RJ11 Plug on a Maxtrac Mic

[RESCUE161]

Does anyone have a source for these? The strain relief would be nice as well. I have a need to put a longer cable on a Maxtrac. I have the extra long cable already, but it does not have the 6 pin plug on the end that plugs into the mic. The RJ11 plugs from Radioshack are too short and won't allow me to fit the strain relief into them.

Thanks!

[Jim202]

The normal RJ45 Ethernet cable connectors work just fine.

Jim

Does anyone have a source for these? The strain relief would be nice as well. I have a need to put a longer cable on a Maxtrac. I have the extra long cable already, but it does not have the 6 pin plug on the end that plugs into the mic. The RJ11 plugs from Radioshack are too short and won't allow me to fit the strain relief into them.

Thanks!

[RESCUE161]

The RJ45 won't fit into the microphone as it's too wide.

[Bill_G]

Then you don't have a Maxtrac.

[RESCUE161]

I realize that one end of the Maxtrac cable does indeed have an RJ45 connector on it, but the other end is the one I need to replace. It is the end that goes into the microphone itself. The cable that I have (the long one) came from another radio, so the end that would plug into the mic was cut, hence why I need that special RJ11 or RJ12, or whatever it is.

[Bill_G]

Doh! (pardon me while I reverse the cranial rectal insertion I seem to have gotten myself into ...)

That plug. I know which one you're talking about now. Of course I do not have one in front of me to look at, but I think they are standard handset cord plugs - narrower than a telco RJ. If so, then they need the special narrower crimper too. I buy them at Graybar.

[RESCUE161]

No worries. Is it as long as the original?

[RFguy]

Buy a replacement cable. Last time I looked, they were like $8

[RESCUE161]

Buy a replacement cable. Last time I looked, they were like $8

I would do that as long as it was an extra long cable. It won't do me any good if it's just the standard length cable that comes with a Maxtrac mic.

[RESCUE161]

Do you have a part number on MOL for the extended cable?

[Al]

There's a 10.5 ft long coilcord available for the Maxtracs, HLN9560A, list $14.75(the regular one is 7 ft.). It has the RJ11 connector with strain relief molded onto it, just like the one originally supplied with the HMN1035_ mics.