Doepfer

Hi

XLR mains sockets are available I use them all the time

As I can not see the front of this socket I am unable to tell if it is a mains one or just a standard one

As for your other comments SPOT ON I could not agree more

Live to enjoy your music not to die in the process

Brian




--- On Wed, 8/3/11, Florian Anwander <fanwander@mnet-online.de> wrote:

> From: Florian Anwander <fanwander@mnet-online.de>
> Subject: [Doepfer_a100] extremely dangerous diy-rack construction in the photo section
> To: Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Wednesday, August 3, 2011, 2:35 PM
> 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
> 
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