[sdiy] alligator patchbay ideas?

[J. Larry Hendry]

Oh yes. I really do like the idea of a matrix made of reed switches.
Larry H

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From: owner-synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl
[mailto:owner-synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl]On Behalf Of Tom Arnold
Sent: Friday, January 14, 2005 7:18 PM
To: Paul Perry
Cc: synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl
Subject: Re: [sdiy] alligator patchbay ideas?


On Sat, Jan 15, 2005 at 10:13:25AM +1100, Paul Perry wrote:
> For an EXPENSIVE BUT NICE system, i had a dream last night that you could
> have reed relays
> under the board, and use magnetic chess pieces or similar, if you had a
> suitably thin steel plate,
> the pieces would stick to it but there would be still enough magnetism to
> switch the relays.

That is such a cool idea.  And reed switches are pretty darn cheap too...
( $30 for 100 from All Electronics for some 1" ones )

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