Jabsco light wires

ericcarr2000

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I will be installing a jabsco 5" searchlight and I was thinking of routing the wires through my bowrails. But in order to do this I need to somehow take the wires out of the connector end to be able to fish them through the rails. Is there a trick to getting the wires out without cutting them?
 

NYBo

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There should be release tabs as part of the conductors that when released, allow you to pull the wires out of the back of the housing. Something like the ones on the right:
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Grandad

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What diameter are the rails? That's a sizable cable and most rails have sharp metal tapping screws or pop rivets at every fitting. - Grandad
 

fhhuber

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Neat idea but need to consider the entire system.

Cutting the wires isn't a big deal. Just offset the cuts and reconnect with good quality bullet connectors that are covered in heat shrink tube, locking the connection back together.
I try to have all splices in multi-wire runs NOT line up with each other. This spreads out "bumps" in the wire instead of one huge knot of a splice + insulation wrapping.

You should inspect the way the rails are assembled and find out if there are set screws pressing on the surface of the tubes or if there are screws that penetrate the tubes.. Possibly replacing the screws if they penetrate would deal with the potential issue of a pointed screw punching through insulation. Or maybe adding a flex tubing liner inside the rail to prevent screws contacting the wires.

Also there's where the wires will enter the rail and where they will exit. You need to ensure that isn't a sharp metal edge and if cutting holes in the tubes you need to ensure you are not compromising the structure of your safety rails... People tend to lean on safety rails and use them to tie things onto the boat.
 
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