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Re: ZOe status/modcan QLPG status

2008-09-16 by dayjob111

any update on the modcan QLPG's that will honorably reside in my bruce duncan modcan 
case?

thanks

steve w.

--- In The_Cyndustries_List@yahoogroups.com, Cynthia Webster <cynthia.webster@...> 
wrote:
>
> We've had a few serious ZOe challenges lately,
> for example we have some absolutely stunning
>  circuit boards here and I'm happy to say that
> they fit the front panel and all of the components
>  perfectly, there's just one thing however...
> The 50-pin main connector was laid out in a
> mirror image of what it was supposed to be,
> (which is a fancy way of saying it was totally
> Backwards!)
> 
> Another surprise is that we somehow misjudged
> the depth of the entire assembly and after
> assembling one completely we found it to be a
> half inch too deep to fit the Buchla boats, (metal
> enclosures).
> 
> This all seemed like a serious set-back until we
> thought through the situation and realized that by
> swapping around a few components we might
> actually be ok if we use a 50-pin IDC ribbon
> cable assembly in place of a circuit board, and
> put a flip in the cable to correct the reversed
> connector.  We believe this would also solve the
>  depth problem, so I had to research and order
> new part numbers and we're presently putting
> the pieces together very methodically to be sure
> we get it right. 
> 
> We want to get everything absolutely perfect
> because after all... these are going into ~Buchla~
> cabinets, and it will be an honor to have them
> along side Don's finest.
> 
> 
> Cynthia
> 
> http://www.cyndustries.com/
> 
> 
> 
> Chris Muir wrote:
> >
> > On May 22, 2008, at 11:01 AM, Cynthia Webster wrote:
> >
> >> We're getting there!
> >
> >
> > It's been a while sin e we got an update. What is the current status?
> >
> > -C
> >
> > Chris Muir
> > cbm@...   
> > http://www.xfade.com
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>

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