Wayne's mini power supply

[mica]

Hi Wayne,
 
Here's the little guy my dad made for you:
 

 
it's 4x4x2-1/4 inches and cute as a button. He even put a green LED on the front for fun!
 
You'll have this on Thursday, the insurance letter went through on the fax this afternoon right after you called so that's waiting for you at the office now.
 
Hope you have a great trip!

[Keith Wilson (darkbassist)]

I'm new to Alembic, so I hope this question isn't too dumb, but what is the power supply for?  I know it is for the basses with the pin connectors, but exactly what is it powering?  i tought it had something to do with playing in stereo.  i'm confused.

[Wayne McLemore (wayne)]

Keith-
 
You're less confused than you think.  The answer is Yes.  The external power supply is used with the Series instruments to power the electronics (and LEDs if applicable) and carry the output signal to the pre-amp.  That output can be stereo, split by pickup, or mono.  The Series instruments can run on battery power, but they will eat 2 9-volts in less than 10 hours.
 
The little guy in the picture above is a throw back to the original, non-rackmount power supplies of the 70's.  I often am playing in situations where I don't use an on-stage rig and can't run stereo anyway.  So, Ron built me a mini that only sends a mono signal.  Now, before any of you Series players get excited, I first asked for it in March of 2000 - it's not exactly a production model.  ;-)
 
C-Ya.............wayne

[Rami Sourour (rami)]

Uh oh...  I was just about to ask for one for my Series II.  Hmmm...

[mica]

It won't take forever to get one now if you like the look of the one shown at the beginning of this thread. My dad delayed starting Wayne's because he thought he had heavy duty chassis here (actually, he's still sure they are here, but their location remains a mystery). I finally convinced him that Wayne wasn't going to be mean to the power supply, so we bought a hobby box to build it.  
 
Rami, let me know if you want one just like Wayne's or with the 2 outputs and stereo/mono switch. $375, same as the DS-5R. Order as mini power supply and specify your ouput preference.  

[H.Ed Meisch (sywot)]

I have an original 70's DS-5R can a stereo/mono
switch be retro-fitted ?

[mica]

You shouldn't need one -- with the original DS-5 power supplies, the output labelled Bass is the mono output when used alone.

[H.Ed Meisch (sywot)]

Sorry Mica, I checked again and mine is a DS2  
s/n 18. I shouldn't try to read numbers in the dark!! My mistake.

[mica]

Wow, you've got an oldie! We can do it for you for $65 parts and labor, or we can send you a circuit diagram by mail. Please email me to arrange either.