Pat Anderson
New member
The Raymarine C-80 has a NMEA cable with outs and ins, all color coded. They are all very small wires. The outs are connected to a number of different things, and I need to add my new AIS to that list, as well as connect the AIS outs to the C-80 ins if I want to use the AIS with the C-80 as well as the Coastal Explorer laptop. These are all over the place behind the helm connected up with a lot of Scotchlok connectors.
It occurred to me that what is really needed is some kind of mini bus for the C-80 NMEA outs and ins, such that, for instance, all devices needing to connect to the C-80 NMEA outs would connect to the mini-busses carrying those signals. I think I saw something like that in a video a while ago, the small wires that were connected to it went into small holes and were held in place by little screws that clamped down on them. But I cannot find that video now, and do not know what they are really called, and so far, no luck locating such a critter on Amazon or elsewhere.
Anybody know what I am talking about, what they are called, and where I could possible get them?
Thanks!
It occurred to me that what is really needed is some kind of mini bus for the C-80 NMEA outs and ins, such that, for instance, all devices needing to connect to the C-80 NMEA outs would connect to the mini-busses carrying those signals. I think I saw something like that in a video a while ago, the small wires that were connected to it went into small holes and were held in place by little screws that clamped down on them. But I cannot find that video now, and do not know what they are really called, and so far, no luck locating such a critter on Amazon or elsewhere.
Anybody know what I am talking about, what they are called, and where I could possible get them?
Thanks!
