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<blockquote data-quote="SPECIAL LOCATION" data-source="post: 474512" data-attributes="member: 250"><p>When in doubt can't you just use the following method...</p><p></p><p>Join all the wires of the same colour together..</p><p></p><p>Then put each group of twisted wires into each terminal going left to right, (or clockwise if terminals not in a straight line)..</p><p></p><p>The order you put the wires into the terminals is alphabetical by the colour name..</p><p></p><p>eg...</p><p></p><p>1- Black</p><p></p><p>2- Blue</p><p></p><p>3- Brown</p><p></p><p>4- Green (solid )</p><p></p><p>5- Grey (or slate - see below)</p><p></p><p>6- Red</p><p></p><p>7- Slate (or grey - see above)</p><p></p><p>8- Violet</p><p></p><p>9- White</p><p></p><p>10- Yellow (solid)</p><p></p><p>11- Mixed colours (Yellow/Green) come after solid colours.</p><p></p><p>12- Bare unsheathed wires are only put into a terminal if there is enough terminals spare.</p><p></p><p>{some colours with possible multiple names could be located into more than one terminal. i.e. Grey or Slate)</p><p></p><p>It could save a lot of confusion..??</p><p></p><p> :C </p><p></p><p> Guinness</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SPECIAL LOCATION, post: 474512, member: 250"] When in doubt can't you just use the following method... Join all the wires of the same colour together.. Then put each group of twisted wires into each terminal going left to right, (or clockwise if terminals not in a straight line).. The order you put the wires into the terminals is alphabetical by the colour name.. eg... 1- Black 2- Blue 3- Brown 4- Green (solid ) 5- Grey (or slate - see below) 6- Red 7- Slate (or grey - see above) 8- Violet 9- White 10- Yellow (solid) 11- Mixed colours (Yellow/Green) come after solid colours. 12- Bare unsheathed wires are only put into a terminal if there is enough terminals spare. {some colours with possible multiple names could be located into more than one terminal. i.e. Grey or Slate) It could save a lot of confusion..?? :C Guinness [/QUOTE]
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