[CA] [CA11] Extending RS150 GNSS Receiver Cable to SeaTalkng Backbone

[Sea Tiger]

The 6 m (19.69 ft)white cable provided with the RS150 is to short for my vessel. Can this cable be spliced into a stub cable? or should I use a longer stub cable replacing the white cable that came with the RS150 GNSS Receiver? What is the proper method I should follow? The length of cable needed is 22 ft.

[Chuck - Raymarine - Moderator]

Welcome to the Raymarine Forum Sea Tiger,

Q1. Can this cable be spliced into a stub cable?
A1. Negative

Q2. or should I use a longer stub cable replacing the white cable that came with the RS150 GNSS Receiver?
A2. Negative

Q3. What is the proper method I should follow?
A3. The maximum length of a spur's cable must not exceed 6m within a powered and properly terminated SeaTalkng / NMEA 2000 network. In this case, the system's backbone will need to be extended to provide an additional spur socket which is within 6m of the Raystar 150 GPS Sensor.

[Sea Tiger]

Thank you, I will use "T" connector with a terminator and backbone cable. I have a follow-up question due to information I found on the forum which was confusing technically. Will a 6m spur cable replace a RS150 GPS cable? I read that they could be used interchangeably due to a person chafing the supplied GPS cable when running them through a tower. I thought the provided GPS cable was different than a spur cable?

Thank you for the technical expertise.

[Chuck - Raymarine - Moderator]

Sea Tiger,

Q1. Will a 6m spur cable replace a RS150 GPS cable?
A1. Yes

Q2. I thought the provided GPS cable was different than a spur cable?
A2. Negative.