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--- In dotcomformat@yahoogroups.com, "AtmoWorks.com" <sound@...> wrote:
>
> nice to see the WSG in a modular, as I'm thinking of
> picking up this kit, along with the VCA for my 1st
> time diy synth projects. Can either of you answer a
> few questions about the WSG kit please?
> 
> does it come with the standoffs for mounting?

None in the $70 kit, I opted for the $15 circuit board
and acquired the rest of the components from my junk boxes
and local sources. As you can see by my pics, the 8 - 1/2"
standoffs were used to make 4 - 1" standoffs, nutted to hold
the circuit board and epoxy bonded to the front panel.
  
> 
> does it come with the a power connector that can be
> used with a DotCom system?

No, it's designed to run on a 9 volt drycell - I bought a few dot.com
style connectors from Digikey a while ago for these sorts of projects.
I think they were a whopping 20 cents each. The circuit will take 
+6 to almost +17 although the response seems best at +15vdc.

> 
> did you use a single or double width panel for
> mounting it?

Double. And you'll need every bit of panel space to host the 11 pots
and 6 switches. Matter of fact, mine was a dot.com double that had
been very badly mis-drilled for some experiment or other that the
previous owner had done, and then covered up using a Moog sticker! ;) 

I took my sheet metal nibbler tool in hand and carved out the rest of
the frame, then topped it with a 4"w X 8"h piece of 1/16" thick 3003
aluminum plate. This was then bolted on and THEN drilled for the WSG
controls, painted flat black and baked before final assembly. Rather
a bit of a Heath Robinson effort, but I was determined to salvage that
double wide panel in some fashion! The nibbs were also recycled!

> 
> thank you
> 
> James
>

 Cheers!
 -Erik