[BC] Audio Cable

[Milton Holladay]

The color code list applies to however many pairs you have
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "gRAdy Moates" <lists at loudandclean.com>
To: "Broadcasters' Mailing List" <broadcast at radiolists.net>
Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2008 11:30 AM
Subject: Re: [BC] Audio Cable


>> Belden catalog says nothing about 2pr cable, only their massive 
>> multipair,
>> and none of the codes in the back start Red / Black / etc.  8723 (ind.
>> shield 2pr, common jacket) says "Red & Black, Green & White" -- I 
>> interpret
>> to mean Green hot.
>
>    This is correct, and is the root cause of phase errors around the 
> world. . .
> anyone with an electrical background associates "green" with "safety
> ground", and uses "white" as "hot".  Anyone with a military/electronics
> background, who is disciplined about color codes, has been to the Belden
> catalog (or website) and uses "green" as "+" and "white" as "-", so things
> get screwed up as soon as two different techs work in a plant where 8723
> has been deployed.
>
>    I finally gave up in the mid-90's and started doing it backwards, 
> 'cause
> I kept finding so many plants done that way.
>
>    it still makes my heart skip a beat when I reverse the color code, 
> though.
>
> Grady