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Quinino 
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 Posted: May 23 2019 at 08:15 |
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You should diversify, though !  (hobbywise, I mean)Birdwatching forces me out of the house and it's a healthy means of relaxation. (I had to give up wind sailing because of my multiple bone/joint ailings - old age sucks !)
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Davesax1965
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Posted: May 23 2019 at 08:00 |
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Thanks, mate. ;-)
I'm not sure what "other hobby" means, though. ;-)
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Quinino
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Posted: May 23 2019 at 07:57 |
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Have you considered gardening or even stamp collection ? ( I'm sure I will when the time comes - anyway, good luck, buddy, hope all comes out right) Ahhhh, and kudos to your lady, mine is a PITA when it comes to letting me work at home.
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Davesax1965
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Posted: May 23 2019 at 07:52 |
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And I'm quite pleased with the result. When it's fully up and running, it'll be like some deranged analogue Christmas tree.
Ended up with 16 oscillators in the total system. Oh dear, I'll just have to make do. ;-)  |
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Davesax1965
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Posted: May 23 2019 at 07:50 |
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60 percent internally connected. More work to do, some more soldering, calibration etc. "Nearly done".
I am NOT building another one. Well. For a while. ;-) The two cabinets will be eventually moved closer to each other to cut down cable nightmares.  |
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Davesax1965
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Posted: May 23 2019 at 07:48 |
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Excuse the autofocus. ;-)
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Davesax1965
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Posted: May 22 2019 at 10:17 |
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And many thanks to my wife for helping me to lug this upstairs. Modules start going in tomorrow.
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Davesax1965
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Posted: May 22 2019 at 10:16 |
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Case complete.
The great switch on - |
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Posted: May 22 2019 at 02:08 |
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Power on. ;-)
17 of 18 indicator lights working, one intermittent 5v connector which can be sorted out later. Just needs the wiring fiddling with, loose connection. Indicator lamps showing the PSU's working are fine. ;-) Now to wire in the case lighting and connect up a Moog Minitaur which is temporarily going in there as well.  |
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Posted: May 21 2019 at 06:42 |
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Oh dear. Ahem. ;-)
RIGHT The case is alive. Power to power supplies working ! Flick the switch, green lights. Now to wire up the DC distribution side and we have a powered up synthesizer. ;-) |
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Posted: May 20 2019 at 22:51 |
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As the guy who replaced our old electricity meter said, “this is a very high power fuse, it will never blow”
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"There is nothing new except what has been forgotten" - Marie Antoinette
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Quinino
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Posted: May 20 2019 at 07:22 |
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Davesax1965
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Posted: May 20 2019 at 06:51 |
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Oh, it's fine, I'm immune to electricity. ;-)
Got some time to finish this now as I resigned from my job on Friday. Long story. ;-) Right, off to the garage, hope I've calculated the fuse rating properly !! So all I need is an asbestos blanket and to make sure the house insurance is up to date. ;-) |
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Posted: May 19 2019 at 11:08 |
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Please promise me to think first about your loved ones, take your precautions and don't kill yourself, OK ???
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Posted: May 19 2019 at 10:29 |
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It's alive ! Well. Nearly.
Wiring - voltage testing - subframes put back in - modules connected - calibration.  |
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Posted: May 19 2019 at 10:28 |
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The new case is getting near lift off...... then it joins the other monolith. Couple of days more wiring and generally messing around in the garage.
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Posted: May 18 2019 at 09:30 |
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Half the system. Ready for the other half, which goes in next to it in a couple of days. When I've cursed and swore my way through a spaghetti maze of wiring.
Gone for the "monolith" approach here due to limited desk space. The other cab, which is about the same size, will sit next to it. Same height, easy to cross - wire them.  |
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Posted: May 18 2019 at 00:46 |
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And now to spend an interesting day stripping all the crap out of the box bedroom, reorganising everything, moving the case into it, finishing off the internal wiring and doing voltage tests. Fire Brigade already pre-warned. ;-)
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Posted: May 17 2019 at 06:15 |
Absolutely wonderful ... was this one of the centerfolds in Playboy?  |
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Music is not just for listening ... it is for LIVING ... you got to feel it to know what's it about! Not being told!
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Posted: May 15 2019 at 03:13 |
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As the actress said to the bishop. ;-)
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