MOTM

Here's a simple idea..

in the next custom panel run whenever that may be (or maybe Paul could put 
these into production himself,)  do a 1u panel with a punchout for the MOTM 
spec power switch, a fuse holder and an LED.  Maybe a cutout for the 110v 
cord.  This way we can all set up the power for our systems how we want 
inside, but it would still be a uniform appearance, and match the MOTM spec.  
And it would only be 1u.  I'm sure many of us would grab one or two!

I'm not really a fan of power cords coming out of the fromt of my machine, so 
this 1u power switch/led indicator/fuseholder would be a great (obvious) 
compact solution.  When my case gets built (soon) my power is coming in from 
the rear and so are the power link cables for additional cabinets.  I don't 
want to accidentally grab a power cord... only patch cords out front!!!  
~Steve M

It could also include the new, larger power distribution board.

--Shemp

> in the next custom panel run whenever that may be (or maybe Paul
> could put
> these into production himself,)  do a 1u panel with a punchout
> for the MOTM
> spec power switch, a fuse holder and an LED.  Maybe a cutout for the 110v
> cord.  This way we can all set up the power for our systems how we want
> inside, but it would still be a uniform appearance, and match the
> MOTM spec.
> And it would only be 1u.  I'm sure many of us would grab one or two!
>
> I'm not really a fan of power cords coming out of the fromt of my
> machine, so
> this 1u power switch/led indicator/fuseholder would be a great (obvious)
> compact solution.  When my case gets built (soon) my power is
> coming in from
> the rear and so are the power link cables for additional
> cabinets.  I don't
> want to accidentally grab a power cord... only patch cords out front!!!
> ~Steve M

From: <revtor@...>
> in the next custom panel run whenever that may be (or maybe Paul could put
> these into production himself,)  do a 1u panel with a punchout for the
MOTM
> spec power switch, a fuse holder and an LED.

hello all,

yep, i think i'd also like to see this in some panel run in the future (or
the next one..?)
i'd keep it simple - 1U, switch, fuse & LED only

the square punch out might be a bit of a problem though...

cheers
paul b

Howdy, I'm new to MOTM, so forgive my ignorance, but I've been 
reading these threads about getting larger power supplies than the 
MOTM-900 and distributing it among several cabinets and I was 
wondering: why not just put a MOTM-900 into each cabinet? (Assuming 
that each cabinet is drawing less than 800 mA.) Is it simply a cost 
factor? Or am I missing something?
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Scott Juskiw                                            scott@...

Welcome to the list, Scott,

> Howdy, I'm new to MOTM, so forgive my ignorance, but I've been 
> reading these threads about getting larger power supplies than the 
> MOTM-900 and distributing it among several cabinets and I was 
> wondering: why not just put a MOTM-900 into each cabinet? (Assuming 
> that each cabinet is drawing less than 800 mA.) Is it simply a cost 
> factor? Or am I missing something?
You are not missing something crucial.  You are correct in that
you can use > 1 900 (e.g., 1 900 per cabinet).  Part of this discussion
and the one I previously brought up is 'efficient' and/or complete use of
cabinet space in  a custom cabinet or SKB case.  I think you will also
find out that this is a great group of people that like to openly discuss
new ideas or mod's of current ideas.  So far I've learned of several
interesting approaches to power modules that I otherwise would not have
thought of, e.g., Steve M's 1 U power module idea.
Jeff

Welcome to MOTM Scott.  You are not missing anything concerning the power
supplies.  There is nothing wrong with multiple 900s to power your system.
Some people just don't like giving up 3U of panel space for each 900 PS.
Some people building custom cases have actually mounted the 900 PS from the
back side which doesn't take away any real estate from sound modules.  That
seems to be a real nice idea.

Larry Hendry

----- Original Message -----
From: Scott Juskiw <scott@...>
Howdy, I'm new to MOTM, so forgive my ignorance, but I've been
reading these threads about getting larger power supplies than the
MOTM-900 and distributing it among several cabinets and I was
wondering: why not just put a MOTM-900 into each cabinet? (Assuming
that each cabinet is drawing less than 800 mA.) Is it simply a cost
factor? Or am I missing something?
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Scott Juskiw                                            scott@...

revtor@... writes:

>>in the next custom panel run whenever that may be (or maybe Paul could put 
these into production himself,)  do a 1u panel with a punchout for the MOTM 
spec power switch, a fuse holder and an LED.  Maybe a cutout for the 110v 
cord.<<

To keep things as simple as possible it should take one of the combo 
powerswitch/ACplug/Fuse things.  I'm ordering a couple from Allied (# 
689-3354) and hopefully the plug, fuse and switch are all wired together and 
the user just needs AC wiring to the power supply.

-Elhardt