TEAMYAKIMA Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 Hello I want to split my loconet into two - half going clockwise, half anti-clockwise. I need to track a splitter but don't know the term to use in the search. What is the technical term for the connectors at the end? Thanks Paul Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigelcliffe Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 6P6C RJ12 Frequently mislabelled as RJ11. What's important is the 6P6C bit - six positions and six contacts. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Bear Digital Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 1 hour ago, Nigelcliffe said: 6P6C RJ12 Frequently mislabelled as RJ11. What's important is the 6P6C bit - six positions and six contacts. RJ11 has only 4 wires. RJ12 Has 6 wires, but both use same 6pin connector. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gwyn-C Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 I've not seen a 'splitter' for Loconet as such anywhere on the market, but if you use Digitrax's UP5 panel you can utilise the extra socket on the side as well as the 2 main ports on the rear to provide 3 RJ12 ports. hence feed into one of the 3 ports and out of the other 2. One word of caution - do not complete the loop! In other words do not join the clockwise and anti-clockwise sections at the other end. This would cause all sorts of problems Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Steven B Posted December 11, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 11, 2019 Any 6 pin RJ12 splitters can be used as long as pins don't get swapped. i.e. pin1 on connector 1 must be connected to pin 1 on all the other connectors. 5 way splitter 7 way splitter 10 way splitter See also DCCWiki's entry on Loconet splitters Steven B Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
peach james Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 Steven, No, Loconet doesn't care if it is split regular or reverse. So you can go Pin 1-Pin 6 and back again. Just don't make a loop of it... James Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andymsa Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 3 hours ago, TEAMYAKIMA said: Hello I want to split my loconet into two - half going clockwise, half anti-clockwise. I need to track a splitter but don't know the term to use in the search. What is the technical term for the connectors at the end? Thanks Paul I use these, all you need is to buy the sockets as these are bare boards http://www.floodland.nl/aim/info_locohub_en_1.htm Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WIMorrison Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 5 hours ago, Gwyn-C said: I've not seen a 'splitter' for Loconet as such anywhere on the market, but if you use Digitrax's UP5 panel you can utilise the extra socket on the side as well as the 2 main ports on the rear to provide 3 RJ12 ports. hence feed into one of the 3 ports and out of the other 2. One word of caution - do not complete the loop! In other words do not join the clockwise and anti-clockwise sections at the other end. This would cause all sorts of problems I guess you haven’t been looking very hard then - there are shed loads around Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobjUK Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 For information, RJ plugs are each compatible with larger sockets. You can use RJ45 (ie. Ethernet) sockets with the RJ12 Loconet cables. That may make things a bit more versatile as you can use cheap IDC "punchdown" ethernet sockets and daisy chain the connecting wires through several sockets, or attach them to different parts of a baseboard? You can also use Ethernet trunk cable for linking the sockets at the IDC side, or ethernet patch cables for linking between sockets on different baseboards. Standard Ethernet cables are wired pin to pin. Basic keystone jacks are very cheap and there are numerous faceplates of different styles to take various numbers. eg. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/10x-RJ45-Keystone-Jack-Wall-End-Plug-Cat-5e-Ethernet-LAN-Network-Module-Adapter/272620577797?hash=item3f7973e405:g:w54AAOSwImRYRqt~ https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RJ45-Network-LAN-Cat-5e-4-Port-Faceplate-Single-Gang-Wall-Socket-Keystone-Jack/272629619364?hash=item3f79fddaa4:g:M-gAAOSwc-tY72U6 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2-Ports-RJ45-Keystone-Jack-Surface-Mount-Box-White-1-Pack/292689251029?hash=item4425a38ad5:g:DrwAAOSwPeVb53wO Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAF96 Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 Even Hornby flog them to link their Selects together, although theirs are used for Xpressnet. R8237. if you are going to make your own cables it is definitely worth getting a good set of crimp pliers. They usually cater for all sizes of RJ plugs and some other connectors. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Steven B Posted December 12, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 12, 2019 On 11/12/2019 at 13:19, peach james said: Steven, No, Loconet doesn't care if it is split regular or reverse. So you can go Pin 1-Pin 6 and back again. Just don't make a loop of it... James I don't disagree, but it's a lot easier to debug a Loconet system if you don't have transposed pins to worry about too. Steven B. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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