I new to dcc and i am going to soon start making my loconet wires to connect my componets on my digitrax system. My question is, I ordered some RJ12 6p6c 6wire conductors from Litchfield Station, and when I compared it with the wire on the throttle it had a white wire on the end with blue on the other end, the wire I have is as follows: black,red,green,yellow,white,and then blue, so it is black on one end and blue on the other end. Will this make a difference when i put a plug end on this and test it out? Does the colors have to match with the digitrax color? I appreaciate any help on this. Plus does the plug ends have to be a certain way? Again thanks.
i had a quick look on the internet and found this page
http://home.comcast.net/~stalbansrr/Layout/Technical/LocoNetConnections.htm
i hope it helps
ernie
as long as the same wire is in the same pin on both ends of the cable you will be ok. on my dt400r and ut4r the white wire is on the right looking at the rj11 with the tab facing you. my loconet cables have a white and blue wire on the outer ends. when i make cables i crimp the cable with the white wire on the right at both ends ( remember white is always on the right ) and your cables will be good. if your wire has black and blue as outer wires, pick one or the other for the right pin and always use it there. and always look at the rj11 with the tab facing you.
ereimer i had a quick look on the internet and found this page http://home.comcast.net/~stalbansrr/Layout/Technical/LocoNetConnections.htm i hope it helps ernie
I'd be cautious about some of the info on that page. For example, there are both straight-through couplers and crossover couplers. Making a blanket statement that "Couplers will reverse to phase of the rail-sync signal" doesn't always hold true.
Why not just go right to the source?
http://www.digitrax.com/kb/index.php?a=365
Also, to reply to the OP (and to try to stay in the good graces of the Forum Police), the specific wire colors do not matter. What really matters is that you wire pin 1 to pin 1, pin 2 to pin 2, etc.
HTH, Steve