"N_Cook" wrote in message
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24 channel 8 foot long beast with analogue meters and patchbay. Would this
sort of kit be made with convenience of repair in mind. ie props and cable
extenders designed in ? Would it be a 2 man job to get it open and propped
up, then a partial stripdown just to replace meter bulbs ? Would 2 or 3
of
the main channel sections be removable and repairable off site and rest of
the console be useable without bridging cables etc




All you need to do is on this kind of desk is to remove the first four
channel modules. This will give you enough length of ribbon
cable/connectors to externally test any channel strip you care to plug into
it. You do not need any extenders whatsoever. Similarly with the group
modules.

You can also remove each channel module and power it on the bench from +/-
15v and ground via the obvious Fuse Resistors. The only thing missing will
be Phantom and the Insert loop which you will have to short. Best to work
with a schematic in this case though - sometimes grounds may come from more
than one source.



Gareth.