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Go here immediately and read this:

http://www.hotrodmotm.com/distribute.htm

and this:

http://www.hotrodmotm.com/distribute_sod.htm

You can render your gorgeous MOTM modules into an unstable,
untuneable pile of junk if you don't take a little care to make your
power distribution system rock-solid.

Moe

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A barrier strip is black hunk of plastic with screw terminals inset
in between ridges that isolate one screw terminal from the next.
There's one on each end of the 960. You don't want to connect power
to this board using the MTA connectors as they use a lighter gauge
wire and could get too hot and compromise your signal quality.
Stranded 14 gauge wire is recommended. You can find this at Radio
Shack or auto supply stores. A star configuration is recommended,
meaning that power branches out from the power supply to the power
PCBs, then branches from the power PCBs to your modules. This is
instead of a series connection, from one power PCB to the next. Now
that I think about it, you need an extra barrier strip anyway to make
this star connection from your power supply to multiple power PCBs.
You can find them at Radio Shack.

John Loffink
jloffink@...

-----Original Message-----
From: psygfx@... [mailto:psygfx@...]
Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2002 7:06 PM
To: 'John Loffink'; motm@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [motm] Power Distribution Board Help



I have the 960. Excuse my ignorance, but what is a barrier strip?
What gauge wire should I use? Will it distribute the power if I just
use an extra mta connector and attach the power one from the power
supply to the 960? Thanks for the help. Detailed ignorant friendly
responces appreciated (-:

Thanks

matt