Kingston
Well-known member
Aih!
This is the worst chore I've had to endure for years. I decided I needed a 48-point B-gauge patchbay and now I'm making looms and looms of XLR and TRS cables to and forth the studio. I didn't even make a dent and I spent the whole damn day!
I'm not sure the way I've soldered the cables to the jacks is a solid one either. There doesn't seem to be any physical support for the cables at the jacks, apart from a single bar from one end of the rack to the other. Zip ties seem to work as it's gonna stay as a solid installation, hopefully never needing repairs.
Using star quad for the cable turned out to be a stupid choice as well. It's nearly double the work. Or maybe I need better tools. Some oughta invent some kind of insta-unbraid. Unbraiding this very heavy duty star quad is the worst part of it all.
Share your patchbay and cable war stories.
This is the worst chore I've had to endure for years. I decided I needed a 48-point B-gauge patchbay and now I'm making looms and looms of XLR and TRS cables to and forth the studio. I didn't even make a dent and I spent the whole damn day!
I'm not sure the way I've soldered the cables to the jacks is a solid one either. There doesn't seem to be any physical support for the cables at the jacks, apart from a single bar from one end of the rack to the other. Zip ties seem to work as it's gonna stay as a solid installation, hopefully never needing repairs.
Using star quad for the cable turned out to be a stupid choice as well. It's nearly double the work. Or maybe I need better tools. Some oughta invent some kind of insta-unbraid. Unbraiding this very heavy duty star quad is the worst part of it all.
Share your patchbay and cable war stories.