can i splice my transducer, i broke mine so I need to buy i new one and to re wire the thing would be a witch. can I just splice it?
21 scout w/150 yam 4str
16’ Alum. w/40 yam
it won’t work as good I would just get a new transducer. I bought one last week $87.00.
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Suzuki 175’s
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It will not work like before. You need to buy a new one. They are on ebay all the time for decent deals. Just make sure it has the correct connector to hook up to your sounder. They are all made by Airmar, just have different connectors.
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You absolutely CAN connect transducer wires, but not with splicing. The best method is to solder each small wire and protect each soldered connection with heatshrink tubing. You must also pay attention to the shielding, and re-shield the proper wires from each other, preferably soldering the shielding back together, though this gets tricky.
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Originally posted by 210 Scoutcan i splice my transducer, i broke mine so I need to buy i new one and to re wire the thing would be a witch. can I just splice it?
21 scout w/150 yam 4str
16’ Alum. w/40 yam
I’d replace with a new one. Use the old wire to pull the new one to the head unit and you shouldn’t have any problem.
Mark
Mako 262 Twin Yammaha F200s
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Originally posted by rdelasandroYou absolutely CAN connect transducer wires, but not with splicing. The best method is to solder each small wire and protect each soldered connection with heatshrink tubing. You must also pay attention to the shielding, and re-shield the proper wires from each other, preferably soldering the shielding back together, though this gets tricky.
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worth a try to save some money. you’ll know if you need a new one. interference will tell you when you turn crank up your outboard. did for me at least.
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You absolutely CAN connect transducer wires, but not with splicing. The best method is to solder each small wire and protect each soldered connection with heatshrink tubing. You must also pay attention to the shielding, and re-shield the proper wires from each other, preferably soldering the shielding back together, though this gets tricky.
+1, I’ve done it before with success. Solder and seal each wire with adhesive lined heat shrink. Then seal the entire area with a larger piece of heat shrink.
Iain Pelto
Edgewater 185CC “Jumpin’ Bean II”
You CAN SPLICE transducer cables, and it will preform just as before.
You just have to know how and where to make the splice.
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Originally posted by hairballquote:
You absolutely CAN connect transducer wires, but not with splicing. The best method is to solder each small wire and protect each soldered connection with heatshrink tubing. You must also pay attention to the shielding, and re-shield the proper wires from each other, preferably soldering the shielding back together, though this gets tricky.
+1, I’ve done it before with success. Solder and seal each wire with adhesive lined heat shrink. Then seal the entire area with a larger piece of heat shrink.
Iain Pelto
Edgewater 185CC “Jumpin’ Bean II”
+2 Solder, heat shrink, re do the shielding the best you can, a big piece of heat shrink over the whole union.
BUT since you have to buy a new one anyway, can’t you just use the old wire to pull the new one up to the unit?
Baker
Old, beat up 17’ McKee
Airmar sells a splicer box that’s made for splicing ducer cables. Or, you could use the sealed 3M connectors, or solder with butt connectors and adhesive-lined heatshrink (like Hairball said). It should work fine, despite the common concerns. Connect the two cut ends of shielding mesh (unless it’s just foil) with a wire jumper, so it can still function as a drain.
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Thats right. Its called a break-out box. Same thing I use to splice fiber-optics with.
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sounds like there is more to it than I thought I may just buy a new one. thx guys
21 scout w/150 yam 4str
16’ Alum. w/40 yam
210 Scout I am glad you asked this…I just lost my FF transducer yesterday. Put the boat on the trailer and when I went around to pull plug out the wire was just dangling. I dont know how that happened but…I guess I will just buy a knew one also
Mike
“Seahawk” 204CC Angler, 150 Merc
same thing happened to me, i guess i busted it on the trailer
21 scout w/150 yam 4str
16’ Alum. w/40 yam
WHAT TYPE OF EQUIPTMENT
Garmin 250C
21 scout w/150 yam 4str
16’ Alum. w/40 yam
+3 on the soldering.
Happens all the time. Heat shrink each invidual connections then heat shrink the whole thing. Make sure the connection is not under bilge water.
I soldered mine once and it worked just as good as before. I only had the boat for a year or so though, so I don’t know how it did long term.