Has Monome ended production of their Switch power module? Itās no longer listed in their store, even as āout of stock.ā And Iām only seeing it as āout of stockā on retailer sites.
Just wondering if this module has been terminated or replaced by a different power solution I wasnāt aware of.
i think switch is discontinued. ansible has an integrated 12v -> 5v converter so you can power your grid/arc from the 12v bus. if you donāt want to load your 12v rail with a grid (up to 200ma), or are noticing a high pitched buzz when many leds are lit, iād check out this diy solution:
it will divert grid/arc power draw to an external usb power supply.
Thanks for the input. As a Tiptop Happy Ending Kit user, I am assuming I would face some power or noise issues when using Ansible and Grid. Havenāt yet purchased or tested but thatās why I was going to get Switch right off the bat.
Iām not clear on how that utility board works - do you install it into Ansible somehow or does it live outside a Eurorack case?
itās a standalone board. once assembled it lives wherever you want to stash it. iām considering building one and mounting it inside my case with the usb cables hanging out a gap.
Analogue haven has some of the 5v ext dongles. I was a happy ending kit user as well. I ended up replacing the uZeus with a 4ms row power 40 for 164 hp of modules including ansible and earth sea. No problems.
So with the 4ms row power 40 you needed no additional dongles or modules? You powered ansible and earth sea with that in addition to you other modules ?
That makes it pretty simple. Thanks a lot!
Correct! Thereās a thread hiding out somewhere that lists it as a tested power supply for monome trilogy modules. I picked it up based on that, havenāt had any problems.
Hey i am looking for a second switch for my 6U I canāt seem to locate one anywhere though Any News or has it been sunsetted?
Meee Tooooooooo. This seems like it would be a good one to keep producing??
Pretty sure itās out of production for good Iām afraid
If you need it for power then this is a DIY option
Or there are some other ideas in this thread
A used Switch (and a used Earthsea) is currently in stock at Escape from Noise: https://escapefromnoise.com/en/manufacturer/monome/
Will this work for Teletype as well?
yep, I use the related Offworld-1 with mine with no problems ^-^
Just an FYI. I have the intellijel 7u 104 case all filled up. And no problem with Ansible and teletype with grid connected doing its thing. Medowphysics has a lot of pretty lights.
So Iām porting a usb power data splitter to a Euro panel and thought about changing the design a bit to swap the usb out ports with trrs jacks instead. I have a bunch that are unused, and would like to keep the usb receptacles for other projects. Plus I have some trrs to USB cables. Does this sound problematic? Like will the power, d+, d-, and ground short out or cause unwanted cross connections while the trrs cable is pushed in?
Donāt hot plug it and youād be fine, but the risk of a short is worrisome. Computer USB ports are protected by PTC fuses but I donāt know about monome gear.
