PLAN B analog blog

On Sat, Jan 10, 2009 at 9:48 PM, (i think you can figure that out) <peter@buzzclick-music.com> wrote:

A comment was made on Matrixsynth regarding the photo of the open six
row Zero case which requires some clarification. It was a good observation.

Looking at the photo for a second:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PLAN_B_analog_blog/photos/album/1732467737/pic/1393321853/view?picmode=&mode=tn&order=ordinal&start=1&count=20&dir=asc

As cool as this looks, what happens when you close the case up? Form
the looks of it, the knobs on the opposing shells come crashing into
one another, right?

Thankfully Zero has been at this a lot of years and given that 97% of
their industrial division's business is design build, over the years
they've come up with solutions for every possible scenario and this is
no exception.

Zero makes an accessory they refer to as the 'donut', a removable metal ring which creates a gap between the top and bottom shells when the case is closed. The hinges of the two shells and on the donut are aligned so if this spacer is removed the two halves can still be connected as shown in this photo.

So in our specific instance, the basic Model Zero comes equipped with
the hardware installed for three rows of gear (384 HP in total) in the
deeper shell. The lid (the top shell) however will be pre-drilled
with the holes required to install a kit which expands the Zero from three rows to six for a total of 768 HP. If six rows aren"t required these holes are capped off by back anodized hardware - you won't really notice them until it's time to open the holes to install the additional rows.

With the donut out of the way the two halves can then be hinged together and with the stand provide the ergonomic six row configuration shown in the photo.

A kit will consist of:

Rails required for three additional rows
Top and bottom blank plates
(4) corner inserts with mains in connector, power switch and Energy
Saver circuitry
External PSU
Power distribution busboards
Cabling
and...

a donut!

The expansion kit will by priced to extend a significant cost saving
over the purchasing two Model Zero's

I hope this helps to clear up any questions you may have had.
best,

- P