Doepfer

Hi Jamie,

> Trying to stay within the power requirements of the single A-100MNT
> Power Supply, which 4 Doepfer modules would you select in putting
> together a nice little pure tonal/drone synth?

On my assumptions that

a) you are prepared to put this thing together yourself (i.e. are 
prepared to accept quite a lot of fiddling about to get what you 
want), and
b) there seems to be quite a lot of sizes on offer of these 'Peli 
cases' (I've been looking at http://www.hofbauer.co.uk/cases/peli.php)

my suggestion would be not to compromise - go with the modules you 
want (even if that means two PSU boards) and then find a case to fit 
it all in.

Looking at the 'Bumble Bee' I'll make several observations:
1) On the basis of the 4 modules they suggest as 'standard fit', they 
are blowing the PSU rating by 30% anyway! (110+122+131+140 = 130mA on 
Doepfer figures!). Thus the PSU apparently can chuck out more than 
the advertised 100mA (or it runs real hot!).
2) The box appears to be the '1150' (from the Hopfbauer site), 
internal size: 215x150x95. Doepfer have a picture of the A100MNT 
supply on the 'A100 accessories' page (but admittedly you won't be 
able to gauge its size unless you're already familiar with Doepfer 
gear...). However, from the Bumble Bee pictures, if they've mounted 
the PSU on the 'back' (i.e. bottom of the case), then there should be 
plenty of space for a second one beside it. But, if it's mounted on 
the 'bottom' (i.e. the hinge side of the case), then you've probably 
had it... But then the extra depth on the next case up (the '1200' 
adds 1.5cm to depth) might give you all you need to mount 1 or 2 PSUs 
on the bottom of the case regardless, and the '1300' at 155mm deep 
should be plenty enough.

> Man, I wish I had access to these modules...I could figure all this
> out in 30 minutes. *sigh*

I can only share your frustration there - luckily I'm only about 50 
mins drive away from EMIS, the UK distributor, which is the main 
reason I ended up with Doepfer stuff in the first place!

Regards,
Tim