Too many wires

jdaycpa · Posted: Tue May 23, 2006 5:20 pm Post subject: Too many wires

Just installed the new Garmin 2210 & sounder module / transducer, ICOM 504 VHF, and Furuno 1715 radar on the new 22' cruiser. Everything is working well, but the place where all the wires from the various units connect to each other looks like crazy days at the wire factory. The 2210 feeds in 18 wires in one cable and 6 on the other, the radio data feed adds two more, and the radar data feed cable adds about eight more. Each of these cables must connect to at least two and maybe more wires on the other. It looks awful, and with the various connections (currently) exposed, it is only a matter of time before something gets disconnected.

Has anyone else had this problem, and how did you solve it?

thataway · Posted: Tue May 23, 2006 8:59 pm Post subject:

You might consider one of the terminal strips, then dress out the wires at right angles. The other option is to bundle them. The new C Dories have a stocking type of material. I will have to get some, for the wires.