Stemar
Well-Known Member
Jissel’s instruments are mounted in a removable console (posh word for a wooden box) that fits on the companionway hatch cover when in use and are stored below in port. When the boat’s unattended for any length of time I unplug everything and take them home.
I have: Depth Transducer (coax), Log Impellor (coax), GPS antenna (coax) . At present, the wiring is through individual phono plugs for data and a cd player-type supply type socket for 12v. The Tiny Tach sensor Signal + & -, plus screen is hard wired, as a quick fix, but I need like to include it.
It’s all a bit cumbersome and awkward to connect, so I’d like to combine everything into 1 big plug if possible. In an ideal world, I’d like to include the VHF antenna, as that’s also mounted on the console, but I suspect that’s a step too far; however, the power supply is definitely a candidate. The radio’s the only bit consumer. It wants a 6 amp fuse, so I would think that there’d be an adequate safety margin if the plug could handle a sustained 6amps, with occasional peaks of 8amps.
If combined into one plug, are the various signals likely to interfere with each other?
If not, what would you suggest as a suitable plug? Might a SCART type do?
My soldering skills are limited due to lack of practice, so I'd prefer something a bit agricultural. It doesn’t need to be waterproof, because it would be fitted behind a door in the console that will keep splashes out and it’s under the spray hood, which will certainly be up if lumps of ‘oggin are flying around. A dose of ACF-50 should keep humidity at bay.
I have: Depth Transducer (coax), Log Impellor (coax), GPS antenna (coax) . At present, the wiring is through individual phono plugs for data and a cd player-type supply type socket for 12v. The Tiny Tach sensor Signal + & -, plus screen is hard wired, as a quick fix, but I need like to include it.
It’s all a bit cumbersome and awkward to connect, so I’d like to combine everything into 1 big plug if possible. In an ideal world, I’d like to include the VHF antenna, as that’s also mounted on the console, but I suspect that’s a step too far; however, the power supply is definitely a candidate. The radio’s the only bit consumer. It wants a 6 amp fuse, so I would think that there’d be an adequate safety margin if the plug could handle a sustained 6amps, with occasional peaks of 8amps.
If combined into one plug, are the various signals likely to interfere with each other?
If not, what would you suggest as a suitable plug? Might a SCART type do?
My soldering skills are limited due to lack of practice, so I'd prefer something a bit agricultural. It doesn’t need to be waterproof, because it would be fitted behind a door in the console that will keep splashes out and it’s under the spray hood, which will certainly be up if lumps of ‘oggin are flying around. A dose of ACF-50 should keep humidity at bay.
