pin patch

1. Method for connecting multi-cable circuits to dimmers in a rolling, touring dimmer rack.
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The patchbay of an ETC Sensor Touring Rack. The hanging cords are the hot conductor s of the circuit s and the jacks are the dimmer outputs.

2. (Obsolete.) Also known as matrix, diode pin, or Battleship patch, a feature of early R&R analog lighting consoles for assigning channels to submasters or chase steps.
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The matrix section of a CAE Leprecon LP1000, circa 1980.

See also http://www.controlbooth.com/wiki/Patch+Types+of+Lighting .

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