Garmin Radar data cable.

[[70521]]

I'm about to replace my old Rathon radar with a Garmin one. Looking at the data cable it appears to be a modified RJ45 connecter at each end encased in the biggest plug know to man. I can only assume the Garmin design engineer has never been near a boat.

Has anybody cut the cable in two, I can then use the existing holes in the boat to feed the cable up to the chartplotter. If you have what did you use to join the ends? A simple chocolate box or something more robust?

 

[PaulRainbow]

I'm about to replace my old Rathon radar with a Garmin one. Looking at the data cable it appears to be a modified RJ45 connecter at each end encased in the biggest plug know to man. I can only assume the Garmin design engineer has never been near a boat.

Has anybody cut the cable in two, I can then use the existing holes in the boat to feed the cable up to the chartplotter. If you have what did you use to join the ends? A simple chocolate box or something more robust?

You can chop the collar off of the plotter end and fit a split collar after threading the cable through. Or, cut the cable and splice it. Solder and heatshrink, wagos, crimps, take tour pick, no chock blocks please

 

[[70521]]

You can chop the collar off of the plotter end and fit a split collar after threading the cable through. Or, cut the cable and splice it. Solder and heatshrink, wagos, crimps, take tour pick, no chock blocks please

Thanks Paul, I'll splice it. You knew the chock blocks were my wee joke.