I am sure this question will be raised by many in the future....
I have 2 Select units, and want to connect them up so I have two 'cabs'.
I understand that the so called 'buddy cable' that hornby briefly mention is a RJ12 cable - basically the same kind of cable a computer modem uses but using 6 wires instead of 2 or 4, which is RJ11 instead.
I don't particularly want to have to make my own, but I am struggling to find anyone in the UK that can supply a 6-way RG12 patch cable to do the job. All I seem to get offered is a 'kit' which consists of the RJ12 connectors and a crimping tool !
Also, is this cable supposed to be a straight through (pin 1 to 1, pin 2 to 2 etc) cable or does it have cross wires (Tx, Rx, Power or what ever the 6 wires are used for)? I can find no info specifically telling me this, and hornby do not yet sell this 'buddy cable', which is a bit poor really.
Can anyone help confirm the cable 'pin-outs' and wire function allocations, or suggest a decent RG12 cable supplier?
I have 2 Select units, and want to connect them up so I have two 'cabs'.
I understand that the so called 'buddy cable' that hornby briefly mention is a RJ12 cable - basically the same kind of cable a computer modem uses but using 6 wires instead of 2 or 4, which is RJ11 instead.
I don't particularly want to have to make my own, but I am struggling to find anyone in the UK that can supply a 6-way RG12 patch cable to do the job. All I seem to get offered is a 'kit' which consists of the RJ12 connectors and a crimping tool !
Also, is this cable supposed to be a straight through (pin 1 to 1, pin 2 to 2 etc) cable or does it have cross wires (Tx, Rx, Power or what ever the 6 wires are used for)? I can find no info specifically telling me this, and hornby do not yet sell this 'buddy cable', which is a bit poor really.
Can anyone help confirm the cable 'pin-outs' and wire function allocations, or suggest a decent RG12 cable supplier?