Custom-built XLR patchbay

WRX07 · Post by **WRX07** » Tue Feb 22, 2005 5:38 pm

I am looking for a rackmountable 8-channel XLRF-XLRM patchbay with Gold Neutrik connectors, but have yet to find one already built. What do I need to do this? A panel system with eight empty slots for XLR connectors, and then solder on gold Neutrik connectors myself?

Sword9 · Post by **Sword9** » Wed Feb 23, 2005 3:10 am

How are you wishing for it to be normalled?

Hosa has this one but it's just a straight.

Post by **Aaronw** » Wed Feb 23, 2005 3:51 am

Sam has a point. You can't normal XLR's. If all you plan is a denormalled bay, you can either buy one premade (such as Hosa) and I remember seeing one recently that Markertek carries (might be hosa or whirlwind) (can't remember and can't find the catalog). Or the other option is to get a panel, some XLR's and solder them. Even w/ a premade bay, you'll still have to solder the connections.

lowdbrent · Post by **lowdbrent** » Wed Feb 23, 2005 4:56 am

Yes and no. If you want a panel like that, you get them from Rapco, Horizon, CBI, Carvin, ProCo, Markertek etc, etc.

What are you trying to do?

On a real patchbay, no cable is needed to complete the circuit. The source enters the top jack and is fed to the bottom jack, because of a physical short in the top connector.

If you want to do this permanently with XLR's, you would need to add a barrier strip (for future quick re-routes). The signal could come into the top jack, go to the barrier strip, and then from there be passively split. One split to the panel mounted jacks, the other to the cables connected to your gear. Then if you need to outputs from one source, you have it.

Just a thought.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Wed Feb 23, 2005 8:55 am

Basically I just want a rackmountable panel that has XLR ins in the front and XLR outs in the back. My mic cables would go into the front, and XLR cables in the back would go to my seperate pre-amps. Markertek has one patchbay, but not with gold Neutrik connectors like I'm looking for. I'm going to e-mail them later tonight to see if they could custom build this, and how much it would cost. But I have a feeling it is going to be costly, and I might be better off building it myself.

So, I don't think this patchbay needs to be normalled. The signal just goes straight from the front to the back. Does any kind of cabling need to be done inside the patchbay? Or pretty much buy an empty metal panel with eight XLR slots, buy gold Neutrik XLR's, and solder them in myself? Thanks for the quick replies

lowdbrent · Post by **lowdbrent** » Fri Feb 25, 2005 3:55 pm

Connect cables to your preamps, and desolder the other female connector, solder that cable to XLR connector on your panel. (Or build the cables from scratch) You do not need two connectors on your panel for every channel of signal. Just one. So when you plug your mic cable's male connector into the female panel-mount connector, it will automatically feed a preamp. Label the jacks on the panel so that you know which preamp and/or channel you are feeding.

LiveWire · Post by **LiveWire** » Mon Mar 07, 2005 3:58 pm

Yes You can normal XLR's... Neutrik makes panel mount XLR connectors with normalling points.

Please feel free to email me if you need any type of panel. I have all sorts in stock!

Thanks

dave@livewiresi.com

Sword9 · Post by **Sword9** » Mon Mar 07, 2005 4:34 pm

what's the part number?

Post by **Aaronw** » Tue Mar 08, 2005 12:45 am

Yes You can normal XLR's... Neutrik makes panel mount XLR connectors with normalling points.

Yeah, I'd like to see this myself. What is the part number?

LiveWire · Post by **LiveWire** » Sat Mar 12, 2005 4:18 pm

The Neutrik Part # is a NCJ9FI-S or the NCJ9FI-S-O (doesn't have a locking feature on the -0)

here is a direct link to the PDF about them

http://www.neutrik.com/images/ock/produ ... 246261.pdf

emtee · Post by **emtee** » Sun Mar 13, 2005 1:08 am

The switched contacts are only operated upon insertion of the jack plug, not the XLR, so they're not suitable for a normalled XLR patchbay.

LiveWire · Post by **LiveWire** » Tue Mar 15, 2005 4:22 pm

Sam yes you are correct, my mistake.

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