Lorwance 520c GPS cable help

  • olisflyrod
    Lakeville MN
    Posts: 157
    January 12, 2011 at 7:57 pm #1270279

    I have a 520c with the ice pack. Works great! Now I want to hook up the GPS puck. The problem is finding a short cable to hook it up. No luck at GM or FF . The cable in the boat is staying in the boat. Any one out there that can help? Thanks

    bigcrappie
    Blaine
    Posts: 4322
    January 12, 2011 at 8:19 pm #925720

    “The problem is finding a short cable” Been there, you need the 25′ Y-adapter extension cable that you use in your boat, with a 60 Ohm termiator. Nother way around it. I have my 25′ of cable stuck in back of my Genz blue box for mine.

    fishbait
    Posts: 149
    January 12, 2011 at 8:25 pm #925725

    Probably will be 1-800 lowrance. That is the only place I
    can finding cables and components to hook two units together.

    mojogunter
    Posts: 3301
    January 12, 2011 at 8:29 pm #925726

    Fishlectronics in Fridley may have one.

    olisflyrod
    Lakeville MN
    Posts: 157
    January 13, 2011 at 3:37 am #885872

    Made a dash to Thorn Bros, and was fixed up in less than 10 minuets one 2′ Ex Cable #119-88 one TEE Connector#119-79 and one Female Terminator#119-97. Thorn Bros are GREAT !!! They know their stuff. Now I can set the puck on the dash, turn on the 520c (I have the ice pack) and drive to the spots I marked last summer.

    dandorn
    M.I.N.N.E.S.O.T.A.
    Posts: 3207
    January 13, 2011 at 1:47 pm #925910

    Quote:

    Made a dash to Thorn Bros, and was fixed up in less than 10 minuets one 2′ Ex Cable #119-88 one TEE Connector#119-79 and one Female Terminator#119-97. Thorn Bros are GREAT !!! They know their stuff. Now I can set the puck on the dash, turn on the 520c (I have the ice pack) and drive to the spots I marked last summer.

    Did you get this setup to work?

    olisflyrod
    Lakeville MN
    Posts: 157
    January 13, 2011 at 4:03 pm #925956

    I had the 520c on the seat next to me in my suburban and the puck on the dash. It worked great on the way back from Thorn Bros(Blane to Lakeville). I will have it on the ice latter today. I wii post back and let you know how it works out. Or come on over and have a look for yourself! (invite to go fishing! )

    dandorn
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    January 13, 2011 at 4:53 pm #925981

    Quote:

    I had the 520c on the seat next to me in my suburban and the puck on the dash. It worked great on the way back from Thorn Bros(Blane to Lakeville). I will have it on the ice latter today. I wii post back and let you know how it works out. Or come on over and have a look for yourself! (invite to go fishing! )

    Thanks for the offer!

    Are there any other parts involved besides the parts
    you got at TBros?

    Thanks

    olisflyrod
    Lakeville MN
    Posts: 157
    January 13, 2011 at 5:56 pm #926007

    No other parts. Here is the breakdown of the parts and cost. N2K-T-RD TEE connector. $16.95- Next is the N2KEXT-2RD Extension Cable $22.99- And last is the TR-120F-RD Female Terminator $10.99 This is used to cap off the TEE conector. Here is a picture of the parts.

    dandorn
    M.I.N.N.E.S.O.T.A.
    Posts: 3207
    January 13, 2011 at 7:45 pm #926035

    That’s what I was visualizing. This setup would work
    100% with a 60 ohm terminator but with a 120 ohm it may
    work intermittently. They discontinued making the 60 ohm
    and I think I sold mine to Whiskerkev.

    You would have to add another tee and another terminator to
    meet Lowrance specs..
    The antenna would connect to the bottom of one tee and the
    520 to the bottom of the other. The terminators would
    be placed on each end of the now double tee.

    Lowrance also sells a cable with built in 120 ohm terminators on each end.
    One end would plug into the unit and the other end to the antenna.

    120 ohm In-Line Terminator Cable

    Hate to see your GPS quit working when it’s time to find your way off of the lake.

    olisflyrod
    Lakeville MN
    Posts: 157
    January 13, 2011 at 11:44 pm #926091

    Thorn Bros set it up and it seem to work OK today. Had it on for 5 hrs or so. no problems yet!

    dandorn
    M.I.N.N.E.S.O.T.A.
    Posts: 3207
    January 14, 2011 at 12:00 pm #926181

    Quote:

    Thorn Bros set it up and it seem to work OK today. Had it on for 5 hrs or so. no problems yet!

    Hope it works for long long time!

    Here is some more info about setting up a network.

    See bottom of page 9 and after………..

    olisflyrod
    Lakeville MN
    Posts: 157
    January 14, 2011 at 3:19 pm #926259

    Thanks for all the info and helpfull links. Looks like I have some reading to!

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