hi guenter, i think this was designed for RFI reasons, to enable installation of a 220/110VAC input module that has good LC filtering, to keep RFI from getting out through the line cord.
best wishes, dan On Mon, Sep 19, 2016 at 8:22 AM, Guenter Knittel <gknit...@mpifr-bonn.mpg.de > wrote: > Hi all, > > > > we have a Roach2-unit and consider adding a few components into the case. > > I wonder: why wasn’t the power supply moved flush to the rear panel, with a > > large cutout for power connector and fan? Was it because it is just a > little too > > much in height? > > Because if one did, there would be a lot of free space in the enclosure. > > > > Any info appreciated > > Cheers > > Guenter > > >