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13 hours ago, Dave_Hicks said:

I have been meaning to make one of those. Someone asked me for some of those... I will see if i can knock that out.

The ones I posted take a Sea&Sea connector, which would make screwing them in a bit easier unless some sort of rotating component was built in.

In my case I'd like straight connectors with some flex if that makes sense?

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1 hour ago, Grantmac said:

The ones I posted take a Sea&Sea connector, which would make screwing them in a bit easier unless some sort of rotating component was built in.

In my case I'd like straight connectors with some flex if that makes sense?

That's exactly what my connectors are designed for. The connection parts are all soft TPU rubber and the 180deg straight parts is designed to bend and flex. The tall vertical is the 180deg connector. Bendy and grippy.

Send me a private message with the connector layouts you want.

In general:

  • Strobes with the connection on the back (Retra) work best with a 90deg elbow connector

  • Strobes with the connection on the side (Backscatter, Inon) work best with a 180deg connector

  • Housings can go either way. I use 90deg for the Nauticam ports on the top of the housing

    (Image below with both Backscatter and Retra strobes on Nauticam housing)

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21 hours ago, Dave_Hicks said:

Shipping to Australia would probably be about $30 USD.

Happy with that.

38 minutes ago, Gudge said:

Happy with that.

Great. Message me with how much you want, and what combination of connectors. Do you want me to cut the cable, how long, etc.

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Brilliant offer from Dave!

I’d suggest not asking him to cut the cables for you. Play around with the setup first and get a feel for how long the cables need to be in use. It’s very easy to cut them at a later date.

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