DIY Eurorack Case

It can be hard to find just the right Eurorack modular case. I’m picky about the power supply and distribution. Most small, powered cases don’t have the kind of power I want, or they don’t have a cover, or they are too expensive. I had sold my Folktek Mescaline and had left over the 104 hp rack and power it had been in. The rack was a simple open back frame with no place to install a distribution board. So I asked my friend Kri Samadhi if he would build me a small wood case. I used the rails from the old rack. And I had a 4ms Row Power 30 and one Euro Header Adapter. To this I added an ACL EVE1 Busboard, an excellent distribution board for Eurorack power. EVE 1 has several ways to connect power, including screw terminals. This, plus 18 gauge wire, achieves a low resistance path for the power. The EVE 1 distributes power on separate PCB layers, ensuring low resistance to each header.

ACL EVE 1 Busboard
Euro Header Adapter attached to Row Power 30

For the ground banana jack I always add to my cases for interconnecting other cases, I reused the 3hp blank with jack that I had installed in the Mescaline rack. The wood is too thick to fit a banana jack.

Loaded, patched, and powered up

I loaded it up with modules, intending to find a good combination for performance. The case has a removable wood cover that has room for closing while patched!

Covered DIY Eurorack Wood Case

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