(Euro)Racks, Power Supplies

[Marc Nostromo [M-.-n]]

Thanks the tiptop busses look pretty good for power distribution.

I've never really taken care of looking at the power consumption of my
toys. I'll have to check if I'd still be within range.


2013/3/8 Andrew Tarpinian <andrewtarpinian at gmail.com>:
> 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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