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> From: Blake Wilson [mailto:mbw@...]
> Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2005 9:46 AM
> To: sergemodular@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [SergeModular] whats the rating on the ps6?
>
>
> i.e. how many amps or mA? thanks. i was looking for a new blacet type
> ps for my other non-serge modules and realize that i'm powering 4
> serge panels off a ps6 so i've probably got plenty to spare. thanks,
> and does anyone know what the pin out config of the ps distribution
> things are?
>
> blake
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On Feb 1, 2005, at 11:12 AM, James R. Coplin wrote:

> The voltages are probably going to be a problem. Blacet, Modcan,
> MOTM, et
> al us +/- 15v. The Serge is +/- 12.5v I believe. If it's not 12.5 is
> something other than 15v.
>
> I like the Cynthia power supplies best. I've got one of her major
> supplies
> and will be having to add a second one here fairly shortly. I also
> like
> that her distro boards have connectors for MOTM, Blacet, and Modcan
> as well
> as hers. I'm currently running scads of Modcan, Cynthia and Blacet
> off
> mine.
>
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Blake Wilson [mailto:mbw@...]
> > Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2005 9:46 AM
> > To: sergemodular@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: [SergeModular] whats the rating on the ps6?
> >
> >
> > i.e. how many amps or mA? thanks. i was looking for a new blacet
> type
> > ps for my other non-serge modules and realize that i'm powering 4
> > serge panels off a ps6 so i've probably got plenty to spare. thanks,
> > and does anyone know what the pin out config of the ps distribution
> > things are?
> >
> > blake
> > --
> > blake wilson
> >
> > "There has got to be a God. The world could not have become so
> > f***ed-up by chance alone."
> > --Edward Abbey
> >
> >
> >
> > Keep on Patchin'!
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--- In SergeModular@yahoogroups.com, Blake Wilson <mbw@c...> wrote:
> i.e. how many amps or mA? thanks. i was looking for a new blacet
type
> ps for my other non-serge modules and realize that i'm powering 4
> serge panels off a ps6 so i've probably got plenty to spare.
thanks,
> and does anyone know what the pin out config of the ps distribution
> things are?
>
> blake
> --
> blake wilson
>
> "There has got to be a God. The world could not have become so
> f***ed-up by chance alone."
> --Edward Abbey

>
> Hello,
> I have a small Serge panel containing: PRNV, UAP, EQ, VCFX.
> Originally intended to process external sounds, I eventually realized
> I needed oscillators, envelope generator, etc. Now I have my eyes on
> Blacet. I guess I should direct this question to the Blacet company
> directly, but I just want to see if somebody has run non-Serge stuff
> from the Serge PS. At least the mA issue shouldn't be a problem here.
> Lars Arnwald
> lars.arnwald@...
>
> --- In SergeModular@yahoogroups.com, Blake Wilson <mbw@c...> wrote:
> > i.e. how many amps or mA? thanks. i was looking for a new blacet
> type
> > ps for my other non-serge modules and realize that i'm powering 4
> > serge panels off a ps6 so i've probably got plenty to spare.
> thanks,
> > and does anyone know what the pin out config of the ps distribution
> > things are?
> >
> > blake
> > --
> > blake wilson
> >
> > "There has got to be a God. The world could not have become so
> > f***ed-up by chance alone."
> > --Edward Abbey
>
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>You're probably not going to find a single supply with both +/- 12 and 15
>volt taps - I'v e seen 12 and 24, but not what you're asking about. I
>recommend a couple of things:
>
>1) Buy a 15 volt supply and run you're system with two. nothing wrong with
>that. The Blacet supplies are great, but Condors are really really great,
>but if you go with Condor, you're going to have to futz with the chassis box
>and wiring it up and given you're dealing with both primary and secondary
>currents, I wouldn't recommend that unless you're really comfortable with
>this sort of thing.
>
>2) Buy a 15 volt supply and fit it with a +/-12 volt regulator pair and you
>won't need to use the Doepfer supply, although I beg you contact Analog
>Haven to find out what will come of your D warranty if you run those off a
>non D supply. I know you will void your Analogue System warranty doing
>this.

