Hey fellas,
I'm in the process of upgrading the patchbays on my Sound Workshop Series 40 console to Switchcraft. I've figured out which wires correspond to what i/o, but I'm not sure how to wire the grounds on the new patchbay.
With the stock implementation, the ground wire on some cables coming from the console is not used, and instead the ground is provided via the patchbay itself, yet on other connections (line in, patch out) all 3 wires are used, including the ground wire coming from the console. The question then becomes, do I wire the new patchbays in this same manner, with the grounds "passed through" from the console on some connections (ie. line in, patch out)...while on others (ie. bus out, dir out, patch in) ground is provided via normalling from other connections? Or should I use all 3 wires coming from the console on all connections?
I want to make sure I'm not creating ground loops anywhere. The studio will be using star chassis ground scheme. I've made a short video to demonstrate exactly what I'm talking about in case it might be helpful: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IziyiVGM5E0
Thanks very much!!
Jonny
I'm in the process of upgrading the patchbays on my Sound Workshop Series 40 console to Switchcraft. I've figured out which wires correspond to what i/o, but I'm not sure how to wire the grounds on the new patchbay.
With the stock implementation, the ground wire on some cables coming from the console is not used, and instead the ground is provided via the patchbay itself, yet on other connections (line in, patch out) all 3 wires are used, including the ground wire coming from the console. The question then becomes, do I wire the new patchbays in this same manner, with the grounds "passed through" from the console on some connections (ie. line in, patch out)...while on others (ie. bus out, dir out, patch in) ground is provided via normalling from other connections? Or should I use all 3 wires coming from the console on all connections?
I want to make sure I'm not creating ground loops anywhere. The studio will be using star chassis ground scheme. I've made a short video to demonstrate exactly what I'm talking about in case it might be helpful: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IziyiVGM5E0
Thanks very much!!
Jonny