Guest Learning Posted October 7, 2005 Share Posted October 7, 2005 Can anyone give me the "legend" to the 6 & 8 core cables when wiring up a system. I have got the red and black sorted as +ve & -ve but do things like ALM and TAMPER etc need to be specific colours or just maintain continuiuty throughout tehe system ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morph Posted October 7, 2005 Share Posted October 7, 2005 There is no Standard way of doing it, in fact alot of companies have differ from each other. The important thing is in that whatever colour scheme you choose, stick to it through the whole installation and generally within all your companies installations, as this will aid long term fault finding. Red and yellow can be used for power but also green and white is poplular, however if you use the prefered 8 core cable you have four options to choose from. Colin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alarm Protection Posted October 7, 2005 Share Posted October 7, 2005 The way i do it is with 6 core Red - 12v Black - 0v Blue/yellow - Alarm White/Green - Tamper There is no rules so you can please yourself but keep the same colour to colour throughout the system set up. ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whistle Posted October 7, 2005 Share Posted October 7, 2005 I went to a job Blue + White - Green and brown = alarm white yellow = tamper Most odd colours to work with ??? My self red + black - blue yellow = alarm green white = temper but a few years ago i was on white + green - red yellow = alarm blue black = tamper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 29, 2005 Share Posted October 29, 2005 Bit late in replying, but Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian.cant Posted October 30, 2005 Share Posted October 30, 2005 Its such a shame my current employer uses blu / yel alarm & red /blk 12V, its pee's me off every time I wire a patio contact Theres a reason for everything................if red n black is power............... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 30, 2005 Share Posted October 30, 2005 Its such a shame my current employer uses blu / yel alarm & red /blk 12V, its pee's me off every time I wire a patio contact May be the early mornings taking effect, but why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zak Posted October 30, 2005 Share Posted October 30, 2005 Maybe because they run contacts on 4-core, therefore they have to use the red and black for tamper or alarm, meaning that when it comes to wiring the panel the red and black cores from the contacts could be wired in with the 12V by mistake if they are not careful. Zak Tankel - Managing Director - Security First (UK) - www.securityfirst.uk.com Disclaimer: Any comments or opinions expressed by me are my own as a member of the public and not of my employer or Company. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 30, 2005 Share Posted October 30, 2005 Maybe because they run contacts on 4-core, *cough* rough *cough* Never thought of that, bit slow earlier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lectrician Posted October 30, 2005 Share Posted October 30, 2005 *cough* rough *cough* Never thought of that, bit slow earlier. I have always done it the way I was taught when I was learning.....and havn't changed. Green - (earthy colour) White + Blue/Black - Tamper Yellow/Red - Alarm Now, how about the bell box..... Email : martin@askthetrades.co.uk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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