One thing I have learnt with marine cables is solder is your best friend
I found this at work today . We stripped down an old lumber X-ray scanner before scrapping it . It has about 8 more pins than I need. The others we had didn’t have enough pins . It has the euro connections. Do you think it will work for my radar cord ? I’m not sure how to handle the shields. The box is die cast and it would be inside the pilot house.It should. We used that type connector for our Furuno radar cable when we removed our mast for painting. With 24 wires, it was a bit of challenge but it worked. I used a ~4.5" by 6" weather proof box to protect the connections.
Thanks C . I checked this connector box out and it has the pads under the screws and also has a place for the grounds on the ends, so I think it will work good. I plan on hooking everything up this weekend. The box is kinda on the clunky side but William is a bit clunky as well.If you go ahead then ideally you would also find some wire end ferrules at the local electronics store. They simply slip over the conductor end and are then crimped. They grab solidly if crimped properly. The crimpers are not cheap although I have seen some decent looking ones for far less than I paid for mine. An inexpensive one should do well enough as you won't be using the thing a lot.
I used to do a lot of that stuff so have a good one. I do still use it.
Even without the crimper you can use them but just carefully insert into the screw terminal and the tighten. Not as good but should be good enough. Then give the terminals a shot of WD40 or Corrosion X or similar.
Ferrules Direct also has these things, ferrules and crimpers.
Ferrules - Wire Insulated Uninsulated Ferrule - Crimping Tools, Tool Calibration, European Specifications at Ferrules Direct
If you go ahead then ideally you would also find some wire end ferrules at the local electronics store. They simply slip over the conductor end and are then crimped. They grab solidly if crimped properly. The crimpers are not cheap although I have seen some decent looking ones for far less than I paid for mine. An inexpensive one should do well enough as you won't be using the thing a lot.
I used to do a lot of that stuff so have a good one. I do still use it.
Even without the crimper you can use them but just carefully insert into the screw terminal and the tighten. Not as good but should be good enough. Then give the terminals a shot of WD40 or Corrosion X or similar.
Ferrules Direct also has these things, ferrules and crimpers.
Ferrules - Wire Insulated Uninsulated Ferrule - Crimping Tools, Tool Calibration, European Specifications at Ferrules Direct