Cable Splice

[Wrvq441]

Hello Everyone.

Has anyone ever successfully spliced the communication cable that goes from the brick to the control head on a Motorola?

I’m in the process of an install, and for the sake of neatness would like to run the cable through a small .250” hole rather than a 1.125” hole for the connector on the end.

I have some multi pin phenolic amphenol connectors for the splice but in fear of some fancy shielding I’m hesitant on cutting it because I don’t want to ruin it.

If it were only a $5.00 cable I would chance it, but that’s not the case.

 

Thank you in advance for your input.

 

Paul

[gortex2]

What radio is it ? Way back in the maratrac and syntor days we would splice cables but in the end was faster to pull pins from cable and re-pin the connector. If your dealing with XTL/APX cables no way id try to splice them. 

[Wrvq441]

XTL 5000.   

No removing pins, all molded.

I’ve decided not to cut and to drill.

[SteveShannon]

10 minutes ago, Wrvq441 said:

XTL 5000.   

No removing pins, all molded.

I’ve decided not to cut and to drill.

Dress it up with a wiring grommet. 

https://www.amazon.com/Garmin-010-10562-00-Cable-grommet/dp/B000T13DBS?source=ps-sl-shoppingads-lpcontext&ref_=fplfs&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER