MOTM

Chub meant to send this to the list.

Charles Osthelder wrote:
> OK, I should have replied to the group.  I answered Richard from my
> home email:
>
> "Amphenol part number 112424 (Mouser # 573-112424) is the closest
> you'll get, as far as I know.  You really want a "D"-shaped hole,
> though.  Otherwise you'll be re-tightening the connector a lot and
> that means pulling the panel.
>
> I made my own panel.  Two BNCs, each wired to three 1/4" sockets. 
> Below that are eight  1/4" sockets in the MOTM cascade arrangement."
>
> This actually gets a lot of use.  There is a small oscilloscope
> patched into the Engine of Chaos at all times.  When people come to
> see it, I can easily teach them about waveforms that they can see as
> well as hear. It's also nice to understand the results I'm hearing
> when things aren't as expected - you think you've got a bad module
> only to find that your patch makes a noise out of the range of human
> hearing!  Trust me, I'm not always too clever... 
>
> You can buy a simple banana-to-BNC adapter for patching in modules and
> test gear with that format as well. My favorite is the Pomona 1296 -
> Mouser part number 565-1296.  It allows multiple stacks and the banana
> jacks are also binding posts for bare wire.  $13.70 apiece but worth it!  
>
> Remember - the more wires and cables you have hanging off your system,
> the more likely that people will just leave you alone in your room.
>
> Chub - from deep within the evil lair
>
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> --- In motm@yahoogroups.com, Richard Brewster <pugix@...> wrote:
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>> Have you got a part number for a BNC connector that fits into a
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> 3/8-inch 
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>> jack hole?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Richard Brewster
>>
>> Charles Osthelder wrote:
>>     
>>> I've got a mult panel (a copy of the MOTM-910 cascaded multiple) that
>>> I made with two BNC connectors.  This allows me to look at any AC or
>>> DC voltage patched in the system or add an external voltage from my
>>> lab equipment.
>>>
>>> You'll need a multiple connection panel sooner or later...
>>>
>>> Chub, destroyer of ivy.
>>>
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