Modular Synth Panels

Hi Paul - We're not discussing any specific counting dial.  In the 5U or 7U layouts there is space for a variety of dials as long as they're within the space available - up to 1.9in dia. would fit for sure.  The Bourns H-550 dial (Mouser# 652-H-550-6A) is 1.8 in, so is the H-46, and ETI's MF46-L.  So if the Vernier supplied by Tobias is within this allowance, it'll fit in any of these 5U and 7U designs.  Bill





--- In ModularSynthPanels@yahoogroups.com, Paul Lord <plord@...> wrote:
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> Forgive me if I missed this, but, is anyone building this with the Tobias'
> parts kit?  Are THOSE the verniers we are discussing in this thread, or some
> other part I'm not clear about?
> 
> Paul
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> On Sun, Sep 13, 2009 at 2:35 PM, Scott K Warren <scott@...> wrote:
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> > 3. Verniers & large knobs, 7U, even verniers, and including waveshapers!
> >
> > skw
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> > Sent from my iPhone
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> > On Sep 13, 2009, at 2:38 PM, "wjhall11" <wjhall@...<wjhall%40ix.netcom.com>>
> > wrote:
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> > > Will and I were talking about this -
> > >
> > > We think that the two Living VCO panels worth considering are both
> > > counting-dial (Vernier) versions; the difference being a 5U and a 7U
> > > version.
> > >
> > > The 5U version uses the smaller knobs for all 16 controls except the
> > > three verniers. There are no significant modifications to Jurgen's
> > > design or suggested hook-ups. I can't quite recall, but two of the
> > > switches may be something Will suggested, but if so, they're very
> > > straightforward additions - of that I'm certain.
> > >
> > > You can read about our ideas and see our panel designs here:
> > http://www.dragonflyalley.com/constructionJHLivingVCO.htm
> > >
> > > OK - so that's the 5U panel...
> > >
> > > The other panel worth considering is a 7U design. If you increase
> > > the knobs to standard MOTM size, you need 7U of space. You can
> > > implement the 7U with the verniers off-set a bit to make more space
> > > in the "driver section" for the switches (the design on top on our
> > > page), or you can even out the grid as suggested by Greg James (the
> > > design below the others on our page).
> > >
> > > In either of these cases, there's space for an extra row of jacks -
> > > so we figured we'd build three wave-shapers into the module... a
> > > relatively straightforward thing to do using 3 MFOS VCO pcbs for
> > > their wave-shaper circuits.
> > >
> > > You could implement the 7U panel without the waveshapers and extra
> > > row of jacks.
> > >
> > > But if you really didn't want the verniers, you could do the Rough /
> > > Fine tune idea a-la Dave Brown.
> > >
> > > So to re-cap - I guess here are the choices:
> > >
> > > 1. Verniers and small knobs 5U
> > >
> > > 2. Verniers and large knobs 7U, offset verniers and including
> > > waveshapers
> > >
> > > 3. Verniers and large knobs 7U, even verniers and including
> > > waveshapers
> > >
> > > 4. Verniers and large knobs 7U, offset verniers no waveshapers
> > >
> > > 5. Verniers and large knobs 7U, even verniers no waveshapers
> > >
> > > 6. No verniers, different design
> > >
> > > Bill and Will
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --- In ModularSynthPanels@yahoogroups.com<ModularSynthPanels%40yahoogroups.com>,
> > Ben Stuyts <ben@> wrote:
> > >>
> > >> On 10 sep 2009, at 03:54, Scott Deyo wrote:
> > >>
> > >>> So what am I making here? One vernier and one non-?
> > >>> Keep in mind, this will make each one more expensive.
> > >>
> > >> I'd like a vernier-style panel. I love the looks of them.
> > >>
> > >> Ben
> > >>
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