Heads up...Encoder Connector Wiring
Posted by
Hans Wedemeyer
on 2003-04-09 14:28:43 UTC
Just a note about ready made cables.
I needed to replace a cable on a US Digital Encoder.
The ready made cable arrived today.
The new cable is wired backwards !
Wired like this
Pin 1 Yellow (Ground)
Pin 2 Orange
Pin 3 Blue ( they got this right !)
Pin 4 nc ( power)
Pin 5 Brown
Correct Wiring
Pin 1 Brown
Pin 2 nc
Pin 3 Blue ( they got this right !)
Pin 4 Orange
Pin 5 Yellow
The incorrect wiring would not have caused damaged however it pays to check and save time, even manufactures can make mistakes !
One other bad experience I had with a PC "Y" power cable. I trusted it, and paid the price, Yellow and Red wires were swapped !
It fried a hard drive, and at the time the 40 meg (Compaq) HD cost me $600.- !
Hans W
PS USD are sending a new cable.... Berg connectors are a PITA to pick apart.
I needed to replace a cable on a US Digital Encoder.
The ready made cable arrived today.
The new cable is wired backwards !
Wired like this
Pin 1 Yellow (Ground)
Pin 2 Orange
Pin 3 Blue ( they got this right !)
Pin 4 nc ( power)
Pin 5 Brown
Correct Wiring
Pin 1 Brown
Pin 2 nc
Pin 3 Blue ( they got this right !)
Pin 4 Orange
Pin 5 Yellow
The incorrect wiring would not have caused damaged however it pays to check and save time, even manufactures can make mistakes !
One other bad experience I had with a PC "Y" power cable. I trusted it, and paid the price, Yellow and Red wires were swapped !
It fried a hard drive, and at the time the 40 meg (Compaq) HD cost me $600.- !
Hans W
PS USD are sending a new cable.... Berg connectors are a PITA to pick apart.