mariposagoldbag Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 I've had to replace 2 Power Cords for my Minelab 3500 and was wondering if you could make your own. I know the connectors are the same as what you find on a Ham Radio, but what about the Cable/Cord itself? Does anybody have any advice on where I might find a heavy duty 4 wire cable that would work with the Minelabs with no problems? I've been looking at Microphone extensions for Ham Radio's but I'm not sure if the wire is heavy duty anuf. Thanks in advanced for any positive input! Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank c Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 Bill Southern may sell the heavy duty curly cords ask him.If not they are available in curly and straight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Au Seeker Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 I've had to replace 2 Power Cords for my Minelab 3500 and was wondering if you could make your own. I know the connectors are the same as what you find on a Ham Radio, but what about the Cable/Cord itself? Does anybody have any advice on where I might find a heavy duty 4 wire cable that would work with the Minelabs with no problems? I've been looking at Microphone extensions for Ham Radio's but I'm not sure if the wire is heavy duty anuf. Thanks in advanced for any positive input! Thanks! I would think you could dissect one of the old cords you replaced and find what size and type wire is used in the cord and go from there to make your own, that's what I would do if I had to make one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grubstake Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 I,ve made a buch of the 4 pin cords, not hard to do. I used a good heavy duty speaker wire from Radioshack, and the connectors are around $4.00, and the boots are a couple of bucks. Grubstake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DolanDave Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 Mariposagoldbag, I have gone through a few cords, and even built my own. You might find it better to just purchase one from Bill. By the time you find all the parts, and by the time you get them, and pay for shipping and all the time involved in building it, I found to be a pain in the butt. Not only that, its never the same quality as a new one from minelab. You can lookup 4 pin microphone jacks online, and a lot of times the cb stores have the curly coil cable.Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nugget Shooter Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 Yup I have them in stock at all times.... Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mariposagoldbag Posted March 6, 2013 Author Share Posted March 6, 2013 Thanks Gary, I remember you telling me about making my own. As you can guess, I've already abused the power cord I got from you...I keep getting hung up in the brush...lol I just wasnt sure if the wires needed to be something specific, speaker wire huh? Doland Dave, so the CB Microphone cables would do the trick!? Thanks!Bill, how much are you charging for a 4 pin power cord? Thanks!Thanks everyone for all the help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klunker Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 Buy a new one and a spare. Spend the time it would have taken to build one out detecting to pay for the new one. I have taken a new cord and put silicone over the soldered conections and taped the wires and it has lasted longer than the heavy duty cord. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank c Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 I just want you to understand thisthere are the stock factory cordsand there are heavy duty also available the heavy dutys are much thicker and tougher than the thin stock ones.And if your problems are getting hung up on obsticles I would say get the heavy duty replacement for sure. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mariposagoldbag Posted March 9, 2013 Author Share Posted March 9, 2013 For anyone interested... I was able to use a Ham Radio Microphone Cord for a power cord on my Minelab 3500. The wires on the cord are pretty small and fragile so I don't count on it lasting to long, but it did work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Ron Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 I've made a few of them using Monster wire (Google it) ... Pain in the butt ... Better off buying them from Bill IMHO ... cheers, Unc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mariposagoldbag Posted March 14, 2013 Author Share Posted March 14, 2013 Thanks Ron! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shep Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 Forgot to mention something about this subject yesterday, remind me next time we meet!Shep Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Furness Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 Ah Come on Shep ... We all want to hear! Mike F Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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