Dotcomformat

thanks for the info Erik,

Much appreciated

James


--- Erik Karl Sorgatz <auzorkmid@yahoo.com> wrote:

> --- In dotcomformat@yahoogroups.com, "AtmoWorks.com"
> <sound@...> wrote:
> >
> > nice to see the WSG in a modular, as I'm thinking
> of
> > picking up this kit, along with the VCA for my 1st
> > time diy synth projects. Can either of you answer
> a
> > few questions about the WSG kit please?
> > 
> > does it come with the standoffs for mounting?
> 
> None in the $70 kit, I opted for the $15 circuit
> board
> and acquired the rest of the components from my junk
> boxes
> and local sources. As you can see by my pics, the 8
> - 1/2"
> standoffs were used to make 4 - 1" standoffs, nutted
> to hold
> the circuit board and epoxy bonded to the front
> panel.
>   
> > 
> > does it come with the a power connector that can
> be
> > used with a DotCom system?
> 
> No, it's designed to run on a 9 volt drycell - I
> bought a few dot.com
> style connectors from Digikey a while ago for these
> sorts of projects.
> I think they were a whopping 20 cents each. The
> circuit will take 
> +6 to almost +17 although the response seems best at
> +15vdc.
> 
> > 
> > did you use a single or double width panel for
> > mounting it?
> 
> Double. And you'll need every bit of panel space to
> host the 11 pots
> and 6 switches. Matter of fact, mine was a dot.com
> double that had
> been very badly mis-drilled for some experiment or
> other that the
> previous owner had done, and then covered up using a
> Moog sticker! ;) 
> 
> I took my sheet metal nibbler tool in hand and
> carved out the rest of
> the frame, then topped it with a 4"w X 8"h piece of
> 1/16" thick 3003
> aluminum plate. This was then bolted on and THEN
> drilled for the WSG
> controls, painted flat black and baked before final
> assembly. Rather
> a bit of a Heath Robinson effort, but I was
> determined to salvage that
> double wide panel in some fashion! The nibbs were
> also recycled!
> 
> > 
> > thank you
> > 
> > James
> >
> 
>  Cheers!
>  -Erik
> 
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