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This comment will be:
1) not popular, maybe
2) not politically correct, likely
3) truthful all the way

Posing the question "... can I remote the power switch..." is, in
itself, proof that it should not be done (at least by YOU). Those
people, who have the knowledge to make such a change, and do so with
complete safety, are scared by the question. One who has the
requisite knowledge knows how easy it is to do. But they also
understand what safety issues there are and what must be done to
ensure continued safety for the life of the product. Every MOTM
synth is different from all the others because we each have our own
ideas on what it should be and how to make it the "best". Since each
MOTM synth is vastly different than all the others, YOUR situation
might be different enough that nobody on the planet could foresee a
potential safety problem that might exist in only your machine. That
is why everyone who is qualified to answer the question with specific
how-to information, is very hesitant to do so.

Please understand that there is no "secret" information that people
are unwilling to share. It is simply that we feel some kinship to
everyone on this list and really do not want anyone to get hurt or
killed. (That was the tactful answer.)

Another fear (okay, the naked truth) comes from living in a lawsuit-
happy society where many people do not accept responsibility for
their own actions. "He told me this would work and the next thing I
know, my brother was dead." Sorry. This is one of those cases where
I will not be on the receiving end of a subpoena arising from a
wrongful death lawsuit. If you KNOW how to do it, you wouldn't have
to ask. If you have to ask how to do it, YOU ARE NOT QUALIFIED TO DO
IT. DON'T EVEN TRY IT!!! DON'T RISK MAKING YOURSELF, YOUR SPOUSE,
OR YOUR KIDS... DEAD!

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not necessarily reflect the opinions of anyone else.

(I call 'em like I see 'em.)
Tom Farrand