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I am thinking about gttting the Lowrance LMF-200 to monitor fuel consumption. The only issue is that the sensor comes with a 10ft NMEA 2000 type wire. Can it be extended using 14-18 gauge wires or do they sell an extension? I tried to find an extender but couldn't find it..
NMEA 2000 cables are pretty common.
http://www.lowrance.us/Products/Mari...orking-System/
I think the cables are the same for many of the manufacturers. Working with a lot of garmin lately but I think they are the same.
I hope you have better luck than I with the LMF unit. Mine was totally useless.
Both the LMF-200 and the fuel sensor (and other NMEA 2000 devices) must be connected via a backbone cable which has terminating resistors on each end and a power source. If your NMEA 2000 network only has the LMF-200 and the fuel sensor, then the your wiring will look like this: http://i36.tinypic.com/35bcba1.jpgQuote:
Originally Posted by akintosyali
You will need to get two backbone cables that is long enough to connect the three tee's. Garmin usually ships all of their NMEA 2000 devices with a Tee and a 6 foot cable. I do not know what Lowrance ships with their devices. Make sure that you get Tee's, cables, and terminating resistors with ends that match your devices. Garmin NMEA 2000 connectors are compatible with Lowrance blue connectors. I believe that these are NMEA 2000 Micro connectors.