Saw a vid last night of a dotcom 960 with a COTK c961s and it was amazing!
I have a major jones for a Box 22S and the COTK. Anybody here know if dotcom power supplies work with COTK?
Pretty sure COTK can work on dotcom power.
Was looking at the COTK site last night and their power supplies have a dedicated dotcom Molex output.
They don’t seem to list the specific power requirements for the C961S.
COTK: It depends on the module and when it was manufactured.
The earliest COTK modules required dedicated (IDC ribbon type) power and could support the differential 12 or 15 volt standard. His power bus had (and still has) jumpers to support this as far back to 2005 (at least). Now, just as MOS-LAB are doing, the BUS power distribution modules have 6 pin MTA headers specifically for dotcom. In some cases it may seem attractive to plug it in once but if you’ve got anything more than just a small handful of modules, may as well nab a dedicated power supply for $80; there is something dreadfully wrong with powering a dozen modules through one lead of a dotcom squid and shared 22 gauge wiring.
I have a 911p which was manufactured in mid 2013 and it’s got DOTCOM power onboard and he will build them this way by request (the footprint for both power headers exists on all of the new boards and he’ll populate as required by order).
Many/most of COTK are powered by microcontrollers such as the Atmel 8-16PU. And they require +5V power typically but, it’s rectified on the module itself so from the supply to the distribution board and to the modules, as far as I’m aware it’s only the +15/-15 (or +12/-12).
But yeah, the 961S kicks arse. It gives a q960 modes which did not exist prior like ‘random’ and ping pong, etc. I believe you are referring to JLR’s excellent demo. The fact that he custom cut each patch cable to size is reason enough to give his video props.
Thanks for that very useful information. The more I look into modular the more my head spins. Was really set on a Sub37 but the possibilities of modular have taken over!