Patchbay wiring question - pics inside..

[TimS]

As you may have read, I'm rewiring an old Switchcraft 96 point bantam patchbay.
However, I have come across blocks 32 - 48 on the bottom row that are hardwired with a bar across the terminals.
I'm not sure what this is for and was wondering if someone could shed some light. Is it for normalling, half-normalled or non-normalled connections?

I have taken 2 pics as per below;




Any info would be a great help - thanks guys..
Tim..

[rob]

these are groups of paralleled patchpoints. Quite common on patchbays, it simply places each of those four points that are joined together in parallel and thus can be used to split a signal. Patch into one point and you have 3 splits of that signal available on the remaining points

[TimS]

Thanks Rob - I was obviously heading in the wrong direction..
Good idea for parallel signals..

[mfdu]

mmmm paralleled goodness. very handy, i must say!!! and solidly done, by the looks of it.

great for parallel compression, multi-ing vocals on different signal paths and all that kind of lovin'.

biggest regret with my neutrik 1/4" patchbays is their ineffective paralleling.

chris.mfdu

[TimS]

great for parallel compression, multi-ing vocals on different signal paths and all that kind of lovin'.

chris.mfdu

great idea - will have to work out how I'm going to wire all this..
Excel spreadsheet here I come..