind the jack as this bracket takes up that
depth dimension.
Estimated cost for these brackets is about $1.00 each. There could be
two varieties, one with two jack holes drilled, another with no holes
drilled. Both would cost the same. Note that it is difficult to drill
yourself as the bend of the bracket will interfere with your drill chuck
and drill body. Also, the bracket may be too long from the other side
with most drill presses. Presumably the non-drilled version would only
be needed 10-20% of the time.
The most overall useful size I can determine is a bracket that extends 6
inches behind the panel. For the jacks, which will be flush against
this bracket, you need to allow a minimum of 1.25 inches clearance. A
CGS PCB is 2 inches wide, but I have a specific instance where two will
be mounted behind one another (Dual VC Divider). This makes 5.25 inches
the minimum required, and 6 inches is a nice round number. This may
also allow EFM boards which I believe are wider.
A picture of the proposed bracket is located here:
http://www.microtonalsynthesis.com/motm/jackbracket.jpg .
If this sounds interesting, please respond to me directly with
quantities that you'll need. I'm rolling up this information for Stooge
Larry.
John Loffink
jloffink@...