Radar wiring for mast Furuno 1712

[zambant]

If I install a radar up the mast can I put a connector in it so that I can unstep the mast without cutting the wire?

Thanks

 

[Boathook]

To put a connector in the wire means that you will have to cut it? I managed to wire my furuno 1623 radar without cutting the wire but if I ever have to take the mast off I will possibly cut the wire and put back together using chocblocks or something better. I have allowed for this by looping the cable behind a panel.

 

[GrahamM376]

I cut the cable to my 1712 and used choc block connector above the headlining so radar can come down with the mast. It's worked perfectly for 6 years now.

Be careful when joining, at least one of the cores is a thin coax cable and easy to miss.

 

[wallydoo]

I cut the cable to my 1712 and used choc block connector above the headlining so radar can come down with the mast. It's worked perfectly for 6 years now.

Be careful when joining, at least one of the cores is a thin coax cable and easy to miss.

How many wires are there please?

 

[zambant]

I cut the cable to my 1712 and used choc block connector above the headlining so radar can come down with the mast. It's worked perfectly for 6 years now.

Be careful when joining, at least one of the cores is a thin coax cable and easy to miss.

How many cores are there please?

Thanks

John

 

[KenMcCulloch]

Our Furuno radar (can't remember the model number but I know it's at least 14 years old) is wired with a chocblock in the connection box under the mast. It works fine and has done for all that time despite the mast going up and down several times. I happened to be looking at it the other day and thought there was plenty of cable to cut back and make new connections if that should be necessary. There are about 8 or 10 wires in the cable altogether.
HTH

 

[GrahamM376]

How many cores are there please?

Thanks

John

As Ken says, there are quite a lot. I can't get at mine to count the cores without dropping a ceiling panel and opening up a plastic box containing the chock block. If you decide to cut it, leave some excess length to allow stripping back in the future.

 

[zambant]

Cool - I'm hoping to buy a used boat and its one of the questions I need to answer.

Thx to you all

John