[C320-list] Knot Meter Sender Replacement

[Ray Durand]

I  replaced mine about a year ago and spliced the cable under the port 
settee just like you described.  It works fine.

Ray Durand #822

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Quentin Murphy" <qmurphy at sympatico.ca>
To: "C320-List" <C320-List at catalina320.com>
Sent: Friday, April 28, 2006 6:42 AM
Subject: [C320-list] Knot Meter Sender Replacement


> I'm replacing the Raymarine knot meter sender (thru-hull unit with paddle
> wheel) as it's defective. I've tested with a new sender by spinning the
> wheel and the display showed "speed" just to make sure it is the sender
> that's at fault. Due to the five female spade connectors on the instrument
> end of the long cable that comes with the sender I'm having difficulty
> removing the old sender cable down through the port pedestal guard tube to
> the aft cabin ceiling below.  There is a cover for the steering pulleys 
> with
> about 12 screws which I removed.  This pedestal guard tube is so packed as
> there are many other cables for other instruments in the port side of the
> guard as well as in the starboard side.  As I have to attach a thin nylon
> fish line to the end of this with electrical tape all over the spade
> connectors, I feel there is no way to pull them past the other cables
> (without it breaking apart or damaging the other cables.  The only way 
> this
> could be pulled in my mind is: disconnecting all of cables to the
> instruments and pulling them all out as at one go and then pulling them 
> all
> back, minus the old cable, adding the replacement cable.  That would be a
> lot of hassle.  Can anyone see a problem if I cut the cable (say under the
> port settee) and solder the fire wires in this cable, using heat shrink on
> each wire and then a larger heat shrink on the cable jacket?  It's pretty
> dry there, especially if I tyrap it high up.
>
> Quentin Murphy
> Celtic Knot #667
>
>
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