Wire Puzzles | Classic Marathon | Page 1

lone cargo Mar 16, 2026, 12:26 AM

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Cut the various colored lines

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From the manual:

If the S/N contains 25, cut the same color of the cable
that is next to 25 when the timer contains the amount of
cables next to 25.

Else if there are an equal amount of red boxes to the
amount of zeros in the S/N cut the wire that has the
same color of the box adjacent to 29 when the timer
contains 2 in any position.


Else if the number of vowels in the S/N matches the
number of white boxes and it has no T’s, you should cut
the blue wire when the timer contains the largest number
in the S/N in any position.


Else if there are exactly 4 white cables connected, cut
the Magenta wire when the timer contains 0 in any
position no matter what.


Else if the number of cables connected matches the
amount of letters in the S/N, cut the white cable when
the timer contains the number of cables connected in any
position.


Else if the sum of the numbers in the S/N plus the
amount of white boxes is equal to a number that exists
as both the first and the last number on the capped
power nodes and is larger than 1, cut the purple wire
when the timer contains the sum of the numbers in the S/
N in any position.


Else if the last number of the serial minus the rest,
amounts to the number of unique numbers on the capped
power nodes, cut the orange cable when the timer
contains 7 in any position.


Else if the amount of cables that are directly adjacent
to two identical numbers matches the number of M’s in
the S/N, cut the Green cable when the timer contains 5
in any position.


Else if the capped power nodes with the number 29 is
directly next to a white box and the S/N ends on O cut
the Light red cable when the timer contains the amount
of 7’s that exist in the S/N and on capped power nodes
in any position.


Else if the amount of connected blue cables matches the
final number in the S/N cut the Yellow wire when the
timer contains 1 in any position

cerulean plaza Mar 16, 2026, 12:29 AM

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but where are the cables

lone cargo Mar 16, 2026, 12:29 AM

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here is an example of one, the serial number changes with each refresh

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when you mouse over a cable, the color is revealed

cerulean plaza Mar 16, 2026, 12:29 AM

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ah

lone cargo Mar 16, 2026, 12:29 AM

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here is another

cerulean plaza Mar 16, 2026, 12:30 AM

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but there’s only so many serial numbers i thought i saw someone say

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like they’d only seen 8 or so

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idk if that is true i saw it on the official discord

lone cargo Mar 16, 2026, 12:31 AM

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I believe that is correct -- but the solution to the puzzle involves the serial number itself

cerulean plaza Mar 16, 2026, 12:31 AM

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ok

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but we just have to figure out the answer for every config and then it won’t matter that the timer is 1 minute

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are the nodes at the end also colored?

lone cargo Mar 16, 2026, 12:32 AM

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so for example, it just gave me C2K4T00 as a prompt to solve this one

lone cargo Mar 16, 2026, 12:32 AM

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cerulean plaza are the nodes at the end also colored?

no they're always green, and don't change with a hover

cerulean plaza Mar 16, 2026, 12:32 AM

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ok

lone cargo Mar 16, 2026, 12:33 AM

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although looking at that manual text, I don't see wtf this has to do with 'boxes'

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maybe I copied the wrong manual snippet

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maybe the boxes are an in-game thing

cerulean plaza Mar 16, 2026, 12:36 AM

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i think they are isn’t there a line in the preservation manual about one of the puzzles being represented by a thing in flight control

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i don’t have the pdf rn i’m on my phone sorry

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don’t think this is our thing

lone cargo Mar 16, 2026, 12:41 AM

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cerulean plaza

that's the compass puzzle I think

cerulean plaza Mar 16, 2026, 12:41 AM

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ok

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well then we must be missing something if the rules have colors and we do not

lone cargo Mar 16, 2026, 12:42 AM

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lone cargo From the manual: ``` If the S/N contains 25, cut the same color of the cable th...

this is the correct manual section

folks on the official discord are reporting success with some of these puzzles with the cut the orange cable when the timer contains 7 in any position condition

cerulean plaza Mar 16, 2026, 12:42 AM

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hmm

lone cargo Mar 16, 2026, 12:42 AM

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cerulean plaza well then we must be missing something if the rules have colors and we do not

we do have colors. mouse over the lines

cerulean plaza Mar 16, 2026, 12:42 AM

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ok

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but the manual says like “white boxes” and stuff

lone cargo Mar 16, 2026, 12:43 AM

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yeah agreed, no clue. maybe it is a simultaneous clue for the "connect the dots" puzzle as well

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or, maybe these puzzle answers are also dependent on the number of dots in the dot puzzles present

cerulean plaza Mar 16, 2026, 12:44 AM

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i would believe that

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idk i’ll look into it more in a bit i’ve got work and i need to eat

lone cargo Mar 16, 2026, 12:46 AM

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there is definitely a timer-dependent component to these

