You are very correct - The AS system power supply headers are more
different than just the keyed headers, the pin-out is different also
- Big City sells adaptor cables to go from AS modules to Doepfer
cases but don't know the abut the other way round. The AS site is
pretty poor on the technical details. At least I can't find things
like weather a module uses +5V or not on their site any where (other
than "+5V used on digital modules). They show their power supply
rails as being Rail 1=+12v, Rail 2=+5V and Rail 3= -12V. These are
not in the same order as the doepfer -12v, GND, GND, +12V, +5
arrangement of course - hence the adaptor cables.

-James

On Aug 5, 2008, at 9:15 AM, Monroe Eskew wrote:

> I can't see evidence that there is something peculiar about where the
> red band is painted. One has to get the right voltages to the right
> places, but can't one accomplish this by reversing the orientation of
> the plugs at BOTH ends simultaneously (The reason I ask is that I
> was sold a ribbon with the red band printed on the wrong side, and I
> have an ASys case which only allows one orientation going into the
> power board.)
>