While I got all these wires yanked out

cptmarvel

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I'm putting a new fish finder thingy in too. Cables for that are like 30 foot long. What to do with the excess? Previous owner had them all jammed up behind the shifter/throttle housing. Aside from the mess, would that create an inductance issue?
 

StingrayMike

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It shouldnt. Most transducer cables now adays are shielded pretty good.
just dressvit nice with the rest if your other cables
 

cptmarvel

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Yeah, I've seen one that's been cut and spliced. THAT don't look like a good idea.
 

Grub54891

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Loop them in as large of a loop as you can for the space provided. A small loop can create a magnetic field and cause issues. Now with that in mind, I haven't had any issues with at least a one foot loop. You can even run them back and forth to take up the slack if you want.
 

cptmarvel

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That's what I'm thinking I'm gonna do. I should be able to get 2/3 foot loops and zip tie it to the steering cable.
 
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