Part of my point was that the bus board setup adds unnessessarily to the
cost. What about a power supply with wires & connectors I can't imagine
how it could be more than $150. That leaves rails, and any old rack case.

The things that are not needed (in my opinion) are:

-The bus boards
-the frames (I don't understand why these are needed for anyone actually)

These add probably $150 to the cost of making a 2-row setup. All we need o
be able to do is slap rails & a power supply in any standard rack unit &
it'll all work.

/p





-----Original Message-----
From: Dieter Doepfer [mailto: hardware@... ]
Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2005 6:00 AM
To: Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com
Subject: AW: 1 Prohibitive cost of G6 hurts module buyers

> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: Paul Wagorn [mailto: pwagorn@... ]
> Gesendet: Dienstag, 8. März 2005 17:24
> If Dopefer were making lots of $ on the G6's, it would make sense the way

it

> is, but if Doepfer is selling the G6's at a low margin, then it makes

sense

> to provide a cheaper alternative.

If we sell the G3 or G6 via dealers or representatives our margin is less
than 10% as we expect the main profit from the modules sales. If we sell
directly it is a bit more because of the additional dealers rebate.

As suggested we will offer the rails and threaded inserts from about April
(same as used in the G3/G6, manufacturer ProMa). The prices will be about
Euro 7.00 for the rail, Euro 4.00 for the threaded inserts and Euro 0.20 for
the special screws required for the rails (2 for each rail). The prices are
not yet final but will be in this range. One could save money with M3 nuts
instead of the threaded inserts.

Next week I have an appointment with our case manufacturer (not ProMa but
the manufacturer for our other housings like MAQ16/3, Pocket series, MCV4,
MSY2 and so on). I will ask him if there is a change for cheaper A-100
frames. One idea is to manufacture a simple low cost dual rail from steel
that already includes the M3 threads (2 rows of M3 threads side by side, 84
HP length) and for example M4 or M5 threads at each end. So the additional
threaded inserts could be omitted. A simple G12 frame could be made from 5
of these rails and side/rear/top/bottom plates (e.g. made of wood and added
by the customer). The bus boards and power supply can be mounted directly to
the rear plate (via spacers).

But I'd like to know how many A-100 users are really interested in these
parts (Bakis, how about a poll, e.g. "Would you be interested that Doepfer
offers spare parts to built your own frame").

Best wishes
Dieter Doepfer





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