ash2020
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Replacing all the cables in our mast while it's down. Any recommendations for cable suppliers?
Good supplier of tinned mast cable and tinned coax cable in the UK?
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Yellow Ballad
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KCB do RG58 MIL which is tinned - Coax (loose)
I wanted to use RG8X as it was a longish run. I struggled to find it outside America but got it fast from here - Ancor RG8X Coaxial VHF Cable | VHF Coaxial by Metre
As for tinned wiring, 12v planet suits me, you may get it slightly cheaper elsewhere but it was convinent for me as I had loyality points and a discount code at the time.
I wanted to use RG8X as it was a longish run. I struggled to find it outside America but got it fast from here - Ancor RG8X Coaxial VHF Cable | VHF Coaxial by Metre
As for tinned wiring, 12v planet suits me, you may get it slightly cheaper elsewhere but it was convinent for me as I had loyality points and a discount code at the time.
ash2020
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That's perfect, thanks. I think I'll go for a 50m roll.
KompetentKrew
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I often use Farnell because they have such an excellent and wide range; if in the EU you can use export.farnell.com (you need to register a new login) and the goods are shipped from EU warehouses.
The filters on their site are very precise, so you can see their selection in a range of colours or sizes, filtering 8000 types of wire down to half a dozen. The site is a bit old fashioned, however, and filtering on such a massive range is clumsy.
In the UK I like 12voltPlanet - they have this kind of cable here.
12voltPlanet's crimping tool has a massive range of dies available from 3rd parties, which I documented here. I was clad to rediscover that post this week, as I found a busbar on my boat for which only bootlace ferrules would do - I ordered the appropriate crimping die from TME, and a meter of 16mm² wire and a handful of ferrules from Farnell.
The filters on their site are very precise, so you can see their selection in a range of colours or sizes, filtering 8000 types of wire down to half a dozen. The site is a bit old fashioned, however, and filtering on such a massive range is clumsy.
In the UK I like 12voltPlanet - they have this kind of cable here.
12voltPlanet's crimping tool has a massive range of dies available from 3rd parties, which I documented here. I was clad to rediscover that post this week, as I found a busbar on my boat for which only bootlace ferrules would do - I ordered the appropriate crimping die from TME, and a meter of 16mm² wire and a handful of ferrules from Farnell.
Halo
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Does it come in tins ??
Caladh
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Furneaux Riddell in Portsmouth
PetiteFleur
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I also used Furneaux Riddell from memory.
Andrew_Trayfoot
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12v planet
pandos
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Furneaux riddell for cable but look for superflex 7 coax from these guys.
Messi & Paoloni: Coaxial Cables and Connectors
Recommended on here in the past. I am about to order some.
Messi & Paoloni: Coaxial Cables and Connectors
Recommended on here in the past. I am about to order some.
