MSF5000 PA Molex Connectors

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By Robert W. Meister WA1MIK

Here's a short table that documents the wire colors that are shown in several manuals. Of course, Motorola could change the wire colors at any time for any reason.

PA Module Power 1 2 3 4 5 6

Band and Type Watts H/S Temp Circ Temp PA Key Fwd V Gnd Rfl V

900 Driver 75 RED N/C N/C GRN BLK WHT

900 Final 150 RED N/C N/C GRN BLK WHT

UHF ALL RED BRN N/C GRN BLK WHT

VHF Driver 25 RED BRN N/C GRN BLK WHT

I/C Board Driver ALL RED N/C WHT GRN BLK N/C

I/C Board Final ALL RED BRN ORG GRN BLK WHT

PA Module	Power	1	2	3	4	5	6
Band and Type	Watts	H/S Temp	Circ Temp	PA Key	Fwd V	Gnd	Rfl V
900 Driver	75	RED	N/C	N/C	GRN	BLK	WHT
900 Final	150	RED	N/C	N/C	GRN	BLK	WHT
UHF	ALL	RED	BRN	N/C	GRN	BLK	WHT
VHF Driver	25	RED	BRN	N/C	GRN	BLK	WHT
I/C Board Driver	ALL	RED	N/C	WHT	GRN	BLK	N/C
I/C Board Final	ALL	RED	BRN	ORG	GRN	BLK	WHT

The 125w and 350w VHF PAs utilize 28VDC. There was NO documentation in the manuals I had for the Molex connectors coming from those PAs. All other PAs operate from 14VDC.

In stations with a Driver PA as well as a Final PA, such as 150w 800/900 MHz or 350w VHF, there are two Molex connector cables coming from the Interconnect Board under the RF Tray. The connector with only four wires utilized goes to the Driver PA, since there's no circulator in the Driver PA and they don't measure the Reflected Voltage on the Driver PA. The cable with all six wires in it goes to the Final PA. If there's only one PA, it connects to the Final PA cable.

The connector coming from the PA is smaller than the one coming from the RF Tray. The smaller one has female contact pins and it fits inside the larger one. The photos below were taken from a cable that came from a 75w UHF PA. The wire colors at each Molex connector are identical.

Pin Numbers Looking into PA end Wires coming from PA

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