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PL5200 to Seal a Transducer Wire?
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| Author | Topic: PL5200 to Seal a Transducer Wire? |
| Buoy |
posted 07-25-2014 12:37 PM ET (US)  
I'm replacing my Lorance X5i with the Garmin 70DV and will enlargen the existing hole in the transom bulkhead from 3/8 to 5/8 to run the new transducer wire. Can/should I use PL5200 to seal the hole after I've installed the new transducer wire? |
| Plotman |
posted 07-25-2014 01:13 PM ET (US)
Can you - yes. Should you - probably not. 3m 5200 is really more of a structural adhesive - used for gluing things together like a deck to the hull. If what you are trying to do is seal something up, I would suggest using a sealant. In the 3m line there is 4200 - I like boat life caulk. |
| Buoy |
posted 07-25-2014 03:21 PM ET (US)
My local guy didn't have Boat Life Calk but had 3M 4200 so I went with that.....$23.65....holy moly! Thanks Plotman. |
| jimh |
posted 07-26-2014 05:44 AM ET (US)
Give us a pointer to the PL5200. Is it something new? |
| Plotman |
posted 08-03-2014 10:13 PM ET (US)
Jim H- It's the same 5200 as always. The PL stands for "Power Line". 5200 is marketed as one of 3M's Power Line adhesives - hence the PL sometimes used as part of the name. You will see it that way in some of the marketing material - though I've never seen PL on the packaging.
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| Plotman |
posted 08-03-2014 10:22 PM ET (US)
Page 6 of this document has a great chart on when to use each of the different 3m products. |
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