Okay so... I started small and y'all know what happened next...

When I got started I was in a nifty case. Its a handly starter case comes with midi to cv, power and 1/4" outs... Well I grew, got some moduals I like some I did not next thing I knew I was in two nifty cases.

Its the end of the year and I had a day off so I drove over to detroit modular, love those guys, with the goal of moving into a larger case and picking up a few new friends for the case... OOPS I forgot to do the math.... I picked up a DOEPFER A-100P9sw and it has the PSU3 in it. It's poweer specs are: 2000mA +12V| 1200mA -12V | +5V 4000mA

Below is my case... As you can see I have a nice disting ex size hole in row 1 and a Spherical Wavetable Navigator size hole on row 2. With that row 1 and 2 is what I currently have. Row 3 is what I picked up yesterday and is yet to be loved.
my rack

Now here is my delima... I am planing on selling the SWN. Its fun to goof around with but I should have done more research before buying it. I just can't for the life of me work it into my workflow... The disting ex being gone for now is fine. I am not in love with it BUT I want to spend some time getting to know it before I give it the ax...

Cutting those two from the rack and adding my new puts me at:
Power Consumption: 1792 mA +12V | 934 mA -12V | 161 mA 5V
80% would be: 1600 mA +12V | 960 mA -12V | 3200 mA 5V

So I went from more than enough power not enough space to more than enough space not enough power :-(. And I have not even open up the new case yet :-( My hope for today was to come ask. How do I fill the holes not what do I do with power so I can fill the holes!

Any reccomendations on solving power issues? I COULD canabalize one of the nifty cases but I would rather not start hacking up my nice shinny new case.

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80% is a nice general rule, and will certainly prevent any power onrush issues, but I think with the numbers you have listed you ought to be fine for the time being. If you want to give yourself some extra overhead power, I'd say just put a Tiptop uZeus or one of the 4ms 4hp power supplies in to power one of the rows. An even smaller option that I've had success with is the endorphines 2hp power. It doesn't sound like you'd need all that much extra power for peace of mind, and any of those options ought to do it.

Cheers friend!


80% is a nice general rule, and will certainly prevent any power onrush issues, but I think with the numbers you have listed you ought to be fine for the time being. If you want to give yourself some extra overhead power, I'd say just put a Tiptop uZeus or one of the 4ms 4hp power supplies in to power one of the rows. An even smaller option that I've had success with is the endorphines 2hp power. It doesn't sound like you'd need all that much extra power for peace of mind, and any of those options ought to do it.

Cheers friend!
-- Progspiration

Thanks. The extra power will be needed when I fill in holes :). I will check out the items you listed.

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doh... i plugged in a ES vco2 not the ES Fusion VCO2 :(. it's more power hungry.... that takes me right up to the limit. have to get the new power solution in play sooner than later...

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With that Doepfer supply, you'll be fine. Fill it up.
Putting another power supply in that box gives me the heebie-jeebies
and would make Dieter Doepfer very sad.

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