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'cutting' the correct color wire at a time with a correct digit present

tame pelican Mar 16, 2026, 12:48 AM

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lone cargo so for example, it just gave me `C2K4T00` as a prompt to solve this one

I have Same Pattern Different ID

lone cargo Mar 16, 2026, 12:48 AM

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yes the id is different every time

tame pelican Mar 16, 2026, 12:49 AM

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lone cargo yes the id is different every time

Gottcha want me tto delete comment then ?

lone cargo Mar 16, 2026, 12:50 AM

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nah

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I have no idea what's going on, I cannot figure out how to reliably get an id to come up for me to solve

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sometimes the id in the upper left corresponds to NO puzzle on the page

tame pelican Mar 16, 2026, 12:55 AM

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lone cargo sometimes the id in the upper left corresponds to NO puzzle on the page

I feel like thers juust a significant number of empty Id's

lone cargo Mar 16, 2026, 12:55 AM

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agreed, only some of them are 'real' I think

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OK I just solved one

main lake Mar 16, 2026, 1:01 AM

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orange wire worked on this one, though I've no idea why

lone cargo Mar 16, 2026, 1:02 AM

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main lake orange wire worked on this one, though I've no idea why

did you happen to click on it when there was a 7 in the timer?

main lake Mar 16, 2026, 1:02 AM

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I can see if I can get it to come up again and try that. I didn't notice when I did it.

lone cargo Mar 16, 2026, 1:02 AM

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also: it appears that ALL the wire puzzles on the page are all interconnected

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so if V00A18I comes up again, you have to look through ALL the wire puzzles on the page to find the orange wire

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if you successfully click the orange wire on one of the puzzles when there is a 7 in the timer, it will solve that puzzle AND mark the other wire puzzles on the page as also solved

main lake Mar 16, 2026, 1:04 AM

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Ok, so the orange wire was in a different line puzzle and it did work when there was a 7 in the timer

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this is going to be rough if you have to do all the puzzles on the page in a minute

lone cargo Mar 16, 2026, 1:07 AM

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it might reset the main timer to a minute every time you solve a puzzle?

main lake Mar 16, 2026, 1:08 AM

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Do we have a list of serial number to color wire we're working on?

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The timers being out of sync is interesting

lone cargo Mar 16, 2026, 1:09 AM

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Wire Puzzles

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I just confirmed again: any time you see a wire puzzle labeled with V00A18I (even if the S/N in the upper left does not match), if you scroll through all the wire puzzles on the page and mouse over all the colors, if you find the orange wire and click on it when the timer has a 7 anywhere in it, it will solve all the wire puzzles on the page

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this corresponds with

Else if the last number of the serial minus the rest,
amounts to the number of unique numbers on the capped
power nodes, cut the orange cable when the timer
contains 7 in any position.

from the manual

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because V00A18I apparently does not match any of the other conditions

median dagger Mar 16, 2026, 1:13 AM

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Oh okay that's very simple actually, just need to work out each serial number

lone cargo Mar 16, 2026, 1:14 AM

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the white and red boxes referenced in the manual appear to be in-game (screenshot from official discord)

main lake Mar 16, 2026, 1:14 AM

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lone cargo I just confirmed again: any time you see a wire puzzle labeled with `V00A18I` (e...

"even if the S/N in the upper left does not match" How does this tie in?

lone cargo Mar 16, 2026, 1:15 AM

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main lake "even if the S/N in the upper left does not match" How does this tie in?

at first I thought that the S/N in the upper left had to match the puzzle that I was trying to solve. it does not

main lake Mar 16, 2026, 1:15 AM

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ah, ok

worn gazelle Mar 16, 2026, 1:16 AM

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all wire puzzle s/n same?

lone cargo Mar 16, 2026, 1:16 AM

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all the wire puzzles that spawn on the page will have the same S/N yes

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(which changes each time the page refreshes)

worn gazelle Mar 16, 2026, 1:16 AM

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ok ok

main lake Mar 16, 2026, 1:16 AM

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lone cargo the white and red boxes referenced in the manual appear to be in-game (screensho...

Do we know if what's in game changes, or do we just need to work with this screen shot for that part?

lone cargo Mar 16, 2026, 1:17 AM

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no clue

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I am hoping that's just a static asset, since it'd be insane to require people to be in a live match monitoring for changes

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but this is bungie

worn gazelle Mar 16, 2026, 1:18 AM

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lone cargo the white and red boxes referenced in the manual appear to be in-game (screensho...

