Color-code of connectors on different cartridges.


Could anyone explain why cartridges have different positions of the color-code connectors on the back?
I own the following:
(I am presuming, tops being the positives and bottoms being the negatives.)

ZYX Airy 1000 (on TNT 5)
Looking from front of cartridge, it has:
Left: White (+), Blue (-); Right: Red (+), Green (-).

Benz Glider (M2) (new, not mounted)
Looking from front of cartridge, it has:
Left: Red (+), Green (-); Right: White (+), Blue (-).

Goldring Eroica (H) (on MMF-7)
Looking from front of cartridge, it has:
Left: White (+), Blue (-); Right: Green (+), Red (-).

The Goldring, in particular, I find strange with green on the right/top position! (Is this really correct?)

Are all cartridges mounted on the arms with the color scheme exhibited on the cartridge or are they mounted in a “set” color pattern, no matter what colors are on the cartridge itself?

Thank you for your consideration of a rather confusing situation.
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Showing 2 responses by eddaytona

You have to keep to the color scheme. Red to red etc. Green to green, whatever the layout of the pins. I had the red wire going to the green input on the Eroica. That is what was causing the phase problem. (Never thought the green would be on top of a cartridge as it is on the Eroica)
"The Goldring, in particular, I find strange with green on the right/top position! (Is this really correct?)"

Yes that is correct and totally weird. Took me a while when changing carts to realize why my system was out of phase. Thought my eyesight was failing when I rechecked the connections!