[C320-list] Knot Meter Sender Replacement

[Stan]

Spliced & soldered the Log wires two years ago without a problem since.

Stan
"Our Little Amusement" #744


On 4/29/06, coralman at bellsouth.net <coralman at bellsouth.net> wrote:
>
> Why not use your gps as it is more accurate.
> Michael
> Nauti Clew
> >
> > From: John Van Vessem <jvanvessem at sbcglobal.net>
> > Date: 2006/04/29 Sat AM 09:41:12 EDT
> > To: C320-List <C320-List at catalina320.com>
> > Subject: Re: [C320-list] Knot Meter Sender Replacement
> >
> > Quentin,
> >
> >   Be carefull to test the old cable, the problem might be in the cable
> not the sender.
> >   John (Sojourn 645)
> >
> > Quentin Murphy <qmurphy at sympatico.ca> wrote:
> >   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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> > John Van Vessem
> > Sojourn 645
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Stan
C320 "Our Little Amusement" #744
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