200e

> I acquired an early B&A 18 WLS cabinet some time ago, plywood end  
> cheeks, no
> gooseneck lamps and no provision for the 222e. I would like to see  
> if I can
> retrofit the gooseneck lamps - any kind soul willing to share the  
> model of the
> Furman goosenecks and, if it's convenient, let me know which supply  
> rail the
> lamp is taking it's power from?
>
> That in itself would be great, as a bonus if anyone is able to relay  
> what
> cabinet provisions the 222e entails, that information would be  
> gratefully
> received also. Is it just x2 USB sockets at the uppermost vessel  
> tied to the 5V
> rail for charging, or is there something more elaborate and fancy I  
> am missing?
>
> Really I should contact B&A I suppose..... Still, if any of you have  
> poked
> around your cabs and happen to know, maybe you'll share - thanks if  
> so!

I'm pretty sure B&A is incrementally changing and improving details so  
I wouldn't be surprised if there are a lot of variations in details

My lamps are marked in huge white lettering e-Ray 12 and the company  
seems to be J&R. I'm pretty sure they are BNCs, they just have a metal  
covering around the connector.

The BNC sleeve seems to be just grounded to the case itself. The BNC  
pin is wired to a "+12" on the top side of the board. Just a guess but  
you may have an older version of the bus too. I would also guess you  
could just tap into the unregulated +12v rail somewhere.

I just got my 222e and there are definitely some changes from the  
first units out, so I'd think what you'd need to modify would depend  
on if you are using the wood frame and if you have an older unit with  
the ring charger in the case. My unit came with a pair of standard  
looking USB adapters, so I'm connecting the rings to them rather than  
mounting them on top of my case. My case came with holes for the ring  
chargers, which were open, something I never much liked visually. I  
can see the advantages of having separate chargers.  Oh, my recent  
222e also has a different LCD display than the rest of my modules or  
in photos of older units. It's grey rather than black when off and  
when on is backlit black characters.

To connect to the case the 222e connects to a male 10 pin ribbon type  
header on mounted on the bottom of the top boat near the back. Then  
you run a long ribbon externally to the wood frame with a similar  
connector on the bottom side. I've not tried to mount mine in the case  
but the long ribbon would directly connect to the input module without  
the external boat connector, then the ribbon would run through the  
hollow part of the side cheeks like  and directly to the tactile unit  
in the bottom boat.  So I guess if you have a newly made 222e I don't  
think you need any new provisions if it goes inside the boat. You  
aren't using the external connector and you don't have the chargers on  
top.

Nick