Is there no way to buy this kit any longer?
And do you have to be versed in electronics to make it work?
I want a remote and i have the FCB, but it takes 3 cables and is just a hassle tbh
Fcb1010 One cable
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Tom2k -
February 25, 2019 at 5:19 PM -
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What do you mean?
The uno4Kemper eprom is still available.
It never worked with one cable though, the midi communication is bi- directional, thus 2 midi cables are required plus one cable for mains.
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I mean the kit that converts the board so you don't need 3 cables to use it properly.
Now i have to use 2 midi cables and one powercable. -
I believe he is referring to the One Cable kit:
while the one-cable kit offers phantom power and 2-way MIDI communication through one single MIDI cable
Doesn't look like it's being sold still though.
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I believe he is referring to the One Cable kit:
while the one-cable kit offers phantom power and 2-way MIDI communication through one single MIDI cable
Doesn't look like it's being sold still though.
Thank you. Didn’t know that this existed. Well, it’s very easy to make one yourself. The answer is Gaffa tape.
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You have to mod the FCB. It’s not very difficult, but you do need to have a little bit of electrical knowledge and a soldering iron. I did it to mine years ago and it’s great.
Basically, the mains IEC connector instantly goes to a small transformer inside the FCB. What I did was remove that transformer and send the low voltage wires to 2 unused MIDI pins. On the Kemper side: I used a wall wart transformer, that met the current requirements of the FCB (don’t remember off the top of my head) and spliced those two wires into my MIDI cable. They are not connected to the MIDI plug that connects to the Kemper, so there is no outside voltage entering. It just sends 9v thru the MIDI cable on the previously unused wires.
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From the same website mentioned by Ingolf, here is a link to installation instructions for the Single-Cable Kit:
https://www.fcb1010.eu/downloads/fcb1010_singlecablekit.pdf
I suggest contacting the website, to see if it is still available.
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I don't use the fcb1010 for the KPA, never did, but I did mod my 1010 for power over standard midi cable. I didn't buy a mod kit, just found and assembled the below components.
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If you're comfortable soldering, this isn't too difficult. If you like to DIY, this is a fun project which works well, and is very convenient.
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It never worked with one cable though, the midi communication is bi- directional, thus 2 midi cables are required plus one cable for mains.
My 1010 uses only one MIDI cable. Instead of putting the power over one of the cables, I combined MIDI in/out into one connector on the 1010 and split it out to two at the KPA end. I can now use one 50ft MIDI cable if I need to instead of two. (as long as it has5 conductors, some don't)
Made my setup much easier.
I've used this method now for several other projects and it works just fine.
Needless to say, you do have to know what you are doing and be decent with an iron, but it's not that complicated.
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Eureka sound makes a single midi cable kit for the fbc1010.
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Eureka sound makes a single midi cable kit for the fbc1010.
Thank you!
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Do you mean this: http://shop.tinybox.rocks/index.php?rout…1&product_id=50
Yes! Seems i need the tinybox but it seems like a good solution!
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I like it too, but I fear I don`t need it, since I am using the Big Little Giant, also from Gordius and it fit`s to all my needs (I`ve extended it with a FCB1010...), but it seems to be discontinued. The tiny box looks interesting anyway...