Re: Newbie cable question

["Bob Worthy" <securinc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

With the use of crow bars, hammers, wire cutters, bolt cutters, spray paint,
hair spray, razor blades, paperclips, and I've even seen acid, used in an
attempt to either defeat or disable a security system. Worrying about no
color coding versus color coding is traveling way into the world of movies.
The high tech security applications, earlier refered to, are well thought
out and designed with layers on top of layers of hardened perimeter and
interior protection, as well as landscape and physical security before one
would ever get to the contol. Even internal threats are diminished with the
use of access control and CCTV in these type of applications. The
standardization of color codes is usually a company policy rather than an
industry standard, but with only so many colors to choose from in a 2-4-6
conductor wire, you will find most are using a uniform configuration.

"jhg" <..@..> wrote in message
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> thanks for the replies guys
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> I suppose it would be wrong to standardise for security reasons
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> "Bill" <bill190nospam@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:3qjtq8Ff61j8U1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > "jhg" <..@..> wrote in message
> > >
> > > can someone tell me if there is a colour code standard for wiring
alarms
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> > Actually some higher security systems do not have any colors on the
wiring
> > or any indication to tell which wire is which. Or may use colors at
> "random"
> > for the same reason.
> >
> > One thing you don't want in this business is every company to use the
same
> > standard for wiring. (In reality, it is actually quite difficult to get
> > every installer in just *one* company to use the same colors for
anything!
> > So this makes servicing the systems quite difficult at times...)
> >
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