Wire by COLOR. Every ribbon on this rig is terminated to one standard: black, green, red, blue, white = V+, G, R, B, W. Straight through at the tape (color to matching pad); NL8 end below.
NL8 END (wire by color)
Wire Jacket
Function
NL8 Pin
BLACK
V+ 24V
1+
RED
RED
1-
GREEN
GREEN
2+
BLUE
BLUE
2-
WHITE
WHITE
3+
-
spare
3-, 4+, 4-
LED / TAPE END
Straight through. Jacket order matches the tape pads (black, green, red, blue, white = V+, G, R, B, W). Solder in-line, color to matching pad.