[C320-list] Wiring Speed Transducer

[Chris Burti]

Colin,
This is what a Raymarine tech advised mr several years ago.

Thanks
Chris Burti
From: Colin Evans
Sent: 9/5/2012 5:28 PM
To: C320-List at catalina320.com
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Wiring Speed Transducer
I did something similar.  I put a screw type junction box under the port
settee.  No problems at all, I just ran the new cable  in the existing loom.
The reason I put it there was to keep the cable connection away from the
possible wet area at the tranducer.

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Regards
Colin Evans
Watermark #774
Lake Macquarie, Australia


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Sent: Thursday, 6 September 2012 6:19 AM
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Subject: [C320-list] Wiring Speed Transducer

You may recall a post from me a few weeks ago inquiring about replacing the
 paddlewheel on a Raymarine ST60 Speed Instrument.  I ended up working with
 a company called GEMECO.  Very helpful folks.  By their  recommendation, I
am replacing the entire insert/transducer.  Not only was  the paddle wheel
broken, but the brackets that protect the paddlewheel was  cracked and could

snap off sometime in the near future.  They are shipping  me an ST800-INS
at the cost of $84 (before shipping).

QUESTION:  To install this thing, they say I don't have to run the  cable
all the way back to the helm.  They say I can cut the cable and  connect it
to the original cable using a junction box.  I have never done  that kind of

work before.  Is he talking about a butt splice or a terminal  block, or
what?  Obviously it needs to be waterproof.  I am assuming  that making this

kind of splice might compromise the speed-reading a bit, but I  imagine it
would be only marginal.  Am I correct in that assumption?

Thanks, all, for your guidance.

Bob Baird
Star Dust, 2001, Hull 784
Whitehall, Michigan