Elektor Formant Modular

Hi zombie_tron (did you know Wendy Carlos did the sountrack to Tron?). On the subject of connectors yes i agree they are an expensive but desirable extra. I just soldered all mine, but as I left the Formant for well over 20 years I regret this. Most modules need a lot ot of work, as well as experimenting (don't you find nothing is ever finished when you experiment!!)

When I worked in electronic telephone exchanges we used a similar arrangement with what were called 'outriggers', rather like Gerard's idea. The outrigger with plug at one end fixed to a pcb carried all connections to another socket which you would plug your circuit into. So it just extended the PCB out so you could work on it in 'situ'. Hope you can get the DIN sockets as they seem not to be generally unavailable today.

; regards

; ; ; Terry

From: zombie_tron <;zombie_tron@...>
To: ElektorFormant@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, June 22, 2009 11:34:38 AM
Subject: [ElektorFormant] Re: hello and DIN 41617 to all of you

gerard - thanks for the quick answer.

i like the idea of having one or 2 connectors attached to the power bus to be able to try out or work on modules.

ill probably head over to www.segor.de in berlin to see if i can find the right connectors/cables/ adapters.

brendan

--- In ElektorFormant@ yahoogroups. com, Gerard Bik wrote:
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> Hi zombie_tron
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> The connectors seem unnecessary extra work at first glance. It all depends on what you plan to do with the modules.
> Building a cabinet with connectors to accomodate different modules is an investment that pays itself back many times as soon as you want to modify or repair a module. To be able to just pull out a module and slide it back in is a wonderful experience :-D
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> As I am an avid experimenter, I built an extension cable, basically two connectors with a long flatcable in between. This allowed me to work on a module outside of the cabinet while it was operating.
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> I do have other equipment without connectors, just quickly soldered together. But when these need repair (and eventually they all do) it is a lot of hassle.
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> Gerard
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> >i wanted to say hi and express my relief in finding this group.
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> >i thought i would jump in with a question. ive accumulated a few formant modules and ordered a power supply for them (from curetronics) . i noticed that some of the modules have a 31 pin connnector on the back of the card, whereas some of the (older?) modules only have a few pins attached to the back.
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> >im thinking to do away with these connectors, and just solder to the proper pins to power the module / connect it others. does anyone else have experience with or opinions on this?
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> >thanks
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