Boats (was Re: tabletop Wiard
2005-01-07 by Robair, Gino
Spaking of Buchla 200-series aluminum boats... If anyone wants to "try this at home" I have two of them with a power supply that I'd like to sell or trade. They once belonged to David Rosenboom and powered the modules I bought from him (which now reside in an aluminum case). Make me an offer! Will trade for 1200-series module....
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> ---------- > From: grantrichter2001 > Reply To: wiardgroup@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Thursday, January 6, 2005 3:58 PM > To: wiardgroup@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [wiardgroup] Re: tabletop Wiard > > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > >