Could my patchbay damage my mics?what things should i be caution about?

[capellino]

I KNOW THAT PROBABLY YOU LL ALLREADY DISCUSSED THIS ISSUE HERE
BUT I DIDNT FIND THE ANSWER THAT I WAS LOOKING FOR

I HAVE NOW 3 PATCHBAYS
I HAVE A SKAKE THAT GOES TO THE PATCHBAY AND THEN TO MY PREAMPS AND THEN TO MY APOGEE CONVERTERS

WHAT THINGS MUST I BEWARE OF?
CAUSE I HAVE LOTS OF NEUMANN MICS AND I DONT WANT TO DAMAGE THEM
I KNOW THAT I CAN DAMAGE THEM BY THE PHANTOM POWER ISSUE

SHOULD I BETTER GET SOMETHING LIKE THIS?
BSS AR133 - Greek International Cyberstore

AND GIVE THE MICS PHANTOM POWER INSIDE THE STUDIO?
ALL MY CABLES ARE BALANCED AND SHIELDED
I KNOW THAT I CAN DAMAGE THEM BY ACCIDENTLY PLUGING THE WRONG PATCH CABLE TO THE WRONG INPUT WHEN PHANTOM POWER IS ON
I HEARD THAT I SHOULD TURN THE PHANTOM POWER OFF ON ALL OF MY PREAMPS BEFORE PATCHING AND THEN PATCH THE MIC LINE TO THE PREAMP THAT I WANT..BUT USUALLY I WANT TO PATCH QUICKLY TO MANY PREAMPS AND PLAY WITH THE BAY TO SEE WHAT PREAMP I LIKE TO THE MICROPHONE THAT I AM USING AT THIS PERTICULAR MOMENT

HOPE YOU CAN SAVE ME FOR ONE MORE TIME GUYS CAUSE I DONT WANT TO DAMAGE MY MICS OR MY PREAMPS

THAN YOU ALL IN ADVANCE

[robmix]

You should turn phantom off before patching any mics. It's really not that big a deal to develop that as part of your routine.

That being said, I've seen people accidently hot patch mics with phantom many times, and apart from a very loud pop, I've never seen any gear damaged by doing so.