Just addressing the '950 (as there seems to be lots of confusion about it): a) the *wattage* of the '900 and the '950 are *the same*. The '950 splits (NOT shares, *splits*) the wattage in between the +5V outputs and the +-15V outputs. b) the '950 power board shipped with the unit has 4ea of the 4-pin (+-15V) connectors and 6ea of the 6-pin (+5V and +-15V). You are free to use ANY of these, in ANY combination. c) even if you do not plug *anything at all* into the 6-pin connectors, the power supply limits (and this is not changeable) the output *current* to allow powering around 11 +-15V modules using the 4-pin connectors. d) even if you don't plug *anything at all* into the 4-pin connectors, the power supply limits (and this is not changeable) the output *current* to allow powering around 8 of the newer modules that require the additional +5V (like the MIDI-CV converter). You could probably power 10 of them if you keep the displays on the dim side (for examle, in the MIDI-CV converter, 80% of the entite operating current is in the LCD backlight!). If you are NOT planning to put a newer module in your system, the get the '900. If you are planning to use a '600, '650, or '520 then you MUST have a '950. e) Micromodules use a LOT less current than the 'regular' versions do. Paul S.
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Re: [motm] module selection (newbie questions)
2004-01-08 by Paul Schreiber
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