[sdiy] Patch panel idea

[Tim Ressel]

Ah, the idea here is cheap, cheap, cheap. The
pushbuttons in question can be had at $10 per hundred:

Mouser 612-TL1105EF100Q

Polycarb is cheap and banananana plugs aren't too bad.
I figure a 10x10 board could be made for about $25.

--Tim (pinches a penny until Lincoln screams) Ressel



--- David Moylan <dave at westphila.net> wrote:

> 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
> 
>