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At 5:49 PM +0000 08/31/01, mate_stubb@... wrote:
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>Gents,
>
>5 or 6 jacks and 3 pots on a 1U VCO panel is a nonstarter, for purely
>physical reasons. The board would have to be shortened to clear the
>top jack(s) and would lose a couple of square inches of real estate.
>You would have to compensate by making the board deeper, then it
>doesn't fit on the 800 pcb form factor anymore, hence the cost goes
>up again. And then you might as well buy a 300 if the 310 is not
>significantly cheaper.

I wish I could think of a more tactful way to put this, but you are
completely wrong :)  I just looked at my 800.  If the bottom pot and knob
were removed, and the same PCB were used, a fifth jack would fit easily.
The PCB would not have to be shortened.  Furthermore, since the pot is
mounted to the PCB, and the fifth jack is mounted to the panel, removing
the pot would provide even more PCB real estate.

Of course, six jacks would be a different situation.

Also, I am thinking of making it less expensive.  Having a dedicated saw
output would add very little if any electronics to the existing circuit
since the saw signal itself would already have to be be available, and one
more jack costs significantly less than one more knob and one more pot.