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Here's a cheap method to create a test cable that fits the Tesoro and Garrett coils and probably many others...
The secret sauce is the MOLEX connector which are commonly used in power supplies, they are a snug fit to the Tesoro and Garrett coils.
The cable can be arbitrary but since I wanted to hook up the coil to my sound card I chose a RCA to 3.5mm audio jack cable.
Tools needed:
- Soldering Iron
Ingredients:
- RCA to 3.5mm audio jack cable - 2$
- MOLEX Male Connector - 1$
- Shrink Tube out of my junk box
If you are looking for original connectors:
Tesoro 4 Pin Connector is a Switchcraft connector:
- Female Cable Connector: SL404FX (http://www.switchcraft.com/Drawings/...sl405fx_cd.pdf)
- Male Cable Connector: SL404MX (http://www.switchcraft.com/Drawings/...sl405mx_cd.pdf)
- Plug: SL184MX (http://www.switchcraft.com/Drawings/..._series_cd.pdf)
Garrett AC250 5 Pin Connector is a Microphone Connector for HAM Radios, I found this one to fit (from a german supplier but I'm sure these are just rebranded):
- Female Cable Connector: NC-516 from Alan Electronics (http://www.alan-electronics.de/main....etail&artdet=a)
- Plug: NC-517 from Alan Electronics (http://www.alan-electronics.de/main....etail&artdet=a)
The Garret coil connectors are quite reasonably priced (about 5$) but the Switchcraft connectors are hard to find at a good price
I've attached some pictures of the result
The secret sauce is the MOLEX connector which are commonly used in power supplies, they are a snug fit to the Tesoro and Garrett coils.
The cable can be arbitrary but since I wanted to hook up the coil to my sound card I chose a RCA to 3.5mm audio jack cable.
Tools needed:
- Soldering Iron
Ingredients:
- RCA to 3.5mm audio jack cable - 2$
- MOLEX Male Connector - 1$
- Shrink Tube out of my junk box
If you are looking for original connectors:
Tesoro 4 Pin Connector is a Switchcraft connector:
- Female Cable Connector: SL404FX (http://www.switchcraft.com/Drawings/...sl405fx_cd.pdf)
- Male Cable Connector: SL404MX (http://www.switchcraft.com/Drawings/...sl405mx_cd.pdf)
- Plug: SL184MX (http://www.switchcraft.com/Drawings/..._series_cd.pdf)
Garrett AC250 5 Pin Connector is a Microphone Connector for HAM Radios, I found this one to fit (from a german supplier but I'm sure these are just rebranded):
- Female Cable Connector: NC-516 from Alan Electronics (http://www.alan-electronics.de/main....etail&artdet=a)
- Plug: NC-517 from Alan Electronics (http://www.alan-electronics.de/main....etail&artdet=a)
The Garret coil connectors are quite reasonably priced (about 5$) but the Switchcraft connectors are hard to find at a good price
I've attached some pictures of the result
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