Thread: Shorten transducer cable

I have shortened a few over the years best way is remove a section of cable and join keeping the joint up at the screen end nice and dry .The older metal mic plugs were ok to replace but the new 10 pin plastic plugs are pretty tricky for joe average to solder properly .

Originally Posted by No.3

The other possible way is the 3M-type epoxy mold connections where you clip the mold onto the cable(s) and then pour the epoxy in which physically seals the joint inside a resin tomb. I don't like them for two reasons neither of which relates to the success of the joint - 1) they are very bulky which leads into 2) they are a bulky hard point which gives two flex points one at either end of the resin. I've had the cable fail at the join a couple of times...

I've done my own home made version of this for the join in the power lead on the sounder (and other bits and bobs) using short sections of garden hose pipe dammed at the bottom, filled over the wire joins with epoxy. Works well.