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From: thomas white <djthomaswhite@...>
The JLH-822 Module sits very nicely in my wood cabinet.
I have the 831 and now I need to get an 822 next.

--LH--
Buy plenty 822s, I have LOTS of PCBs. :)
The 831 design is retired. You have one
of only 50 to ever be produced.

--TW--
Very cool design Larry! Its quite fun and I love to easily
switch one of two VCO's up or down and octave. Really
adds "mooginess" to the MOTM. At least in my opinion.

--LH--
Thanks. I like the octave switch. But, I fine with the semitone
switches, I am finding to oscillator tuning intervals I would never
have tuned out of the blue before. They add to my sonic palet
without adding oscillators, if that makes sense. But, once you
have 822s, you want more oscillators. :) Catch-22.

--TW--
Your brackets look great on the back of the Micro
modules too. Good show,

--LH--
Another fine Stooge product currently shipping to 7 countries
around the globe.

--TW--
I had to cut a notch in my custom cabinet to fit it in there
ARRGGGGHHH! The other smaller switch module has
very mooger foogerish feel to the switches, kind of squishy
response between settings I guess. Now that I have
the notch I will put my module where it is.

--LH--
Yes, I have had a significant discussion posted at my website since the
beginning about rotary switch choices. But for those wondering, here is a
brief overview. The cheaper ($2.57) switches have a "snappy' feel to them.
And, they are now available from Mouser in full rotation also so that no
modification is required. When you order, you use 2 switches with
adjustable stops for the octave selector and 2 switches without stops for
the interval selector. They all work perfectly. The only issue is that the
top switch fits behind rack rails just fine. But, they do not fit wood
cases so well as the diameter is just a bit too large for a switch in the
top position. I will add the full rotation switch to the parts list very
soon.

The more expensive switches ($9 for full rotation and ~$7 for adjustable
stop) are high quality Electroswitch parts. They do have a "squishy" feel
and do NOT make a loud licking noise when rotated. The adjustable switches
are available from Allied for just under $7. I could not find the full
rotation switches needed for the the interval selector in any catalog. So,
I special ordered a lot from Electroswitch directly. So, anyone wanting
those can get them from me directly at $9 each. I had to buy in a 50
quantity to get the price that low (and it is too high in my opinion). I am
on my 3rd order of them.

Of course, you can use the adjustable stop switch for all 4 locations since
they do go up to 12 positions. But, I am too anal to have to turn back
around to get from 11 to 0. I want to get there directly with full
rotation. I don't want a stop position between +11 and no shift.

Larry Hendry
www.wiseguysynth.com