Sea Talk cable to nmea/seatalk multiplexer

[affe304]

HI

I got a Gadgetpool nmea/seatalk multiplexer and I need a connection cable between the seatalk network and the multiplexer. Can I just get a ordinary seatalk link Cable and strip the end of it?

mutliplexer:
gadgetPool.de

Cable:
RAYMARINE Sea Talk Cables | West Marine

Thanks

[happydart]

Originally Posted by affe304

HI

I got a Gadgetpool nmea/seatalk multiplexer and I need a connection cable between the seatalk network and the multiplexer. Can I just get a ordinary seatalk link Cable and strip the end of it?

mutliplexer:
gadgetPool.de

Cable:
RAYMARINE Sea Talk Cables | West Marine

Thanks

Yes just strip it and connect ...

[carstenb]

Originally Posted by happydart

Yes just strip it and connect ...

Welcome aboard Happydart
and happy new year

[smac999]

that thing looks cool.


you just need any cable wire 3 wires. although the seatalk calble with correct colors make it's easier / better.

[ilCigno]

Like Smac999 said, any 3-wire cable will do. However, there are some advantages on using 'real' Seatalk1 cable. First, the Seatalk1 cable is shielded, which helps to avoid data loss due to external noise. Second, is is very hard to obtain a 3-wire cable with the right color coding of te wires:
red-12 Volt plus
yellow-Seatalk1 data
Blank shielding-common minus

There comes a day when you are glad you used the correct wire colors!