Doepfer

Hi Folks,
Is there a trick to getting modules to line up properly on the monster
case due to the fact that there are 2 separate rails per row?
All of my rows end up with 3 HP's (or some other odd number, never
even numbers)left over, even the rows that are filled with only
Doepfer modules. Any hints?


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> Hi Folks,
> Is there a trick to getting modules to line up properly on the monster
> case due to the fact that there are 2 separate rails per row?
> All of my rows end up with 3 HP's (or some other odd number, never
> even numbers)left over, even the rows that are filled with only
> Doepfer modules. Any hints?

This is the procedure we use when a monster case is assembled with modules:

- assemble the mostleft module (do not yet totally fix the screws) and align
the front panel so that only a small gap is left  between the module and the
case (~ 1 mm or less)
- assemble a module with 4 mounting screws in the overlapping area in the
middle of the case so that one screw is in the left threaded insert and the
other one in the right threaded insert (do not yet totally fix the screws)
- assemble the leftmost module (do not yet totally fix the screws)

Align the front panels (the screws are not yet totally fixed) so that the
gap between the mostleft module and the case is nearly the same as the gap
between the mostright module and the case. The remaining gaps should be 1 mm
or less. Then fix the screws of the mostleft and mostright module to fix the
positions of the threaded inserts. The center module can be removed after
that and the case can be assembled with the other modules.

Best wishes
Dieter Doepfer

Thanks for the detailed reply Dieter.
Thank you also for this insatiable desire for knob-laden, shiny
aluminum and green squares. is there an antidote or a known cure?
:)
-jk

--- In Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com, <hardware@...> wrote:
>
> > Hi Folks,
> > Is there a trick to getting modules to line up properly on the monster
> > case due to the fact that there are 2 separate rails per row?
> > All of my rows end up with 3 HP's (or some other odd number, never
> > even numbers)left over, even the rows that are filled with only
> > Doepfer modules. Any hints?
> 
> This is the procedure we use when a monster case is assembled with
modules:
> 
> - assemble the mostleft module (do not yet totally fix the screws)
and align
> the front panel so that only a small gap is left  between the module
and the
> case (~ 1 mm or less)
> - assemble a module with 4 mounting screws in the overlapping area
in the
> middle of the case so that one screw is in the left threaded insert
and the
> other one in the right threaded insert (do not yet totally fix the
screws)
> - assemble the leftmost module (do not yet totally fix the screws)
> 
> Align the front panels (the screws are not yet totally fixed) so
that the
> gap between the mostleft module and the case is nearly the same as
the gap
> between the mostright module and the case. The remaining gaps should
be 1 mm
> or less. Then fix the screws of the mostleft and mostright module to
fix the
> positions of the threaded inserts. The center module can be removed
after

> that and the case can be assembled with the other modules.
> 
> Best wishes
> Dieter Doepfer
>

> Thanks for the detailed reply Dieter.
> Thank you also for this insatiable desire for knob-laden, shiny
> aluminum and green squares. is there an antidote or a known cure?
> :)
> -jk

I don't hope so ;-)

Best wishes
Dieter Doepfer