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diff --git a/pages/hardware/modular-suitcase.rst b/pages/hardware/modular-suitcase.rst index a1ec1b5..f1ebb78 100644 --- a/pages/hardware/modular-suitcase.rst +++ b/pages/hardware/modular-suitcase.rst @@ -10,14 +10,14 @@ Modular Suitcase About ----- -| From the beginning of 2015 on I started building some :abbr:`Eurorack (A racking system for modular synthesizers, being 3U tall and a multiple of 2HP wide)` synthesizer modules designed by |befaco|. This, being one of those :abbr:`GAS (Gear Acquisition Syndrome)` related activities, easily gets out of hand of course and leads to the final question: +| From the beginning of 2015 on I started building some |abbr_eurorack| synthesizer modules designed by |befaco|. This, being one of those |abbr_gas| related activities, easily gets out of hand of course and leads to the final question: | Where to put all of that stuff? | The usual answer to that question is to buy a premade suitcase (by Doepfer and alike) or a semi-fitting suitcase, that you can modify and put rails into. | -Being a :abbr:`goat skinner (Someone who tends to find the most complex way of acquiring a functionality. Usually by building all components him/herself.)`, that obviously wasn't enough for me. -So I started building a suitcase on my own (with some inspiration from |victor_mazon|), trying to adhere to cabin luggage size limitations (40cm x 50cm x 20cm) for most airlines, just to learn that the :abbr:`IATA (International Air Transport Association)` changed their suggestions when I was about to start building. -Although being a suggestion, it is most likely that many airlines will stick with this new size limitation (55cm x 35cm x 20cm), which is sad, because with a little over 40cm you can actually fit in 3x 3 :abbr:`U (Rack unit)` into your suitcase! +Being a |abbr_goat_skinner|, that obviously wasn't enough for me. +So I started building a suitcase on my own (with some inspiration from |victor_mazon|), trying to adhere to cabin luggage size limitations (40cm x 50cm x 20cm) for most airlines, just to learn that the |abbr_iata| changed their suggestions when I was about to start building. +Although being a suggestion, it is most likely that many airlines will stick with this new size limitation (55cm x 35cm x 20cm), which is sad, because with a little over 40cm you can actually fit in 3x 3 |abbr_u| into your suitcase! Nevertheless, I decided to move forward with my initial size limitations for my suitcase. It can host 6 x 19" of modular Eurorack goodness. @@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ It can host 6 x 19" of modular Eurorack goodness. Planning -------- -I'm not a fluent :abbr:`CAD (Computer-aided design)` software user, so I decided to use |inkscape| (a powerful, free and easy to use vector graphics tool) for planning the whole thing instead. The below pictures are taken from the created :abbr:`SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics)` files, which you can find here (right click and "save as"): +I'm not a fluent |abbr_cad| software user, so I decided to use |inkscape| (a powerful, free and easy to use vector graphics tool) for planning the whole thing instead. The below pictures are taken from the created |abbr_svg| files, which you can find here (right click and "save as"): * |modular_suitcase_side| * |modular_suitcase_front| @@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ The rails washers for the top part of the modular suitcase have to have a little .. _SawingRailsSlice: -| **Note**: Four of the rails will have to have a slice of 1,5mm by 2,1cm be cut off. It has to be on the side where there's no nut rail (bottom side on the below picture). This has to be done, to make the rail fit properly in the suitcase right next to the plywood and thus ensuring 3 :abbr:`U (Rack unit)` also on the outer rack spaces (otherwise the corner casemakers push the rails inwards and thereby waste 1,5mm). +| **Note**: Four of the rails will have to have a slice of 1,5mm by 2,1cm be cut off. It has to be on the side where there's no nut rail (bottom side on the below picture). This has to be done, to make the rail fit properly in the suitcase right next to the plywood and thus ensuring 3 |abbr_u| also on the outer rack spaces (otherwise the corner casemakers push the rails inwards and thereby waste 1,5mm). .. figure:: /images/sb_rail.jpg :alt: 19" rail (without edge) @@ -601,9 +601,9 @@ I used a bunch of nuts to bridge the gap between the power supply and the anchor Bottom half of the modular suitcase with screws for the |d-60| power supply .. figure:: /images/modular_suitcase_power_supply_cables_and_sugru.jpg - :alt: Bottom half of the modular suitcase with the |d-60| power supply and Sugru below the |befaco| |power_busses| :abbr:`IC (Integrated Circuit)`s. + :alt: Bottom half of the modular suitcase with the |d-60| power supply and Sugru below the |befaco| |power_busses| |abbr_ic|. - Bottom half of the modular suitcase with the |d-60| power supply and Sugru below the |befaco| |power_busses| :abbr:`IC (Integrated Circuit)` s. + Bottom half of the modular suitcase with the |d-60| power supply and Sugru below the |befaco| |power_busses| |abbr_ic|. .. _Pictures: @@ -640,3 +640,35 @@ Pictures Frontal/ left corner view on (closed) modular suitcase +.. |abbr_eurorack| raw:: html + + <abbr title="A racking system for modular synthesizers, being 3U tall and a multiple of 2HP wide" >Eurorack</abbr> + +.. |abbr_gas| raw:: html + + <abbr title="Gear Acquisition Syndrome" >GAS</abbr> + +.. |abbr_goat_skinner| raw:: html + + <abbr title="Someone who tends to find the most complex way of acquiring a functionality. Usually by building all components him/herself" >goat skinner</abbr> + +.. |abbr_iata| raw:: html + + <abbr title="International Air Transport Association" >goat skinner</abbr> + +.. |abbr_u| raw:: html + + <abbr title="Rack unit" >U</abbr> + +.. |abbr_cad| raw:: html + + <abbr title="Computer-aided design" >CAD</abbr> + +.. |abbr_svg| raw:: html + + <abbr title="Scalable Vector Graphics" >SVG</abbr> + +.. |abbr_ic| raw:: html + + <abbr title="Integrated Circuit" >ICs</abbr> + |