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What's this about needing ring modulators? I'm missing something 
(nothing new)...

Scott Deyo
The Bridechamber
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On Sep 27, 2007, at 6:40 PM, Erik Karl Sorgatz wrote:

> --- In dotcomformat@yahoogroups.com, David Griffith <dgriffi@...> 
> wrote:
>
>  > Speaking of things Woggly, there's a group buy for PCBs going on at
>  > http://diy.czmok.de/Group-Buys.66.0.html. After some discussion at 
> the
>  > other group, Morbius suggested the discussion move here. Is anyone
>  > interested in a group buy for front panels? According to Loopcycle,
>  these
>  > panels are something like $50 in single quantities.
>  >
>  > --
>  > David Griffith
>  > dgriffi@...
>  >
>
>  David,
>
>  Has anyone actually spec'd the total cost of building that version?
>
>  PC board X2 = $30US + s/h (send an envelope with bubble wrap? uhuh)
>  front panel X2 = $100US + s/h (more bubble wrap?)
>
>  parts? (heh..I'll guess it comes to over $200) ;) So maybe $330
>  plus the cost of the additional ring modulators?
>
>  So..two of the circuit boards, then two panels, two sets of pots
>  and knobs, two sets of 1/4" sockets, AND THEN, you need two additional
>  ring modulators. (could be just a cheap diode bridge and a pair of
>  LM72 op-amps I guess for I/O buffering..) I haven't seen a complete
>  dual Wooglebug made from the boards being offered in the group buy,
>  has anyone?
>
>  Oh, and another item: How much is the s/h for those PC boards? The
>  website only shows s/h for Europe. Weird!
>
>  Keep in mind; this version is going to be BIG...it will take up a
>  minimum of 4w for the Wooglebugs, then another 1w for the dual ring
>  modulators, so it's a 5w "module" in this approach.
>
>  
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