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This is an old revision of Socapex made by MegSchrock on 2023-02-05 22:15:45.
Socapex
Labels
- Tear 2" gaff tape to 1 3/4" to label the socapex connector.
- Write labels using a wide-tip marker such has a chisel-tip sharpie or a pentel paint pen.
- Underline numbers.
- Use quotes around letters.
- Write the label twice when dealing with labels that are up to 3 characters; when 4 characters are required, a single label is sufficient.
- Line up the first label with the "key" or "keyhole" and the second label directly opposite that
Orientation
Any cable, whether it be socapex or bates or a single should always have the labels oriented such that the male-end point to the sky and the female end points to the ground. This is because, more often than not, cables drop from the grid and are viewed in this manner. It also ensure that, coupling this with lining up your labels with the key/keyhole, you will be able to read the connection as it enters the back of the dimmer rack.Colors
| Color | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Red | Hard Power |
| White | Dim Line |
| Black | Dim Line |
| Pink | Rack 1 |
| Orange | Rack 2 |
| Green | Rack 3 |
| Teal | Rack 4 |
| Purple | Rack 5 |
| Brown | Rack 6 |
| Gray | Spare |
| Blue | GFCI |
Break Outs
Break-outs should be labeled to correspond with their socapex run in the correct color and label on the socapex connector and the edison end should be labeled in white with the appropriate channel number written in black sharpie. Alternately, for a sexier approach, black gaff tape, with a white paint pen. The exception to this rules is with [Glossary | hard power] break outs where every label (including the edison) should be in red, as mentioned above.Great care should be taken to orient the labels appropriately and attention should be given to the fact that there is an sequence to the break-outs themselves.
Organizational Methods
Socapex can be organized almost any way imaginable, here are 3 of the most common methods:- Channel numbers: Some folks like to keep it simple and label the socapex with the appropriate channel numbers. If the 96-rack is channels 701-796, then the first socapex would be labeled 701-706, the second would be 707-712, and so on. This can be limiting if the channel numbers change later, then all the cable is wrong. The following 2 methods reserve the channel numbers for only the breakouts and identify socapex by rack and port.
- Rack "1" Port "A": This method is useful if there are multiple racks. The first number identifies which rack and the letter identifies the port. The first rack would have labels "1A", "1B", "1C" and so on. The second rack would be "2A", "2B", "2C", and so on.
- Rack "A" Port "A": This methods eliminates the the funky pseudo words that crop up with the previous method such as "1H" and "1I" and "1O" which can be confusing to look at. So instead, the first rack (rack "A") would have labels "AA", "AB", "AC" and so on. The second rack (rack "B") would be "BA", "BB", "BC", and so on.
