Can the wire be extended so this can be mounted on a boat dashboard?
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The cable wouldn't be long enough. If you need a tach for a boat, I would get a real tach wired in. Help is a long way on the water. This should be used more for a service application or mounted on smaller motors. It will work with your boat motor though if you're looking to do diagnostic work
72834
Yes as long as its solid wire I had to attach longer wire for my application .
72835
I suspect it won't matter. But I'd use ONLY shielded wire so stray signals over the greater distance won't interfere and give a false reading. (Try grounding the shield and ONLY the shield and ONLY at one point. If you ground a shield at more than one point, then a complete 'circuit' is made and interference is more likely.)
72836
No. I tried it on my golf cart. I got erratic readings. once I removed the extra wire and relocated the tac to make up for the shorter wire it worked fine. The unit works well the only thing I notice is that it samples the engine RPM only about every 3-4 seconds.
72837
I agree with David, invest in a better tach for your application unless you're always close to shore. This (and similar items) is NOT a high quality precision product. It's a cheap solution to track non-critical service revs. Besides, I would highly doubt the readout would be bright enough on the water based on mine.
72838
Yes it can I don't know how long before having issues I added ~12 ft. To mine
1559628
I installed this on my winch in an enclosed trailer, which I have stored at the present time, so I can't easily look at how I dealt with the excess cable. I believe I just coiled it and put plastic ties around it. I installed the antenna unit in a cabinet in the trailer, and once that is done and hooked up, all you have is your hand held remote, everything else can be out of the way. I would assume if you were really serious about having no excess cable you could shorten the wires.
1498185
I don't know. I used it for the first time last week when I was camping with my grandson for a week. It would be great if it were able to be extended. I am going to check with my electrician.
1868997
No really appropriate for purpose. Wire runs up inside extension rod. Could stiil be done modifying top of post but would be weak in very high winds or impact. Need a more compact and heavy duty design.
122511
Drill a hole a little larger than the wire. make sure you use a good sealant on the wire. If your boat has two batterys hook it up to the deep cycle
1079099
I believe that would be fine. The instructions show it attached to a boat. There are mounting holes.
1970572
I believe you could. I mounted my outside near my deck and ran an electrical cord to it. It works great.
745183
Sadly there isn't any product that extends the wires. And the wires that are made with them are very thin. When I hooked these up for my step sons I just simply cut off the connected, sized butt connectors and wire to extend what came with the unit. It was a pain but it did the job really well.
420572
You could But will require drilling a hole for the wire to go to the ballast..
1902814
Yes, they can be extended. I extended mine about 10 feet. I am not sure of the gauge of the wires.
340514
The panel is prewired. You will have to purchase push on connectors to attach your boat wire to the panel.
53151
Pretty sure it won't be long enough to reach. You'll have to extend the wires.
1900606
Yes you certainly can. The wire emits a signal field in a sphere around the wire so you can mount it to a physical fence, metal or wood with no interference issues whatsoever.
1899007
There is not an extension tube available that I am aware of. If you were able to make something work, wiring will need to be lengthened as well.
926239
Yes, it can. I personally have a rod they attach to but it can also attach to the wire.
133143
I would not. If extention cord is too small the wires could over heat. If you have a 10 gauge wire extention cord it would work.
1972534
I'm sure you can extend the length with no problem. Just buy the correct gauge and use good connectors. It would be a very easy project.