Doepfer

Hello!

I am risking to be called a nitpicker now:

There is a DIY-rack in the photosection uploaded by acakveld. This case 
is constructed in a extremely dangerous way. The XLR-Socket on the right 
side in these pictures....:

http://xa.yimg.com/kq/groups/3183706/sn/483129258/name/first+light.jpg
http://xa.yimg.com/kq/groups/3183706/sn/444387654/name/first+noise.jpg

... is used as 230V input. This is something that NEVER NEVER NEVER 
should be done.
1.) The solder connections on the XLR socket are not isolated, e.g. with 
heat shrink tube. If you mount a module, in the rack you are not secured 
against high voltage.
2.) XLR-Sockets are not intended for AC voltages in this range (e.g. 
Neutrik tells the rated voltage of 50 V AC !!!).
3.) Imagine an cable with XLR female connector laying around in your 
studio, and you do not see the other end. You connect it with a 
microphone or any other audiooutput and BANGGGG.... damn, that wasn't 
the microphone cable, but the 230V AC for the modular system (if you 
still can recognize this - you also might be dead in this moment already!)

This is nearly the worst kind of doing this. Sorry to say, but I'd like 
to suggest, that these pictures have to be removed from the photo 
section. Noone should take these as examples. Dieter?

Florian