I use the portable doepfer cabinets - they will have to allow
clearance for the lids for them to work for me.

-James

On Jul 14, 2008, at 3:10 AM, metasonix2000 wrote:

>
>> And I think the yellow panels would be great.
>> with the tubes protruding from the panel are they running hot,
>> enough to
>> either singe a hand or a patch cable
>
> Thanks all. Nice to see someone cares enough to answer.
>
> No, the tubes won't get hot enough to melt patchcords or burn your
> fingers.
> At most, they will get a little too hot to hold with your fingers for
> extended periods. So don't hold them.
>
> Convective cooling is critical here, thus the exposure. If they were
> enclosed in a cabinet they would run a lot hotter.
>
> That VCO circuit is a really cute thing. I found it in a 1964
> textbook. It was called a "tuneable amplifier", even though it doesn't
> even provide any gain, in fact it attenuates the input signal a LOT.
> Control it with a 5C3 Vactrol, and it makes a strangely linear
> VCO.....I didn't expect that!
>
>