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gravon 42 Member Since: 10 Jan 2013 Location: Birmingham Posts: 522 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Steve D Member Since: 19 Jan 2013 Location: Essexshire Posts: 4109 ![]() ![]() |
Be careful!!!
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gravon 42 Member Since: 10 Jan 2013 Location: Birmingham Posts: 522 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
I am wiring a reverse camera in and I want to hide the wires,hence my question. 2013 Dynamic Santorini black
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pab Member Since: 28 Aug 2012 Location: Now in Mid-Wales Posts: 2007 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Yep, I got that, but what's stopping you concealing them behind a convenient piece of trim, carpet, etc? Where are they that there is no such convenient trim? |
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iain cooper Member Since: 27 Aug 2007 Location: north of Glasgow Posts: 1989 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
I would imagine the three wires going into the unit do different things ? so I would not cut them and join them together.
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Moleshome Member Since: 16 Oct 2014 Location: Right behind you with a chloroform soaked rag Posts: 133 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Looking at that I'd expect the yellow to be composite video and the red and white to be left and right channel audio. |
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gravon 42 Member Since: 10 Jan 2013 Location: Birmingham Posts: 522 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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pcheaven Member Since: 19 Jan 2010 Location: Kent Posts: 1459 ![]() ![]() |
I suspect ( from experience ) that you only need the yellow for video, both red and white, if following industry standards, are for audio. - unless they are being cheek and using it for power |
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gravon 42 Member Since: 10 Jan 2013 Location: Birmingham Posts: 522 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Yes,it appears that the red one is for power. 2013 Dynamic Santorini black
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pab Member Since: 28 Aug 2012 Location: Now in Mid-Wales Posts: 2007 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
OK, I see the problem. If the white wire is unused you can cut that off - just make sure the cut doesn't squash the wires together and short them out.
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gravon 42 Member Since: 10 Jan 2013 Location: Birmingham Posts: 522 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
It is delicate work! I have cut the white wire off and hidden it. Apart from about three inches on show,the
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taztastic Member Since: 03 Feb 2011 Location: North West Posts: 8652 ![]() ![]() |
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Forty_two Member Since: 24 Apr 2012 Location: Gloucestershire Posts: 93 ![]() ![]() |
if you do cut the wire, you will find one core wrapped around another and as mentioned earlier, the cable is extremely fine.
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Lightwater Member Since: 21 Aug 2014 Location: Sydney Northern Beaches Posts: 4921 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Cut them staggered along the wire a centimetre or so (1/2") for each addition wire. Before joining the ends, feed a bit of heatshrink over each wire, a nice tight diameter to keep overall size down. Plus a larger piece of heatshrink over the overall wire, a nice fairly tight size.
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