Doepfer

If you use a ASys power socket for your Doepfer connector it will be 
wrong wether you plug it in forward or backward. The pin assignment 
is different. For example ASys uses 16 pins for +5V, +12, -12 and 
Com while Doepfer uses only 12 pins for the same volts. Thus if you 
don't use an adapter power connector you'll definately short 
something. EG pin 7,8,9,10 carry -12V on ASys while the same pins 
carry -12V (8, 9) and Com (7,10) on the D bus board. (I could have 
mixed up the pin counting!) Just have realized that the RS15 has 7 
designated power sockets so if you used one of them the pin 
assignment should have "corrected" on the board. But the Doepfer 
power connector is not keyed (as you wrote) but marked with a red 
stripe. 

--- In Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com, "ferlbahoo" <mr.scappy@...> 
wrote:
>
> Yes, but I'm using a Doepfer cable and plugging the module into 
one of
> the RS-15's Doepfer socket. The socket is keyed, so there's no 
chance
> of plugging the cable in backward.
> 
> 
> --- In Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com, "ilanode" <techmeier@> wrote:
> >
> > Sorry, if this is too easy: Are you aware that ASys and Doepfer 
are 
> > using a different pin assignment for their power connecters?
> > 
> > --- In Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com, "ferlbahoo" <mr.scappy@> 
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi Everyone,
> > > 
> > > I purchased a Doepfer A-113 Subharmonic Generator on eBay from 
> > what I
> > > believe is a reliable seller. I plugged the unit into a new 
> > Analogue
> > > Systems RS-15 case (I'll never buy another -- too 
unpredictable) 
> > along
> > > with some other modules, including a pair of VCAs. Everything 
> > powered
> > > up fine. 
> > > 
> > > I plugged a cord from the VCA to my mixer, and the LEDs on the 
A-
> > 113
> > > dimmed. (The A-113 was NOT patched to the VCA or any module, 
for 
> > that
> > > matter.) I plugged another cable to another VCA, and the LEDs 
> > dimmed
> > > even more. Then they went out, never to return. 
> > > 
> > > The A-113 doesn't work now. For what it's worth, the VCAs were 
> > sharing
> > > the same power bus with the A-113. A couple of bus fuses blew 
when 
> > the
> > > A-113 went, but it seems that this didn't protect the A-113 
from 
> > damage.
> > > 
> > > Any ideas what happened? Any suggestions on what's wrong with 
the
> > > A-113? I'm truly bummed out.  
> > > 
> > > Ferlbahoo
> > >
> >
>