Dotcomformat

--- In dotcomformat@yahoogroups.com, "John L Rice" <Drummer@...> wrote:
>
> I thought that MOTM is the same height as DotCom/Moog etc It's just the
> MOTM mounting holes are farther away from the panel edges which causes the
> problem.  
> 

MOTM and DotCom (here on referred to as MU) are the same height: 8.75" (5U). The difference is in the width, panel thickness, and mounting holes. 

Width:
MOTM - 1.75" (1U), 3.5" (2U)
Moog - 2.125" (1MU),  4.25" (2MU)

actual panels are 1/32" smaller - fudge room



The difference in thickness:
MOTM - 1/8"
Moog - 1/16"




> ... all we need is someone like STG or BrideChamber to become obsessed
> for a while and make front panels for most if not all of the Synth Tech and
> third party MOTM modules and then DotComers everywhere can reap the treasure
> chest of great circuit boards that are already available.
> 


  You can get MU panels made by FPE. Increase the thickness to 1/8" instead of 1/16". I was skeptical about the different thicknesses working together but when I got one put in the cabinet I was surprised to find it made very little difference. 

FPD tip: avoid using the line tool. Instead use the " - " and change its X-scale and angle to suit your needs. Save a bunch of money!

You can get a 2MU panel for $40-50 from FPE. Though, if you start adding tick marks around each knob the price goes WAY up! I normally opt to leave them out. I can read a clock just fine:)

p.