Hi

XLR mains sockets are available I use them all the time

As I can not see the front of this socket I am unable to tell if it is a mains one or just a standard one

As for your other comments SPOT ON I could not agree more

Live to enjoy your music not to die in the process

Brian

--- On Wed, 8/3/11, Florian Anwander < fanwander@... > wrote:

> From: Florian Anwander < fanwander@... >
> Subject: 1 extremely dangerous diy-rack construction in the photo section
> To: Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Wednesday, August 3, 2011, 2:35 PM
> Hello!
>
> I am risking to be called a nitpicker now:
>
> There is a DIY-rack in the photosection uploaded by
> acakveld. This case
> is constructed in a extremely dangerous way. The XLR-Socket
> on the right
> side in these pictures....:
>
> http://xa.yimg.com/kq/groups/3183706/sn/483129258/name/first+light.jpg
> http://xa.yimg.com/kq/groups/3183706/sn/444387654/name/first+noise.jpg
>
> ... is used as 230V input. This is something that NEVER
> NEVER NEVER
> should be done.
> 1.) The solder connections on the XLR socket are not
> isolated, e.g. with
> heat shrink tube. If you mount a module, in the rack you
> are not secured
> against high voltage.
> 2.) XLR-Sockets are not intended for AC voltages in this
> range (e.g.
> Neutrik tells the rated voltage of 50 V AC !!!).
> 3.) Imagine an cable with XLR female connector laying
> around in your
> studio, and you do not see the other end. You connect it
> with a
> microphone or any other audiooutput and BANGGGG.... damn,
> that wasn't
> the microphone cable, but the 230V AC for the modular
> system (if you
> still can recognize this - you also might be dead in this
> moment already!)
>
> This is nearly the worst kind of doing this. Sorry to say,
> but I'd like
> to suggest, that these pictures have to be removed from the
> photo
> section. Noone should take these as examples. Dieter
>
> Florian
>
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