(Yikes, I meant to say drill a 5/16 inch hole, (not a 5/8 inch one) for banana jacks). It's always fun to see pictures of what everyone is doing with their systems! Cynthia http://www.cyndustries.com/ legionhwp wrote: > > > Thanks (as always) Cynthia! Thanks very helpful. Now I'll need to > update the picture of my growing system in a few weeks once everything > gets assembled :) > > D_ > > --- In The_Cyndustries_List@yahoogroups.com > <mailto:The_Cyndustries_List%40yahoogroups.com>, Cynthia Webster > <cynthia.webster@...> wrote: > > > > Howdy! > > > > If you want to use another brand of power supply that will work as > long as > > the grounds from the two separate systems are connected. > > > > This has nothing to do with the third wire on the mains plug, and > > nothing to do with > > grounding to the physical case of the SixPacs themselves. > > Not recommended because you will add noise to your system. > > > > > > Instead, please visit the following link and please see below... > > > > http://www.cyndustries.com/modules_powerdist-FAQ.cfm > <http://www.cyndustries.com/modules_powerdist-FAQ.cfm> > > > > (This link is available from either of our power supply pages on the > > website). > > > > On the circuit board of each of the power supplies there is a "0 Volts" > > center output pin > > between the plus and minus 15 volt output pins... This is the Ground > > that you do want. > > > > These center pins from each supply need to be connected. For this > > reason we have our > > famous green banana jack on the front panel of our power supplies, and > > Serge has a black > > banana jack on their cases. > > > > http://www.cyndustries.com/modules_POWSU_medium.cfm > <http://www.cyndustries.com/modules_POWSU_medium.cfm> > > > > you can simply plug a banana cable from one power supply to the other. > > if your other brand of power supply has no green Grounding jack then > you > > can simply > > add one by drilling a 5/8 inch hole and adding one. > > > > Black is actually the technically correct color, (as seen on the Motm > > jack interface panel) > > but I chose green as in "red is Right channel" and "Green is Ground" (a > > North American > > mains standard color). > > > > The green stripe at the bottom of the Banana Cable ordering Page offers > > a "Grounding kit" > > which should provide everything you need. > > > > http://www.cyndustries.com/pomona.cfm > <http://www.cyndustries.com/pomona.cfm> > > > > Best Wishes and hope this addresses everything! > > > > Cynthia > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Chris Muir wrote: > > > Shouldn't there be something about connecting the grounds on the old > > > and the new supply in this list? > > > > > > > > > On Jun 10, 2009, at 7:25 AM, stevemodularland wrote: > > > > > >> #1 Test it to make sure it makes a clean + and - 15V > > >> > > >> #2 Make a cable to connect it properly to the distro card > > >> > > >> #3 Test the distro card to double check that voltages are correct > > >> > > >> #4 Plug in your modules > > >> > > >> #5 Make a drink based with clear rum > > >> > > >> Do NOT "add" power in "parallel" with the other power supply. Power > > >> supplies aren't passive lead-acid batteries. > > >> > > >> --- In The_Cyndustries_List@yahoogroups.com > <mailto:The_Cyndustries_List%40yahoogroups.com>, "legionhwp" > > >> <legionhwp@> wrote: > > >> > > >>> I've maxed out my large Cyndustries PS and have a 2nd +/- Motm PS > > >>> > > >> I've wired into my empty six pak. Whenever I've used any other synth > > >> (serge, fenix, etc I always used the green ground out on the Cyn PS. > > >> What do I need to do to intergrate the new MOTM ps with my existing > > >> Cyn/Modcan system? > > >> > > >>> I have combo/distro cards in all my Sixpaks so I could wire them > > >>> > > >> in series if needed to. > > >> > > >>> Any suggestions appreciated. > > >>> > > >>> D_ > > >>> > > >>> > > >> > > >> > > > > > > Chris Muir > > > cbm@... > > > http://www.xfade.com <http://www.xfade.com> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
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Re: [The_Cyndustries_List] Re: Adding a 2nd Power Supply to system?
2009-06-10 by Cynthia Webster
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