Right. It's OK to GND the metal parts of the case.

Best wishes
Dieter Doepfer

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> Von: Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto: Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com ]Im Auftrag von achtung_999
> Gesendet: Dienstag, 5. Juni 2012 19:21
> An: Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com
> Betreff: Re: 1 DIY Kit #1 power question
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> Personally I'd say it won't hurt to ground those rails...
> But let's see what Dieter has to say.
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> On Tue, Jun 5, 2012 at 6:19 PM, Sander Schuurman
> < sander@... > wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I've assembled the Doepfer A-100 DIY Kit #1 in a wooden Ikea
> Rast cabinet.
> > When connecting the Transformer to the power supply board a
> question came into my mind.
> >
> > In the instructions it says for the ground connection ->
> "housing (only if a metal case is used)".
> > I'm having a wooden cabinet, but inside I'm not using the
> doepfer rails, but a 19" rackmount rail, and it has quit a bit of
> aluminum.
> >
> > Do I need to connect the ground to that then
> > Or if not, where should I connect the ground to… Or nowhere at all
> >
> > thnx,
> > ---
> > Sander Schuurman
> > sander@...
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