Doepfer

Hi all,

As promised I keep you updated on the 
continuing story of the cases!
Last saterday I got the second replacement case!
(the first one I took with me when I visited 
Music House in Utrecht)
I'm relieved to say the new case works perfect.
However and I don't believe this, my first
case which I bought meaby 4 years ago has given
up on me!!!! 
I just had the new case in place and wanted to
test modules in it, I couldn't get any sound!
I searched and searched, till I noticed to my
big suprise that the lights in my first case 
where off???
I thought, this is not happening I dreaming, but
sadly it was no dream, more a nightmare. 
The only thing I could do was demounting the case
from the rack. But then I thought, wait a moment,
the fuse must have blown due to old age!
So with renewed hope I put in another fuse!
It blew very quickly and so did another one as well.
I thought what the hell is wrong with it, I haven't
the faintest idea???
This means I not only have to send one case away,
but even two!!!!
No, I can't say I pleased with this!

I began to wonder about the duration of the cases!
Have any of you experieced like wise problems with
case(s), also after years of proper functioning!
And this case has worked without any problems all
these years!!! You may say I'm a bit worried!

After feeling quite a bit down, I thought, I work
this situation, so I unscrewed as many modules 
of my first case and put them in the new one. For 7 
was no place, but with the others I work now!

a sad doepfer owner,

Roel

hi roel,
all my 11 G6 and 2 G3 cases are working fine...
i really don't want to think how much time and money
i'll have to loose if something similar happens to
me....(having to send the racks all the way from
greece to germany...)
bakis.


--- Roel Steverink <r.steverink@wanadoo.nl> wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> As promised I keep you updated on the 
> continuing story of the cases!
> Last saterday I got the second replacement case!
> (the first one I took with me when I visited 
> Music House in Utrecht)
> I'm relieved to say the new case works perfect.
> However and I don't believe this, my first
> case which I bought meaby 4 years ago has given
> up on me!!!! 
> I just had the new case in place and wanted to
> test modules in it, I couldn't get any sound!
> I searched and searched, till I noticed to my
> big suprise that the lights in my first case 
> where off???
> I thought, this is not happening I dreaming, but
> sadly it was no dream, more a nightmare. 
> The only thing I could do was demounting the case
> from the rack. But then I thought, wait a moment,
> the fuse must have blown due to old age!
> So with renewed hope I put in another fuse!
> It blew very quickly and so did another one as well.
> I thought what the hell is wrong with it, I haven't
> the faintest idea???
> This means I not only have to send one case away,
> but even two!!!!
> No, I can't say I pleased with this!
> 
> I began to wonder about the duration of the cases!
> Have any of you experieced like wise problems with
> case(s), also after years of proper functioning!
> And this case has worked without any problems all
> these years!!! You may say I'm a bit worried!
> 
> After feeling quite a bit down, I thought, I work
> this situation, so I unscrewed as many modules 
> of my first case and put them in the new one. For 7 
> was no place, but with the others I work now!
> 
> a sad doepfer owner,
> 
> Roel
> 
> 


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athens-greece
[Doepfer_a100] group owner

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hello roel,

this is really sad. i had no problems with my g6 cases so far.
there was only one blown fuse, but that was my own fault.

hope you will soon be able using your modular to full extend again.

best wishes

ingo



--- In Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com, "Roel Steverink" 
<r.steverink@w...> wrote:

> Hi all,
> 
> As promised I keep you updated on the 
> continuing story of the cases!
> Last saterday I got the second replacement case!
> (the first one I took with me when I visited 
> Music House in Utrecht)
> I'm relieved to say the new case works perfect.
> However and I don't believe this, my first
> case which I bought meaby 4 years ago has given
> up on me!!!! 
> I just had the new case in place and wanted to
> test modules in it, I couldn't get any sound!
> I searched and searched, till I noticed to my
> big suprise that the lights in my first case 
> where off???
> I thought, this is not happening I dreaming, but
> sadly it was no dream, more a nightmare. 
> The only thing I could do was demounting the case
> from the rack. But then I thought, wait a moment,
> the fuse must have blown due to old age!
> So with renewed hope I put in another fuse!
> It blew very quickly and so did another one as well.
> I thought what the hell is wrong with it, I haven't
> the faintest idea???
> This means I not only have to send one case away,
> but even two!!!!
> No, I can't say I pleased with this!
> 
> I began to wonder about the duration of the cases!
> Have any of you experieced like wise problems with
> case(s), also after years of proper functioning!
> And this case has worked without any problems all
> these years!!! You may say I'm a bit worried!
> 
> After feeling quite a bit down, I thought, I work
> this situation, so I unscrewed as many modules 
> of my first case and put them in the new one. For 7 
> was no place, but with the others I work now!
> 
> a sad doepfer owner,
> 
> Roel

Hi Roel, hi list,

That´s very strange what is happening with your cases. I have my G6 case 
(220V version) since 1998 and it is still working perfectly. Never had a 
blown fuse or any other difficulties, even during that time when my 
modules consumed about 700mA from the PSU.

cheers,
Paul