>
> At 9:30 AM -0800 2/2/05, Peter Grenader wrote:
>> You're probably not going to find a single supply with both +/- 12 and 15
>> volt taps - I'v e seen 12 and 24, but not what you're asking about. I
>> recommend a couple of things:
>>
>> 1) Buy a 15 volt supply and run you're system with two. nothing wrong with
>> that. The Blacet supplies are great, but Condors are really really great,
>> but if you go with Condor, you're going to have to futz with the chassis box
>> and wiring it up and given you're dealing with both primary and secondary
>> currents, I wouldn't recommend that unless you're really comfortable with
>> this sort of thing.
>>
>> 2) Buy a 15 volt supply and fit it with a +/-12 volt regulator pair and you
>> won't need to use the Doepfer supply, although I beg you contact Analog
>> Haven to find out what will come of your D warranty if you run those off a
>> non D supply. I know you will void your Analogue System warranty doing
>> this.
>
> thanks, peter. option two is precisely what i'm doing right now: i
> have an old blacet 15 v supply and i built a little board with a
> couple 7812 vr's and run those rails to the doepfer/Asys stuff. but
> the blacet ps is choking and i was hoping to use the serge to power
> the system, but, of course, the blacet won't work that way. i think i
> might rewire things to use the big serge to run the doepfer/etc, and
> allow the blacet to corner their own supply. that would work.
>
> thanks,
>
> blake

--- In SergeModular@yahoogroups.com, Peter Grenader <peter@b...> wrote:
> Yup!
>
> It's kinda odd though - my experience, Blacet stuff is real power efficient.
> I was running 9 of them form a single 750 Ma supply for the longest time .
> Your three modules are probably not pulling more than 150 ma's between the
> lot, even when they're doing their thing to the max.
>
> Blake Wilson wrote:
>
> >
> > At 9:30 AM -0800 2/2/05, Peter Grenader wrote:
> >> You're probably not going to find a single supply with both +/- 12 and 15
> >> volt taps - I'v e seen 12 and 24, but not what you're asking about. I
> >> recommend a couple of things:
> >>
> >> 1) Buy a 15 volt supply and run you're system with two. nothing wrong with
> >> that. The Blacet supplies are great, but Condors are really really great,
> >> but if you go with Condor, you're going to have to futz with the chassis box
> >> and wiring it up and given you're dealing with both primary and secondary
> >> currents, I wouldn't recommend that unless you're really comfortable with
> >> this sort of thing.
> >>
> >> 2) Buy a 15 volt supply and fit it with a +/-12 volt regulator pair and you
> >> won't need to use the Doepfer supply, although I beg you contact Analog
> >> Haven to find out what will come of your D warranty if you run those off a
> >> non D supply. I know you will void your Analogue System warranty doing
> >> this.
> >
> > thanks, peter. option two is precisely what i'm doing right now: i
> > have an old blacet 15 v supply and i built a little board with a
> > couple 7812 vr's and run those rails to the doepfer/Asys stuff. but
> > the blacet ps is choking and i was hoping to use the serge to power
> > the system, but, of course, the blacet won't work that way. i think i
> > might rewire things to use the big serge to run the doepfer/etc, and
> > allow the blacet to corner their own supply. that would work.
> >
> > thanks,
> >
> > blake

>
>
>
> The Blacet stuff (in general) has no LEDs (There are exceptions but mostly
> there aren't a lot of them on the system). Having LEDs on the system seems
> to really pull the juice. That said though, I think that the VCOs pull a lot
> of
> current and they don't have any LEDs on them.
>
> --- In SergeModular@yahoogroups.com, Peter Grenader <peter@b...> wrote:
>> Yup!
>>
>> It's kinda odd though - my experience, Blacet stuff is real power efficient.
>> I was running 9 of them form a single 750 Ma supply for the longest time .
>> Your three modules are probably not pulling more than 150 ma's between the
>> lot, even when they're doing their thing to the max.
>>
>> Blake Wilson wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> At 9:30 AM -0800 2/2/05, Peter Grenader wrote:
>>>> You're probably not going to find a single supply with both +/- 12 and 15
>>>> volt taps - I'v e seen 12 and 24, but not what you're asking about. I
>>>> recommend a couple of things:
>>>>
>>>> 1) Buy a 15 volt supply and run you're system with two. nothing wrong
>>>> with
>>>> that. The Blacet supplies are great, but Condors are really really great,
>>>> but if you go with Condor, you're going to have to futz with the chassis
>>>> box
>>>> and wiring it up and given you're dealing with both primary and secondary
>>>> currents, I wouldn't recommend that unless you're really comfortable with
>>>> this sort of thing.
>>>>
>>>> 2) Buy a 15 volt supply and fit it with a +/-12 volt regulator pair and
>>>> you
>>>> won't need to use the Doepfer supply, although I beg you contact Analog
>>>> Haven to find out what will come of your D warranty if you run those off a
>>>> non D supply. I know you will void your Analogue System warranty doing
>>>> this.
>>>
>>> thanks, peter. option two is precisely what i'm doing right now: i
>>> have an old blacet 15 v supply and i built a little board with a
>>> couple 7812 vr's and run those rails to the doepfer/Asys stuff. but
>>> the blacet ps is choking and i was hoping to use the serge to power
>>> the system, but, of course, the blacet won't work that way. i think i
>>> might rewire things to use the big serge to run the doepfer/etc, and
>>> allow the blacet to corner their own supply. that would work.
>>>
>>> thanks,
>>>
>>> blake
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