Doepfer

hello ben,

thats too bad, i feel with you.
the only shortening issue that i had was with the
a143/2 quad adsr and a standard doepfer frame, but
doepfer instantly notified us here in this forum
about this issue and since then the a143/2 is
prepared to not have this problem.

and probably most important, nothing was damaged
because of this issue.

best wishes

ingo



--- In Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com, ben vehorn <mathlete23@c...> 
wrote:
> Got an A-127 triple filter last week and installed it in a spare 
slot 
> on my Asys RS15 case.
> Last night my system shorted out and some Asys modules were fried.
> I've been going back through it trying to figure out what happened 
and 
> it appears the A-127 was the culprit.
> The soldering points on the underside of the lowest circuit board 
on 
> the A-127 are so close to the edge of the module that, when 
installed, 
> they can touch the mounting rails on the case and short out the 
system. 
> I was able to recreate this when re-installing modules... as soon 
as I 
> screwed in the top mounting screws for the A-127, it pushed the 
lower 
> circuit board up against the mounting rail, the fuse blew,  and the 
> power shorted out.
> Not sure why the modules fried, but this is an issue I have sent to 
> Asys since it was their case.
> I have a Quad EG with a similar design (PC board parallel to rack 
rails 
> and close to the edge of the module) but it's mounted in a homemade 
> wooden case so I haven't had any similar shorting issues.
> Does this happen on Doepfer cases too or are they designed 
differently 
> from the RS15?
> Either way, just wanted to give everyone a general heads up that 
the 
> proximity of the PC board to the edge of the module means you 
should 
> take extra caution when installing these modules in an Asys case.