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Abstract

A device for coding a cable bunch having a plurality of conductors of mutually different colors or color combinations. A first electrical connector (6) is provided on one end of the cable bunch and a second electrical connector (7) is connected to the device (8) to which the cable bunch (10) is to be connected, wherein the electrical connectors have a number of connector pins to which the conductors are connected individually. The electrical connectors when connected together are intended to transmit current or a signal from each of the conductors in the cable bunch to a predetermined connector pin in the second electrical connector. There is provided along the cable bunch (10) a locking device (11) which includes a code unit (12) which is constructed to break and connect one or more conductors incoming from the cable bunch (10) to the code unit (12) to the same number of conductors outgoing from the code unit. When connecting the conductors, incoming conductors (1-5) of different respective colors or color combinations are connected to outgoing conductors (1-5) of other respective colors or color combinations, thereby to obtain a predetermined mixture of colors or color combinations of the conductors (1-5) in the cable bunch (10) upstream and downstream of the code unit (12). The incoming conductors (1-5) are connected in the first electrical connector (6) to the predetermined correct connector pins with regard to the desired transmission of current or signals to the device (8). The code unit (12) is controlled by an electronic lock (13) which is constructed to cause the code unit (12) to effect the conductor connections when the user opens the electronic lock.

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