Paul — what transducer are you running, and for which chart plotter? Generally, depth transducers should NOT be cut, as it can affect their performance depending on the skill of the person doing the reattaching. But impedance is critical to the frequencies being used, so a cut-and-splice can be dicey.
Speedos are fine to cut and splice; and as Pierre mentioned, the RAM mic lead can also be carefully cut and spliced. Is it a possibility for you to change out your pedestal guard for a 1-1/4” guard? You’ll need to replace the guard feet and the topple on your pedestal; but in the end, it may be a much better option. By the way, if you pull the RAM cable the other way (from pedestal to the radio, instead of vice versa), the connector at the radio end is much smaller than the connector at the mic end… — Fred Fred Street -- Minneapolis S/V Oceanis (1979 C&C Landfall 38) -- Bayfield, WI > On Jun 28, 2016, at 12:02 AM, paul.hood via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote: > > m trying to send wiring (Transducer and vhf/power) to the Chart plotter and > alao to a ram mike at the pedestal Wire ends are factory and told by > Standard Horizon not to cut. They are 3/4" and 7/8" diameter each Pedestal > Guard rail is barely 1" O.D. I'm looking for recommendations. Do I > 1) make huge elongated holes in the pedestal guard and run wiring through > guard into cockpit floor (7/8" head won't even fit the I.D. of guard) > 2) come up through pedestal instead and drill a hole in the backside of > pedestal. > 3) cut wire ends off and reconnect after bring them through a smaller hole on > either the guard or pedestal > > > > Paul Hood > 81 C&C34
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