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Location: North East PA , 20 mins from Chautauqua | Is it possible to cut and splice a transducer cord ? I pinched my transducer cord in my trolling motor as I put it down and as since been giving me readings of like 500 feet while I'm in 12 feet of water . I'ts an old humminbird 100sx and is'nt worth much but I would still like to save it . Where I pinched the cord dosen't feel solid like the rest of the cord does ?
THE FERD |
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Location: Waukesha & Land O Lakes, WI | Ferd...the odds of splicing it back together and it working is worse than the Space Shuttle never having another problem. Pony up and buy a new one. |
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Location: Ft. Wayne Indiana | I split one of mine last year, spliced it together and it worked for for the rest of the season (5 months) without any problems. |
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| make a good connection on your splices and you wont have any problems...it's just wire |
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Location: menasha wi 54952 | It is possible and it will work. It is not really just wire.
Most transducer cords are shielded cable. When you cut the cord you will see a wire that runs down the center and a fine mesh that rides around the outside of the shield. If you strip back the outer cover far enough and cut the mesh you will be able to twist it and basically make a solid wire out of it. Do the same thing to the other cord and splice with a good water tight seal.
Good luck!!!
MR |
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Location: Mauston, Wisconsin | Ferd- MR is right, it's more than just wire. But you may be able to splice it. The key to splicing it is to make good connections in the splices, i.e., both the inner conductor and outer shield. I assume you have a bit of extra cable length to work with in making a splice. There are two ways to splice coaxial cable (the type used on your transducer cable).
1. Hard splice, i.e., using soldering iron, solder, RTV sealant and electrical tape. (usually good if you have no other alternative- what we used to call "field expiediancy in the US Army", actually there was another term that's probably inappropriate here.) This takes a bit of expierence. If any moisture get's in you will get corrosion and eventual failure.
2, Connector splice - this uses two connectors. You cut the cable off clean and attach a female coaxial cable connector to one end and a male connector to the other. These come in both solderless or solder type. Some require special tools. Easiest source may be your local Radio Shack. Take a small piece of cable with you or drag the boat along so you can show them what you need.
Actually your local TV Repairman/TV Antenna installer would probably be able to fix it for you, i.e., he probably has the right tools and hardware to make the splice.
Good luck!
Al |
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