Well, I'll be! That makes perfect sense. I had thought it was to visually
check signal flow. Especially considering the way you're doing mults, that
seems to be the way to go.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: J. Larry Hendry [mailto:jlarryh@...]
> Sent: Thursday, October 07, 1999 7:44 PM
> To: motm@onelist.com
> Subject: Re: [motm] colored washers yet again
>
>
> From: "J. Larry Hendry" <jlarryh@...>
>
> > From: "David Bivins" <david@...>
> >
> > Serious question, and not meant to offend: has anyone found their
> patching
> > has gotten faster or better using color coded jacks? I understand
> > color-coded cables (though I only color code cables for length), but
> jacks?
> > Seems like once you know the module, you would know where things go, and
> > there is a label for each input and output...
> >
> > Like I said--no offense meant!
>
> None taken here Dave. You may have missed the origin of where this
> discussion started some time ago. Color coding of jacks was an
> alternative
> for homebrew multiples as an easy way to see what jack was connected to
> what. For example, all the reds are one group, all the blues
> another, etc.
> One advantage of a system like this is flexibility. It would
> let you have
> multiples connected that might not actually be adjacent 1/4
> jacks. And, if
> you had a 1U or 2U panel that was blank, you could mark your multiples
> without any painting on the front. Plus, if you decided six months after
> you started using it that one of the multiples needed "one more" jack
> attached, you could do so, robbing it from another and indicate the rear
> connections by simply changing the color of the washer on the front.
>
> My MOTM multiple will be a single row of 1/4 jacks 48 jacks long that runs
> the length of my case horizontally between two rows of MOTM modules (24
> single units wide). I cannot be certain how I will need the
> multiples, so,
> I will leave that flexible by marking them with colored washers.
>
> Larry H.
>
>