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Randal,

I apologize for not chiming i sooner, but I am desperately busy right
now....

"plord" <plord@...> wrote:
>
> Randal,


> The power cables Grant will ship are straight DIN, and the other
> end is built to plug straight into a Blacet PS500, which is the PS Grant
> ships these days.  The power leads themselves are 24" including the
> connectors; you probably have about 22" of usable cable.  If you are
> building a cabinet that is particularly tall or wide, you may want to
> mount multiple PS500s, and/or install a Blacet PSCONN or two to help
with
> cable management and reach.
> 
> The metal case of the 300 series is 9" deep, plus 2" for the stock DIN
> power cable.  HOWEVER the metal case only protrudes from an area in
> between the LED board and the jack board.  So it starts about 3.5" from
> the bottom of the panel, and an inch from the top. 

On my cabinet, I save the additional 2 inches of depth at the back by
having Grant add a 24 inch power cable hardwired to the same pc board
points as the din connector, but fed through to the bottom of the
metal box.  (As Paul suggested, I used the Blacet PSCONNs to buss
power to several modules in the same cabinet).

> 
> > The cabinet is going to be an elegant wooden "Chinese puzzle" affair 
> > (not just a plain box) with exposed joinery and with some moving
parts 
> > that shift between traveling and playing mode. I hope it will be as 
> > special as the modules it will contain, integrating into a complete 
> > instrument as is Grant's expressed Wiard goal. 
> 
> I'll want to see the result :)  I like my cabinets, but they're a little
> too big and heavy.
> 

Although this is irrelevant to your project, one of the reasons that I
created an aluminum case is the weight consideration - my 24 module
case, which is a monocoque construction weighs under 40lbs. with all
modules installed (the modules are about 1 lb. a piece, so the case by
itself only weighs a little over 15 lbs.).  I can actually carry it by
myself.  A metal case adds additional shielding, too.

> > Oh, and I also need to know about the power supply, its
dimensions? If 
> > that is something which Grant provides with a system. 
> 
> The PS500 should be included, one for every 6 modules (plus controller).
> It is 5-1/8" x 5-1/8" x 2-3/4"

You should seriously consider NOT internally mounting your power
supplies - the added heat may create instability issues - mount the
power sources outboard!

gary