[sdiy] Patch panel idea

[David Moylan]

If you're going to use switches couldn't you just mount some sort of 
switch in place of the banana jack?  Like a light-up pushbutton on-off 
or even a mini-toggle.

Dave

Tim Ressel wrote:
> Yo,
> 
> I forgot to take my medication today, and in my
> delerium had an idea for making a DIY patch panel.
> Take a 1/2" thick piece of polycarbonate and drill
> holes to accept a banana plug. Behind the panel would
> be a PC board with those little pushbuttons switches.
> When a banana plug is inserted it pushes the button,
> activating it. The switches are wired in a matrix, and
> viola! A patch panel.
> 
> Any thoughts?
> 
> --TimR