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tlmaen

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Patchbay color coding 4K E/G Series
« on: December 14, 2025, 07:29:10 PM »
Hi,
couldn't find anything reliable with Google search, or here in the forum.

What is the correct color coding für the SSL Patchbay?

Have to redo mine, as it were `customised`.

Would love to see some pictures!
Maybe with some useful color upgrades from 5/6/8/9k consoles...

Thanks,
Tilmann
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Re: Patchbay color coding 4K E/G Series
« Reply #1 on: December 15, 2025, 03:53:17 PM »
This any help?
Kevin.

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Re: Patchbay color coding 4K E/G Series
« Reply #2 on: December 15, 2025, 04:41:31 PM »
Thanks Walrus,
quite different from what I remember.
This is original?

Anyone else got pictures?

Regards,
Tilmann
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walrus

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Re: Patchbay color coding 4K E/G Series
« Reply #3 on: December 15, 2025, 11:28:42 PM »
As far as I know it is original. The desk was at RAK studios from new until its sale about 4 years ago.
Kevin.

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Re: Patchbay color coding 4K E/G Series
« Reply #4 on: December 18, 2025, 12:43:46 AM »
i have a 4040 e/g in storage for a year now. 😕. driving me crazy.  hopefully i'll be moving in the spring and can finally boot her up.  here's a pic of the bay

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Re: Patchbay color coding 4K E/G Series
« Reply #5 on: December 20, 2025, 04:42:43 PM »
Being the wiring moderator on here, I can confim that this is a standard layout for the colours.
Looks like a 56 wide patchbay so some things may be in a different position than a 48 wide version but the colours should be the same.

Good to see it labelled with A/B, C/D etc.

I was with SSL in the early days from 1980-87 and then left to undertake studio installations, mostly with SSL's but haven't had any work on these for over a year now.

Regards from Jim Lassen in the UK.