From Plan B Sent Fri, Oct 6th 2006, 06:18
From Plan B Sent Fri, Oct 6th 2006, 06:18
Mati = there are two ways of doing this First way's the worst: file (slot) the holes in the A Sys module. Kills resale value, not recommended. best way: get a BIG set of dikes and cut the screw insert rails so you can slide them over to align with the A.Sys reference. This works best if you have the A. Sys all the way to either the left or right, so you won't have to cut the rails again AFTER the A sys. module to get them back into Doepfer reference. For the record, the spacing between the holes on both is at Euro IEEE standard spacing, it's the distance from the edge of the module on the left side to the first hole that aren't compatible. hope this helps, - P Mati wrote: > I just picked up a Synthi filter (Asys RS-500e) for my Doepfer > portable case. Much to my utter dismay, seems like they drill holes > in different places in England than they do in Germany, so the holes > don't line up. FFS.... > > So, I called the lovely guys at Analog Haven for some advice, and was > told it is possible to trim the screw rail inserts so they can be > slide around and positioned. Seems like a fair idea, but knowing my > lack of handyman skills, I could see myself assing up the rails in no > time at all. Plus - I am still not sure where I want to put the > filter, so I am looking for a clever way to mount it without having > to cut the rails to pieces. > > I had occurred to me, that if I got little pieces of thin metal > sheeting (paper thin, the sort of ultra bendable metal) I could cut > strips, and make little holes on either side to screw down with the > surrounding modules, so that the little pieces of metal cross the > bottom of the module, and hold it in, sort of like a seat-belt. It > would not be pretty, but maybe it would work. > > I thought I would post here and see if anyone else had overcome this > issue in a creative way, that I am not thinking of - or could > convince me that the rail chop job is not that hard :) > > /m