Re: [AH] Petition for Standard Eurorack Mounting Holes

From Mati
Sent Mon, Nov 6th 2006, 16:59

not that i am aware of? at least not from the pictures i have seen.

/m

On Nov 6, 2006, at 10:34 AM, Plan B (Peter Grenader) wrote:

> I think Banalogue and Cynthia are also slotting, yes?
>
> One thng I forgot to mention about the Vector nuts...they are  
> threaded 4-40.  You can't use the same screws as Dopefer/A. Sys  
> supplie, but, iif purchsed from dedicated hardware outlets, you can  
> get really nice stainless philips head 1/4 inch screws for a song.
>
> ...as long as it's a country song.
>
> - P
>
> On Nov 6, 2006, at 8:08 AM, Mati wrote:
>
>> Peter,
>>
>> These nuts seem like a good solution - thanks for the information.  
>> Before this - the only solution I had heard from anyone was to saw  
>> the rails to pieces.
>>
>> That said - I still think Wowa @ Cwejman is on to something with  
>> the mounting slots. It would be nice to see all Eurorack builders  
>> follow suit IMHO. I would venture to guess that most Eurorack  
>> owners, like myself, are interested in modules from ALL of the  
>> product lines, and universal compatibility is very appealing as a  
>> potential customer.
>>
>> /matt
>>
>> On Nov 6, 2006, at 9:35 AM, Plan B (Peter Grenader) wrote:
>>
>>> There's another solution.  Vector Electric makes a square nut  
>>> designed to fit into their T strut mounting rails.  They run $5  
>>> for a packet of 25.  Their P/N for these is NT4-7PA.  They are  
>>> avaliable through all the online electronic joints.
>>>
>>> You remove the threaded rails from the AH/D racks, insert these  
>>> in it's place and you can slide them wherever needed to  
>>> acommodate mounting descrepencies.
>>>
>>> Otherwise it's a bit of a knotty issue.  Please tell me if I'm  
>>> wrong, but i believe it's Doepfer who strayed from the IEEE  
>>> Eurorack hole standard originally.  A. Sys  did it right, but by  
>>> doing so introduced the descrepency with Doepfer.  It left the  
>>> rest with a decision to make.
>>>
>>> - P
>>>
>>>
>>> On Nov 5, 2006, at 5:56 PM, Mati wrote:
>>>
>>>> ps - i would gladly pay 2-4$ per module more to know that i have  
>>>> a module with a universal mounting slot. I think ALL of the  
>>>> Eurorack module vendors should sit down at a table at NAMM, and  
>>>> agree to this change. IMHO.
>>>>
>>>> accepted in FULL.
>>>>
>>>> /m
>>>>
>>>> On Nov 5, 2006, at 5:52 PM, Plan B (Peter Grenader) wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Petition to raise prices to support cost of slotting vs. in  
>>>>> house mounting hole punching.
>>>>>
>>>>> Respectfully submitted, please understand this, but this is  
>>>>> what it boils down to.  The cost of slots run about $1 each,  
>>>>> even at faceplate quantities of 50 pieces (meaning 200 slots in  
>>>>> total).
>>>>>
>>>>> On Nov 5, 2006, at 12:37 PM, Peter Forrest wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Yes, definitely - though it would have been better if it had  
>>>>>> happened ten years ago!
>>>>>> Peter
>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mati"  
>>>>>> <xxxxxx.xxxxxxxx@xxx.xxx>
>>>>>> To: "Analogue Heaven!" <xxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
>>>>>> Sent: Sunday, November 05, 2006 8:31 PM
>>>>>> Subject: [AH] Petition for Standard Eurorack Mounting Holes
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hey all,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> As the Eurorack has become so popular, and so many companies  
>>>>>>> making modules for the format, I feel like we should speak up  
>>>>>>> about the lack  of a standard format for mounting holes.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Cwejman is showing a little bit if leadership here, by  
>>>>>>> shipping their modules with a universal mounting slots that  
>>>>>>> will fit any format  case. I think all companies should agree  
>>>>>>> to standardize their modules  with this type of mounting slot.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Please join me on this thread if you agree.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> /matt
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
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