Underwater camera question

[Mike #1]

The cable that connects to my camera was pinched between the door of my truck over the weekend and now it does not work. Has anyone tried to repair one of these?

[JP Z]

I would call the company and see what they say. If not, sometimes if you understand that you are killing the warranty. You can cut and splice them together.

[sparcebag]

If its not covered under warrenty! Radio shack coax splice fittings!

[Mike #1]

It is one of the cheap cameras so it is not a warranty issue. It is my fault and I own up to it. I will try the Radio Schack fittings. Has anyone spliced one?

[Jeremy airjer W]

The aqua view that I have actually has small wires not coax. Will the splice be submerged? if so they make a shrink wrap that has a glue that melts and weather seals the splice (used in automotive applications).

If it indeed has several wires I would suggest staggering the splices,soldering them together, and shrinkwrapping individually. Then Covering the whole works in a couple layers of the shrink wrap with the glue. The first one beyond the splice on either side by at least an inch (more is better) and the second extending beyond the first again by at least an inch. Make shure you have all your shrink wrap in place before you start putting the piecec together!!

You will probably be the first to post a repair on a camera cable so you are the guinea pig so to speek! Let us know how it goes and more importantly if it works!!

[Retro Active]

I had this happen to me a few years back. I was trying to beat a summer thunderstorm and threw the camera in the back seat, without realizing that I left a few feet of cable sticking out of the door. All of a sudden I heard a big bang, and the cable had either caught on the tire or something else and had cut.

I don't remember everything, but I'm pretty sure there were two main wires that were insulated, and a third strand of very thin wiring almost hair-like in diameter. I soldered the main two wires together thinking this was all it would take, but I actually had to reconnect the very thin strands of wire to get the video to work. I don't remember if I soldered it or what, but it's held up pretty well.

[Mike #1]

Thanks,

I will try this weekend since it is to cold to go fishing. I will post my results when I finish.

[Big Dave2]

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Thanks,

I will try this weekend since it is to cold to go fishing. I will post my results when I finish.

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Too cold for fishing? Bite your tongue.

[Mike #1]

Good news and bad.

The cord was easy to splice, since it broke near the camera I cut the cord then I took apart the camera and spliced it inside. It has 5 wires that are color coded. I got power back but, I also had water in the lens and corrosion on the circuit boards. I have power back to the lens but a damaged board so no video.