4 red boxes 3 white

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oh wait this is chill actually

swift olive Mar 16, 2026, 1:19 AM

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yeah I think all of this is easier than it looks, there should just be one rule for each of the ten serial numbers

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and with all of them once you solve one wire puzzle it solves them all

worn gazelle Mar 16, 2026, 1:20 AM

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it mentions there being cables connected to boxes

main lake Mar 16, 2026, 1:20 AM

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We just need a list of the serial numbers to work through the manual word puzzles

worn gazelle Mar 16, 2026, 1:21 AM

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Cut yellow cable when timer has a 3 in it

main lake Mar 16, 2026, 1:21 AM

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lone cargo OK I just solved one

What's the criteria for this one? I think we have 2 solved now

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make that 3

worn gazelle Mar 16, 2026, 1:21 AM

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worn gazelle Cut yellow cable when timer has a 3 in it

S/N has 25, there are 3 yellow cables connected ingame picture

heady bolt Mar 16, 2026, 1:22 AM

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main lake We just need a list of the serial numbers to work through the manual word puzzle...

List of Serial Numbers
A0A8N25T1
C2K4T00
L7R34028O
AO7S9V1M
CI20S9R110
HA9TI50A20
V00A18I
A070707R0
B9IU0LKIC1
C2H8I6S29

cedar sage Mar 16, 2026, 1:23 AM

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v00.. orange cable, 7 in the timer

main lake Mar 16, 2026, 1:23 AM

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List of Serial Numbers
A0A8N25T1 - yellow wire when there's a 3 in the timer
C2K4T00
L7R34028O
AO7S9V1M
CI20S9R110
HA9TI50A20
V00A18I - orange wire when there's a 7 in the timer
A070707R0
B9IU0LKIC1
C2H8I6S29

worn gazelle Mar 16, 2026, 1:25 AM

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Look for 3 vowel serials that do not have T

lone cargo Mar 16, 2026, 1:26 AM

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C2H8I6S29 is cut white with 4 on the timer

worn gazelle Mar 16, 2026, 1:26 AM

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Look for 4 0s in serial

main lake Mar 16, 2026, 1:26 AM

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List of Serial Numbers
A0A8N25T1 - yellow wire when there's a 3 in the timer
C2K4T00
L7R34028O
AO7S9V1M -white wire with 5 on the timer
CI20S9R110
HA9TI50A20 - yellow on 2
V00A18I - orange wire when there's a 7 in the timer
A070707R0
B9IU0LKIC1 -blue with 9 on the timer
C2H8I6S29 - white wire when there's a 4 in the timer

lone cargo Mar 16, 2026, 1:27 AM

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AO7S9V1M = white wire with 5 on the timer

main lake Mar 16, 2026, 1:27 AM

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It's the same number of criteria as serial numbers, so 1 per?

swift olive Mar 16, 2026, 1:28 AM

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just comparing notes

worn gazelle Mar 16, 2026, 1:28 AM

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lse if the sum of the numbers in the S/N plus the
amount of white boxes is equal to a number that exists
as both the first and the last number on the capped
power nodes and is larger than 1, cut the purple wire
when the timer contains the sum of the numbers in the S/
N in any position.

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what the fuck does this mean

lone cargo Mar 16, 2026, 1:30 AM

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B9IU0LKIC1 = blue with 9 on the timer

worn gazelle Mar 16, 2026, 1:30 AM

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ah i just got that

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one

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A0A8N25T1 - yellow wire when there's a 3 in the timer
C2K4T00
L7R34028O
AO7S9V1M -white wire with 5 on the timer
CI20S9R110 - White on 4
HA9TI50A20 - yellow on 2
V00A18I - orange wire when there's a 7 in the timer
A070707R0
B9IU0LKIC1 - blue with 9
C2H8I6S29 - white wire when there's a 4 in the timer

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I think may be better to go down list

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and just slove that way

main lake Mar 16, 2026, 1:32 AM

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You have an extra one solved in your list. Did that get verified?

daring pasture Mar 16, 2026, 1:32 AM

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are we just brute forcing?

main lake Mar 16, 2026, 1:32 AM

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No

worn gazelle Mar 16, 2026, 1:32 AM

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No

worn gazelle Mar 16, 2026, 1:33 AM

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main lake You have an extra one solved in your list. Did that get verified?

