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>
> Good Morning Bakis,
>
> One M-boat has a power requirement that is
> equivalelent to a
> STS/Serge panel (Shop series or Custom).
>
> What you have, Bakis, is a [PS12] as denoted by the
> four 5-pin "XLR"
> connectors. --(The [PS6] has two)
>
> Your [PS12] implied by the designator, up to 12
> panels. So you will
> have plenty of room to grow your STS/Serge.
>
> Please note that AC line Voltages in Europe/U.K. (&
> the lower half
> of Japan) all have 50 Hz as the standard. This
> derates power supplies
> Dc outputs by approx 15%.
>
> What you need to connect your "M-boat to the [PSD],
> running off the
> [PS12], is a [PBX] "Power Braid Extender" cable (18"
> long) OR a
> [PBXL] "Power Braid Extender Long" same except (24"
> in length).
>
> Both length extenders are Male MOLEX on one and
> Female MOLEX (4-pin)
> on the other end.
>
> These are hand braided and $ 20 / $ 25 each,
> respectively.
>
> No [PS2a] is required given your configuration.
>
> Best,
>
> Harry Tique
>
>
> STS
>
>

> Hello Bakis,
>
> I'll answer your questions in between them as in the
> order below:
>
>
>
> "ok, few more questions:
>
> and, (as i already have two PSD's and two xlr
> connecting cables that go from the ps12 to the two
> psd's, )"
>
> when i need to buy more m-boats, i just need to buy
> more 5-pin 'XLR' cables and more PSD's, to connect
> the
> ps12 to the new serge PSD's, and to buy more "power
> braid extender"(PBX or PBXL) cables to connect the
> new
> PSD's to the new m-boats, right?
>
>
> That' correct: you need three things:
>
> 1) Power "Hose" (goes from [PS12] to [PSD])
> 2) Power Distribution [PSD] (has 5 connector
> "spaces" avaiable for
> panel hookups)
> 3) Power Braid Extender [PBX] 18" or [PBX] 24"
> (long)
>
>
> also, that PBX cable, has one male and one female
> molex connector, or two males?? (trying to figure
> out
> how the PBX cable will connect the PSD board to the
> back of the m-boat...)
> is the molex connector in the back of the m-boat
> that
> receives power, male or female?
>
> ==The power braid "tail" extending from the "M-boat
> has a
> Male 4-pin MOLEX on it.==
>
> and one more question:
> in order to bring the greek 230
> volts level down to the us 110volts, i use a
> 150watts
> step-down transformer. in case my ps12 will
> eventually
> be powerring up 12 serge panels, will i need to
> upgrade this stepdown transformer to a bigger one,
> and
> if yes, how much watts this bigger step-down
> transformer should be then?
> will my 150watts step-down transformer be ok for my
> ps12 powering up, say, up to 9 serge panels?
>
>
> ==Probably, but the only way to truly know the
> true "load"requirement, is
> to hook your x-former up and listen to it with your
> instrument
> patched.==
>
> If your x-former gets too hot/or and makes "sounds"
> like it's
> working "too hard"
> It Is, and you'll need to go up to the next power
> level.
>
> Keep in mind that the "dynamic power" (patched-up
> and driving output
> loads) is always greater than "quiescent" power draw
> of a non-
> patched system.
>
>
>
> many thanks for your help!
> best regards, :-)
> Bakis.
>
>
>
> My pleasure, Bakis
>
>
> Chip_Puller
>
> Technical
> STS
>
>

> Hello Bakis,
>
> I'll answer your questions in between them as in the
> order below:
>
>
>
> "ok, few more questions:
>
> and, (as i already have two PSD's and two xlr
> connecting cables that go from the ps12 to the two
> psd's, )"
>
> when i need to buy more m-boats, i just need to buy
> more 5-pin 'XLR' cables and more PSD's, to connect
> the
> ps12 to the new serge PSD's, and to buy more "power
> braid extender"(PBX or PBXL) cables to connect the
> new
> PSD's to the new m-boats, right?
>
>
> That' correct: you need three things:
>
> 1) Power "Hose" (goes from [PS12] to [PSD])
> 2) Power Distribution [PSD] (has 5 connector
> "spaces" avaiable for
> panel hookups)
> 3) Power Braid Extender [PBX] 18" or [PBX] 24"
> (long)
>
>
> also, that PBX cable, has one male and one female
> molex connector, or two males?? (trying to figure
> out
> how the PBX cable will connect the PSD board to the
> back of the m-boat...)
> is the molex connector in the back of the m-boat
> that
> receives power, male or female?
>
> ==The power braid "tail" extending from the "M-boat
> has a
> Male 4-pin MOLEX on it.==
>
> and one more question:
> in order to bring the greek 230
> volts level down to the us 110volts, i use a
> 150watts
> step-down transformer. in case my ps12 will
> eventually
> be powerring up 12 serge panels, will i need to
> upgrade this stepdown transformer to a bigger one,
> and
> if yes, how much watts this bigger step-down
> transformer should be then?
> will my 150watts step-down transformer be ok for my
> ps12 powering up, say, up to 9 serge panels?
>
>
> ==Probably, but the only way to truly know the
> true "load"requirement, is
> to hook your x-former up and listen to it with your
> instrument
> patched.==
>
> If your x-former gets too hot/or and makes "sounds"
> like it's
> working "too hard"
> It Is, and you'll need to go up to the next power
> level.
>
> Keep in mind that the "dynamic power" (patched-up
> and driving output
> loads) is always greater than "quiescent" power draw
> of a non-
> patched system.
>
>
>
> many thanks for your help!
> best regards, :-)
> Bakis.
>
>
>
> My pleasure, Bakis
>
>
> Chip_Puller
>
> Technical
> STS
>
>

>
> Hello again Barkis,
>
> The M-boat has, in this first of 4 M-class module
> release, been
> designed to go with the new [PS2a] to allow a great
> opertunity for
> those that have always wanted a STS/serge, but found
> the entrance
> bar to high, a way now to get on board and play
> their stuff on this
> new line of select mini-modular components!
>
> The length of the braid coming from the internal
> [PSD] to the
> exterior world is 12", so that it's connection to
> the [PS2a] is right
> there, short & sweet, for the best power/ground
> connection with the
> supply's Molex connector cord.
>
> The [PBX(L)] power braid extender allows artists
> like yourself who
> already have Serge panels, the extended length of
> power braid
> to match the existing paradigm you have in easily
> connecting to
> other external [PSD]s and larger associated Power
> supplies.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Harry
>
>
>