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 The commutator is a 12-channel, passive slip-ring unit from Moog (SRA-73683-12;​ {{:​guides:​homemade:​moog_sra-73683.pdf|datasheet}};​ there is a also a similar one called the AC6200-12 but this has more friction). The commutator is a 12-channel, passive slip-ring unit from Moog (SRA-73683-12;​ {{:​guides:​homemade:​moog_sra-73683.pdf|datasheet}};​ there is a also a similar one called the AC6200-12 but this has more friction).
  
-Commutator has 12 channels. ​For two headstages, we are only using channels 1-9; these numbers refer to the numbers on the commutator in the schematic below (NOT to numbers on the D-sub pins)+For two Amplipex ​headstages, we are only using channels 1-9; these numbers refer to the numbers on the //commutator// in the schematic below (**NOT** to numbers on the D-sub pins):
  
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 ({{:​guides:​homemade:​amplipex_commutator_cable-1.pdf|pdf}} of above diagram, which came from Amplipex)\\ ({{:​guides:​homemade:​amplipex_commutator_cable-1.pdf|pdf}} of above diagram, which came from Amplipex)\\
  
-the corresponding colors on the commutator are:\\+The corresponding ​wire colors on the commutator are:\\
  
 1 purple\\ 1 purple\\
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 Each D-sub connector is labeled either “1” (commutator data channels 1 and 2, purple and white/​brown) or “2” (commutator data channels 3 and 4, blue and white). Each D-sub connector is labeled either “1” (commutator data channels 1 and 2, purple and white/​brown) or “2” (commutator data channels 3 and 4, blue and white).
  
-On the Omnetics/​headstage side, as can be seen in the schematic, the two connectors have shared inputs. To accomplish this, 5 wires connect the relevant pins from one connector to the next. The colors for this are+On the Omnetics/​headstage side, as can be seen in the schematic, the two connectors have shared inputs. To accomplish this, 5 wires (scavenged from Cat5e ethernet cable) ​connect the relevant pins from one connector to the next. The colors for this are:
  
 ^ channel number ^ color on commutator wire ^ color on “bridge” wire between connectors ^ ^ channel number ^ color on commutator wire ^ color on “bridge” wire between connectors ^
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