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OK, thanks to the kind efforts of Sandy at California Chassis, they 
are quoting me a chassis box 5.25 x 17 x 3. California Chassis 
made the aluminum "boats" for the Buchla 200 series (7.0 high). 
Those USED to be standard sizes in 19 in rack fractions (what 
the 200 series is).

If I get them in 17 inch width, then they can take the rack end 
pieces and rack mount or be used on the table top. Otherwise 
the extra 2 inches can be used for utility functions like a 
MoogerFooger pedal adapter. It's the same packaging design as 
the MiniModular, only actually modular.

The goal is to have them no more expensive than a Blacet rack 
with holes for a DIN connector and a Blacet power distribution 
block. The 3 inch depth is to make room for the power block. I 
don't see an advantage to a shallower chassis.

The sub assembly to connect a Elpac DIN connector to the 
Blacet power block will be $10 and a standard Wiard part.

With the 3" depth you can make "rounded" cases like the 200 
series. Very nice to have the modules changing angle from 
horizontal to vertical in smooth increments.


--- In wiardgroup@yahoogroups.com, "Andrew Scheidler" 
<xpandrew@p...> wrote:
> >That is the entire reason the 1200 series modules are so 
shallow 
> 
> How ironic...  I never would have considered the tabletop idea 
until I
> got some 1200 series modules and saw how shallow they 
are.
> 
>        <Harold's mom> That's good planning!  </Harold's mom>
> 
> > and they keep blowing me off. 
> 
> They obviously don't know who they're talking to ;)
> 
> > Still looking for an optimal solution. Any help is appreciated.
> 
> I was thinking I might make my own box out of some nice 
wood, but lately
> time is in short supply.
> 
> Andrew
> 
> --- In wiardgroup@yahoogroups.com, "Andrew Scheidler" 
> <xpandrew@p...> wrote:
> > I'm thinking about making a small tabletop box (similar to the 
> one on
> > the Wiard site) that would house a Joystick (or better yet two 
of
> > them!), a JAG and a passive panel of attenuators for 
> adjustment.
> > 
> > Anyone have any tips on this sort of thing?  I'm planning on 
> having a
> > power cable coming out of my rack and plugging in to this 
box 
> somehow,
> > and that's where I could really use suggestions...  I want to 
> keep the
> > size to a minimum; no on-board power supply.
> > 
> > Seems like the Joystick will be much more comfortable to 
use 
> when it's
> > laying down instead of upright.
> > 
> > Andrew
> 
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