OK, I'll offer up my take on this since I have dabbled in these thing s a
little. :-) I think this is certainly a possible conversion. Whether
desirable or not is left as a subject of taste and debate.
If I were doing this, conversion, I would not use a 4 pot long stooge
bracket. Certainly you could. But, trimming the hard stainless brackets is
not all that fun. Of course, if you have the right tools, you are OK. Here
is another options to consider:
Re-use the bracket that comes with the 700. Once disassembled, take the
regular MOTM bracket and break off or cut off the skinny legs that normally
attach the bracket to the panel so that you have only a flat plate with the
correct holes for mounting the PCB.
Buy two of my "modular" brackets. Get one of the "one-pot" brackets and one
of the "jack only" brackets. You can mount the one pot bracket on the top
pot, and mount the jack only bracket on the top and 2nd from top row of
jacks on the right side as you face the panel. You can align the PCB
mounting area of these individual brackets so they are parallel and level.
Nothing there will be no bracket behind the LED switch area you need to keep
clear.
Take your modified stock MOTM bracket and use it to bridge the two new
stooge brackets. It can be moved as far back on its new Stooge "panel
supports" as needed. You simply drill holes in the Stooge bracket to match
the two front holes in the MOTM bracket for the PCB mounting. You may also
want to add a second hole in each bracket through the MOTM bracket at the
back of the Stooge bracket which will probably be mid way back the MOTM
bracket. You will need a couple of short screws and nuts for those two
holes.
So, when you are done, you have the normal MOTM bracket sitting back further
thanks to the new Stooge mounting hardware. Two of the PCB bolts go through
both sets of brackets. The back two go through the MOTM bracket only.
It would be a much easier modification to cut or break the cold rolled steel
mounting legs off the MOTM bracket than so much cutting on the Stooge 4 pot
long. Of course, the other obvious things I did not mention about mounting
pots off the PCB.
Having said all that, if you have tools to cut the 4 pot long very nicely,
that will probably look the best from the rear when complete.
Stooge Larry
Official designer of Stooge mooting systems. Don't be fooled by imitation
brackets. Buy the original. :-) I want a new Harley
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From: xamboldt [mailto:
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Some liberties would have to be taken with the construction - the pots
couldn't be mounted to the PCB, and one of the long stooge brackets would
have to be modified (leaving only the top two pot holes) and used to mount
the PCB to the panel, since the PCB would have to be set back from the front
panel to make room for the jacks, switches, and LEDs. Even then, it might be
too tight of a fit.
What do any of you more experienced in the ways of converting modules think?
Is it feasible? Is it worth the trouble to make room for another 1U module?
Would anyone else be interested in doing this, too?
Bloop,
Chris