(Euro)Racks, Power Supplies

Andrew Tarpinian andrewtarpinian at gmail.com
Fri Mar 8 16:49:41 CET 2013


Like Tony has, I like http://www.tiptopaudio.com/

They have the new studio bus coming out which I think replaces the old zeus
bus boards, example of the old one
http://www.analoguehaven.com/tiptopaudio/zeus1200maquick/

Or the flying boards which are dead simple as you don't have to mount
anything, but you are limited in power
http://www.tiptopaudio.com/zeusmicro.php



On Fri, Mar 8, 2013 at 7:00 AM, Tony Scharf <noisetheorem at gmail.com> wrote:

> There are lots of cases by lots of manufacturers.   The cheapest
> option is to DIY your own.  You basically just need to build a box and
> drop in a Doepfer power supply.
>
> Doepfer has instructions here:
>
> http://www.doepfer.de/home_e.htm
>
> There are rails and psu/buss boards also available from other
> manufacturers (My 6u case uses TipTop Audio components). They can be
> expensive, though.
>
> Another option is to buy a second hand case.  There are always plenty
> on www.muffwiggler.com.  Thats where I bought my 9u.   I am planning
> soon to replace my 6u with a second 9u and I know Ill be able to
> unload it there for a fair price.
>
> Tony
>
> On Fri, Mar 8, 2013 at 4:33 AM, Marc Nostromo [M-.-n]
> <marc.nostromo at gmail.com> wrote:
> > It started already a while ago but I see myself growing my collection
> > of small devices. Prabably most will be mine, some from other sources.
> >
> > In order to keep it all  neat, I'm thinking of getting a modular style
> > rack. Dangerous step but I think I'm too into doing my own stuff to be
> > anywhere close to the spending cliff. (well, maybe except for the M303
> > from acidlabs).
> >
> > I think most of them will be 9v/5v powered.
> >
> > Here's some examples of what I'd like to 'rack'
> >
> > - Mutable Instruments stuff (I guess that's straightforward)
> > - 9v powered Guitar pedals.
> > - Teensy / Arduino based devices
> >
> > Does eurorack provide this kind of supply out of the box (I don't
> > think so). Do I need to have regulators in every device from 12v I'm
> > building (I guess the usual LM7805 will do) or can I think of building
> > additional power rails inside the rack itself ?
> >
> > I'm just getting kind of sick of constenty switching my 2 power
> > adapters everytime I wanna jam.
> >
> > What would be the best way to approach this in your opinion ?
> >
> > Thanks
> > Marc.
> >
> >
> >
> >
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