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Old May 23, 2016 | 11:15 AM
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I am putting new bars on my bike and I bought the Namz handlebar wire extension kit and all of the wire colors match up but one. I have a red/yellow wire on the right side and I have 3 left over wires from the Namz kit- an orange/black, red/blue, and a purple/black. Which one do I use? Has anyone ran into this? Suggestions?
 
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Old May 23, 2016 | 11:39 AM
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Pick one and remember which one you picked, then put it in the original colored hole.
 
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Old May 23, 2016 | 11:42 AM
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Ok. So it doesn't matter which color wire it is just as long as it goes in the connector in the same place the original (red/yellow) went?
 
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Old May 23, 2016 | 11:55 AM
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Correct. Electrons are color blind and don't care as long as they go where they are supposed to go.
 
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Lol ok thanks! I wasn't sure if they each had different number of strands in them. I know nothing about the electrical side as you now know. Thanks for your help!
 
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