Parallel cable color-to-pin mapping

[unclet]

I am using parallel cables as quick disconnects for the controls on my driving cab.  I wanted to determine which colored wires mapped to which pin so I used a continuity tester to map out the color-to-pin mapping.

After cutting the parallel cable wires I had lying around, I noticed I had three different types of cables (18 wire pair, 17 wire pair and 25 individual wires).  I included the color mappings for these wire types below in case anyone else could benefit from my patience  

Note1: I was told that the coloring mapping for parallel cables are not standard, so it depends on the type of cable you are working with for your project, but maybe this can help you out...

Note2: "unused" means the wire is not connected to any pin

Note3: In the (TYPE 1) cable, I believe 18 through 25 are ground so multiple wires mapped to these pins.



TYPE 1) Parallel Cable with 36 wires (18 pairs)
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 1 = Brown
 2 = Red
 3 = Orange
 4 = Pink
 5 = Pink/Red
 6 = Pink/Yellow
 7 = Yellow
 8 = Green
 9 = Green/Blue
10 = Blue
11 = LightBlue
12 = LightBlue/Purple
13 = LightBlue/LightGreen
14 = Purple
15 = Grey
16 = Grey/Yellow
17 = White
18 = Brown/White

19 = Red/Black
     Orange/Black

20 = Pink/Black
     Pink/Purple

21 = Pink/White    
     Yellow/Black

22 = LightGreen/Red    
     Green/Black

23 = LightBlue/Black  
     Grey/Black

24 = Blue/White        
     LightBlue/Blue
     LightBlue/Green

25 = Grey/Green    
     Purple/White
     White/Black

unused = White/Green  
         White/Yellow



TYPE 2) Parallel Cable with 34 wires (17 pairs)
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 1 = Brown
 2 = Red
 3 = Orange
 4 = Yellow
 5 = Green
 6 = Blue
 7 = Purple
 8 = Grey
 9 = White
10 = Grey/Yellow
11 = LightBlue
12 = Pink
13 = Pink/Orange
14 = LightGreen/Red
15 = White/Yellow
16 = LightBlue/Purple
17 = LightBlue/Green
18 = Brown/White
19 = Red/Black
20 = Yellow/Black
21 = Blue/White
22 = Grey/Black
23 = LightBlue/Black
24 = Grey/Green
25 = Green/Black

unused = White/Black      
         Green/Blue(one next to LightGreen/Red wire)
         LightBlue/Blue  
         White/Green      
         Pink Black  
         Purple/White
         Orange/Black    
         LightBlue/Yellow  
         Pink/White




TYPE 3) Parallel Cable with 25 wires (all individual)
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 1 = Black
 2 = Black/White
 3 = Brown
 4 = Brown/White
 5 = Red
 6 = Red/White
 7 = Red/Black
 8 = Orange
 9 = Orange/White
10 = Orange/Black
11 = Pink
12 = Pink/Black
13 = Yellow
14 = Yellow/Black
15 = Green
16 = Green/White
17 = Green/Black
18 = Light Green
19 = Blue
20 = Blue/White
21 = Purple
22 = Purple/White
23 = Grey
24 = Grey/Black
25 = White

[grafixmonkey]

Wow, nice!  this should be added to the FAQ.  

If you cut the cable though, all you have to do is match the colors of the wires to connect pin X to pin Y.  Unless you solder a parallel connector into something.

[unclet]

If you were using Type3 cable then of course you would not need to know the actual color mapping since there was only 25 wires and 25 pins so individual each wire would have a corresponding pin.  However, you are using Type1 or Type2 cables then some of the wires do not connect to any pin (or some of the wires go to the same pin) so it is helpful to know exactly which color of wire to use in these cases.

Glad someone finds it useful as well.....