Doepfer

I've uploaded a reduced print of the side panel of  my moduler's 
main cabinet  in the FILES section of this yahoogroup entitled:

son_o_frank_main_cab.jpg

if any of you wold like a full size pdf, let me know.

- P

In the file I just uploaded of the cabinet sides, I mentioned the 
replacement of the sheet metal boxes with the vector rails did 
NOT considerably change the overall wieght.  This is an out an 
out lie!  A typo.  It should have read is NOW considerably lighter - 
basically about 30 pounds lighter.

These rails (called struts) have slots along both ends and on 
one side for inserting their special square 4-40 nuts where ever 
you wish.   These slots run down the full length of the strut, so 
you can slide the nuts down the whole thing.  These three slots 
offer billions of different mounting options for both modules and 
the struts themselves.  Because this system  doesn't use the full 
threaded inserts that Doepfer. A. Sys and A. Sol uses, you can 
position the nuts where ever you need them down the strut - 
which comes in handy when mounting A. Sys next to Doepfer as 
you don't have that *really* wasteful gap in between.

You cannot use standard nuts - these are square, not hex 
shaped.  kind of a drag, but the nuts are pretty cheap.  

Details:

Mouser part info dor the rails - $10 for 30 inches:

http://www.mouser.com/index.cfm?handler=displayproduct&lstdi
spproductid=632959&e_categoryid=68&e_pcodeid=57403

Vector p/n: TS300

they also have other widths availalble, one is cut perfectly for 
RACK MOUNTING SYSTEMS - same width as the Doepfer rails:

Mouser link  - $7 for 16.85 inches:

http://www.mouser.com/index.cfm?handler=displayproduct&lstdi
spproductid=201024&e_categoryid=68&e_pcodeid=57403

Vector p/n TS169

Mouser link for the square 4-40 nuts - $5 for 25:

http://www.mouser.com/index.cfm?&handler=data.listcategory&
D=*NT47PA*&terms=NT4-7PA&Ntt=*NT47PA*&Dk=1&Ns=SFiel
d&N=0&crc=true

Vector p/n: NT4-7PA

Vector does not sell direct. without huge quantities involved  
WIsh they did, they are about 1/2 mile from my house.

hope this helps,

- P

The Vector struts look exactly like the Doepfer ones, but do not 
have the protruding lip down one end that goes flush with the 
faceplate when mounted.  the mounting faces of these struts are 
flat.  Other than than, their hieght, finsh, etc is identical.  Gary 
Chang stunbled upon thesea few years back when he was 
putting his Wiard cabinet together.