Coulter blocker alarm - MC Electronics sensor cable

[Forum flyer]

Hi,

I have recently purchased a coulter blocker alarm for my drill after having issues with it stopping seeding. I have started to fit it but the cables they have provided are two short. The supplier hasnt been very forthcoming with help. They are only super seal plugs which are easy to wire up.

The wire however is proving difficult to source. As you can see in the picture it has a red and a black that are slightly larger than the three sensing cables. It must have a specific name for the type of wire as i can seem to track it down.

Help would be appreciated!

Thanks

 

[Pheasant Surprise]

Looks like it’s a multi-core cable with larger cross-section wires for power. Will be non standard, perhaps made for the job.

Replace with another 5-core multi core cable that has a minimum conductor cross section that is equivalent to the power conductors on yours and it should be sweet

Outer cable sheath should be marked or stamped along its length with conductor type. Alternatively strip it back and measure it.

 

[335d]

Igus do cables like this for servo motors with power and signal in the same sheath. It’s normally expensive. Some call it combi cable, other hybrid cable. I would just replace with a 5 core cable with all cables the same diameter , (at least the diameter of the largest) core in your current one)unless the size of the outer sheath is critical.


Oops too late

 

[topcat2006]

Probably a CAN based cable or power/signal cable. It's used to keep costs down and also to make the overall cable diameter smaller. As both previous posters use a multi core cable with cores the same diameter as the larger two you've got.

I'm surprised you're having issues with the supplier if they are who I think they are. MC their selves are extremely helpful in the past when I've had dealings with them

 

[Pheasant Surprise]

Probably a CAN based cable or power/signal cable. It's used to keep costs down and also to make the overall cable diameter smaller. As both previous posters use a multi core cable with cores the same diameter as the larger two you've got.

I'm surprised you're having issues with the supplier if they are who I think they are. MC their selves are extremely helpful in the past when I've had dealings with them

CAN cables are typically 4-core and the standard wire colours are red, black, green and yellow. ISOBus (external) cables though have larger asymmetric cores for the 60 Amp power pins. But these are much larger and far more expensive cables and wouldn't suit the OPs need here.

 

[topcat2006]

CAN cables are typically 4-core and the standard wire colours are red, black, green and yellow. ISOBus (external) cables though have larger asymmetric cores for the 60 Amp power pins. But these are much larger and far more expensive cables and wouldn't suit the OPs need here.

In that case I'm sure you are suitably qualified to give the OP a hand with the part number and a supplier of the cable he has?

 

[Pheasant Surprise]

In that case I'm sure you are suitably qualified to give the OP a hand with the part number and a supplier of the cable he has?

Ive already given my suggestion above. QED. I would very much doubt its CAN though.