Fishfinder: Excess Cable

[buzz]

Got my Humminbird 386ci yesterday. I'm planning my installation while I wait for my Scupper Transducer from the Humminbird exchange program. Its too bad they don't make kayak specific installation kits. These wires are wayyyyy too long. The power cable I can cut down. No worries there. But I'm not sure what I am going to do with all this cable from the transducer.

Does anyone know what the minimum bend radius for transducer cable?

Can a coil of transducer cable introduce interference?

[chex]

I read somewhere, but I dont remember where, that the transducer cable should be coiled no less than a 4" diameter.

You can cut it too, but I don't recommend it unless you have good electrical splicing skills. The cable shielding is key and splicing it incorrectly can and will lead to interference.

[john from md]

If you are not adept at spicing RG cable, don't try. Just coil it up in a 4 inch circle, tie wrap it to keep it tight and tie wrap or goop it to the inside of the yak. Wal la - no more cable issues.

Regards,

John

[Runnin]

The FF is calibrated to have a specific distance cable. Leave it loosely coiled and just keep the coil together with some cable ties. Don't try to splice it.

[buzz]

Alright, I'll be coiling it then. Four inches or looser.
I'll have to come up with a secure way to store it below along with the Humminbird mount while car-topping.

Thanks.

[john from md]

Alright, I'll be coiling it then. Four inches or looser.
I'll have to come up with a secure way to store it below along with the Humminbird mount while car-topping.

Thanks.

Just tie wrap it to your forward scupper pylons inside the hull. They sell long tie wraps at home depot and Lowes that work just fine.

John

[buzz]

Excellent.
I have some giant twist ties that I got for Christmas that should work nicely.