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Subject: Re: [ModularSynthPanels] tau pipe red/green led wiring?

From: Mark <yahoogroups@...>
Date: 2008-05-06

On 5/5/08, Scott Deyo put forth:
>Yes, that's the concensus -- a three-wire LED or two LEDs.
>
>I know I'm a bit daft 'n' all that, but do you really need a green
>LED to tell you that the red LED is off?
>; p

I agree, although the original Tau Phaser had two leds, spaced apart
so they would flash back and forth. In the case of the MOTM-320,
having two colors is practical because it can oscillate so slowly
that there would not be any indication while the led was off. Also,
if you set it to saw, it will remind you that the saw output only
goes negative if the shape knob is turned one way or the other.

>But there's plenty of panel space for a green one if you need it,
>want it, gotta have it -- blinky lights are one of the best parts of
>a modular.
>Because, after mocking like I did... I'll use a three-wire, or drill
>a hole for the green LED!

I did not use MOTM-style leds in either of my Blacet conversions,
although I did add MOTM-style leds to my 800's -- which made a huge
improvement -- but would have worked just as well if I used some
other led.

On 5/5/08, loopcycle put forth:
>
>i got the beast running tonight. one led works just fine.

If it's not too inconvenient, could you please measure how much
current the module is drawing?? I'm still trying to figure out how
big a transformer I will need.