shortening coil cable

[Jiminsandiego]

Actually it's the cable that goes from my digisearch meter to the box. I have the meter attached to my hip mount bag so I only need about 10 inches of cable instead of 5 ft.
So what would be the best way to shorten the cable? Cut off the plug that goes to the box and cut the extra cable and re-attach the plug? Will I need a new plug, or can I reuse it? Cut off some cable in the middle and splice the wires? I know a guy that works on marine electronics which seem to use similar plugs so I'll have him do the work but I thought I'd ask you all about it first before talking to him. Is this a standard plug that he can get? If not, where can I get the plug?
Any input would be much appreciated as I am obviously not an electronics guy.
Thanks,
Jim

 

[Rick(ND)]

When I shorten the coil cable on the 8 inch Coinsearch coil I cut off the plug and left a little wire on the plug so I knew which color wire goes on which pin. I cut down the cable and reatached the plus one pin at a time with the right color wire.
I used my old pug as i didnt have a new one at the time and it worked, but found out these same plugs are used by some CB Radio on the mics.

 

[Ron from Michigan]

The Sovereign is one of the easiest cords to cut because there is no shield.Most important never cut too short or exact leave extra cord in case you make a mistake.Measure the cord from your meter and again give yourself extra cord and cut and reconnect or pin the female 6 pin connector back on with the exact color code to match your pins.Use your current connector as a guide for the pin match.If you haven't pined connectors there are plenty of mistakes to be made.Suggestion go to you tube for how to pin a connector.Good Luck.

 

[Critterhunter]

There is an old saying in electronics that there is less chance of a failure when you've only got one solder point, so in other words I'd cut the cable and then re-attach at the plug.