I solved it and it worked

main lake Mar 16, 2026, 1:33 AM

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Both C serials?

worn gazelle Mar 16, 2026, 1:33 AM

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Not C24

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CI20 yes

lone cargo Mar 16, 2026, 1:33 AM

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A0A8N25T1 = Yellow Cable with 3 on the timer
C2K4T00 = Purple Cable with 6 on the timer
L7R34028O = Light Red Cable with 3 on the timer
AO7S9V1M = Green Cable with 5 on the timer
CI20S9R110 = White Cable with 4 on the timer
HA9TI50A20 = Yellow Cable with 1 on the timer
V00A18I = Orange Cable with 7 on the timer
A070707R0 = White Cable with 2 on the timer
B9IU0LKIC1 = Blue Cable with 9 on the timer
C2H8I6S29 = White Cable with 4 on the timer

peak slate Mar 16, 2026, 1:33 AM

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I cut green for A07S9V1M on 5 that worked

lone cargo Mar 16, 2026, 1:33 AM

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been double-foruming

worn gazelle Mar 16, 2026, 1:33 AM

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Oh so we are done

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and that does line up

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very nice

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Any cable white 5 on the timer

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ah

swift olive Mar 16, 2026, 1:34 AM

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main lake Mar 16, 2026, 1:34 AM

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A0A8N25T1 = Yellow Cable with 3 on the timer
C2K4T00 = Magenta Cable with 6 on the timer
L7R34028O = Light Red Cable with 3 on the timer
AO7S9V1M = White Cable with 5 on the timer
CI20S9R110 = White Cable with 4 on the timer
HA9TI50A20 = Yellow Cable with 1 on the timer
V00A18I = Orange Cable with 7 on the timer
A070707R0 = White Cable with 2 on the timer
B9IU0LKIC1 = Blue Cable with 9 on the timer
C2H8I6S29 = White Cable with 4 on the timer

worn gazelle Mar 16, 2026, 1:34 AM

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yep that lines up

swift olive Mar 16, 2026, 1:34 AM

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Oh no, there's differences

worn gazelle Mar 16, 2026, 1:35 AM

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where?

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oh L7?

swift olive Mar 16, 2026, 1:35 AM

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with mine, I must have made mistakes

worn gazelle Mar 16, 2026, 1:35 AM

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did u verify urs

swift olive Mar 16, 2026, 1:35 AM

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not yet

worn gazelle Mar 16, 2026, 1:35 AM

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ours are verified to my knowledge

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may be worjth going through and confirming

main lake Mar 16, 2026, 1:35 AM

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I'm trying to validate the one I think is wrong in my list

worn gazelle Mar 16, 2026, 1:35 AM

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Which one?

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AO7S9V1M = White Cable with 5 on the timer
this failed

peak slate Mar 16, 2026, 1:36 AM

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worn gazelle AO7S9V1M = White Cable with 5 on the timer this failed

Green

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Green worked

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on 5

worn gazelle Mar 16, 2026, 1:37 AM

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A0A8N25T1 = Yellow Cable with 3 on the timer
C2K4T00 = Magenta Cable with 6 on the timer
L7R34028O = Light Red Cable with 3 on the timer
AO7S9V1M = Green Cable with 5 on the timer
CI20S9R110 = White Cable with 4 on the timer
HA9TI50A20 = Yellow Cable with 1 on the timer
V00A18I = Orange Cable with 7 on the timer
A070707R0 = White Cable with 2 on the timer
B9IU0LKIC1 = Blue Cable with 9 on the timer
C2H8I6S29 = White Cable wiht 4 on the timer

lone cargo Mar 16, 2026, 1:39 AM

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yep it's green

swift olive Mar 16, 2026, 1:39 AM

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so are all the rest of yours confirmed now?

main lake Mar 16, 2026, 1:41 AM

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C2K4T00 = Magenta Cable with 6 on the timer - can someoen try this, it didn't work for me

swift olive Mar 16, 2026, 1:46 AM

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yeah that didn't work for me either

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it's purple, not magenta

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looksa bit morelike lilac on the screen

lone cargo Mar 16, 2026, 1:48 AM

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yeah should be "purple"

peak slate Mar 16, 2026, 1:48 AM

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main lake C2K4T00 = Magenta Cable with 6 on the timer - can someoen try this, it didn't wo...

this works

main lake Mar 16, 2026, 1:49 AM

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A0A8N25T1 = Yellow Cable with 3 on the timer - validated
C2K4T00 = Purple Cable with 6 on the timer - validated
L7R34028O = Light Red Cable with 3 on the timer - validated
AO7S9V1M = Green Cable with 5 on the timer - validated
CI20S9R110 = White Cable with 4 on the timer - validated
HA9TI50A20 = Yellow Cable with 1 on the timer - validated
V00A18I = Orange Cable with 7 on the timer - validated
A070707R0 = White Cable with 2 on the timer - validated
B9IU0LKIC1 = Blue Cable with 9 on the timer - validated
C2H8I6S29 = White Cable with 4 on the timer - validated

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Done 🙌

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