Jed Stone Posted December 20, 2020 Share Posted December 20, 2020 Has anyone ever extended a transducer cable successfully ? I need to extend and they are about £80! For the 3d structurescan cable ext and £50 for the lowrance blue plug one all ideas appreciated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted December 20, 2020 Share Posted December 20, 2020 I've never done it, but in theory it's just a couple of connections at either end of each strand of the cable. If you try it, make sure you match the cable strand gauges and use the best waterproof connectors you can. Jed Stone 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odyssey Posted December 20, 2020 Share Posted December 20, 2020 No connectors.... solder it abs shrink tube over the top. Main issue will be the screening. Got to make sure it’s connected all the way through Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted December 20, 2020 Share Posted December 20, 2020 I've always been told that solder is too brittle and can crack, causing issues? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPSguru Posted December 20, 2020 Share Posted December 20, 2020 11 minutes ago, Andy135 said: I've always been told that solder is too brittle and can crack, causing issues? Yes and no ....... for a transducer cable I would solder and heatshrink each joint and then use a glued heatshrink over the outer sheath. Solder joints break at either side of the joint with vibration, but are absolutely fine if adequately supported. Andy135 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jed Stone Posted December 20, 2020 Author Share Posted December 20, 2020 34 minutes ago, JonC said: How far are you extending? Ive read loads of places that cutting will affect the performance, something about calibration or something so could maybe the same if extended? Simrad make a 10ft extension and that is what they recommend as a max Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jed Stone Posted December 21, 2020 Author Share Posted December 21, 2020 Have got the debit card out again ! 🤭🤑 suzook12 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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