Is the color scheme inside a DB15 cable universal?

zapatistab

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Does anyone know if the wire colors inside a DB15 connector always pertain to the same connections?

I wrote down the color scheme for a Neo Hori Stick, and if the same colors apply to generic DB15 cables then I am able to use a cable I have that one end is cut.
 
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zapatistab said:
Does anyone know if the wire colors inside a DB15 connector always pertain to the same connections?
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I definitely would say no... Most people will do theirs the same way, but not necessarily the same way that another person might.
 
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UncaJJ said:
I definitely would say no... Most people will do theirs the same way, but not necessarily the same way that another person might.
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I understand what you are saying, but I wasn't asking about custom cables.
 
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I can almost guarantee you a NO...

I've seen different color codes.....
 
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zapatistab said:
I understand what you are saying, but I wasn't asking about custom cables.
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Sorry :) I guess it depends on the application... I know that the DB15 MIDI/Joystick connector will vary from the Neo DB15 joystick connector, but as long as there is a standard for the connector, it SHOULD be the same...
 
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Oh yeah... the color the wire is mostly depends on what they have available at the time and almost always varies
 
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I've bought many DB15 joystick extension cables at the same shop during the past few years and almost everytime the color scheme has been different, so just take a multimeter and figure it out each time.
 
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I'm quite surprised that they didn't set up a reference for this.
 
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