LocoNet six-wire flat cables

[Georgia Flash]

 Back again... Does anyone know where and how I can get bulk(?) lengths of the six-wire/conductors flat cable, i.e., like "phone cable"? I will need this type of cable in order to connect a series of the (Digitrax) UP5 panels around the fascia/perimeter of my layout. Is there an on-line source? Or will the people at HomeDepot/Loews know what I am talking about? Supposedly, attaching the connectors to the six-wire flat cable with the crimping tool is a no-brainer; I certainly hope so. Any tips you guys might have will be used and appreciated. Thanks,

G. Flash

[cacole]

 Bulk 6 conductor telephone cable is available from All Electronics.  They have the crimping tool and crimp-on plugs, too.

http://www.allelectronics.com

[Phoebe Vet]

Lowes, Home Depot, Radio Shack, etc.  They have the cable and the jacks, and the crimper.

Most of the loconet devices like UP-5s don't care whether the connectors are wire 1 to wire 1 or wire 1 to wire 6, but a couple of them do, so as long as you are making your own cables anyway do it like this:

http://digitrax.com/kb/index.php?a=365 

 

[mfm37]

http://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/Emerson-AIM-Cambridge/65-TF226M/?qs=sGAEpiMZZMtgSs4ktXb8pnWhjXdXIhKU

[river_eagle]

cacole

 Bulk 6 conductor telephone cable is available from All Electronics.  They have the crimping tool and crimp-on plugs, too.

http://www.allelectronics.com

I'll second all electronics, and they have ready made 6 pin modular data cables in 7, 15, and 25 ft. lengths dirt cheap.

and the $7 flat shipping rate is hard to beat.

look

http://www.allelectronics.com/index.php?page=search&search_query=Straight-wired+for+data+applications&x=18&y=3

 

[jbinkley60]

 

You can buy it in bulk from Dalco Electronics for 13 cents a foot.

http://www.dalco.com/ProductDetails2.aspx?sku=44405&selection=1

I highly recommend them.