Mega 360 Helix Y cable

[201pro]

I need to find a 9 M360 2DDI Y cable. Anyone have any leads to get one?
Finally found a Mega360 but can’t find the Y cable in stock anywhere.

[James john]

I have one. I can ship it from work Tuesday if u need it. I can’t get any 360 in and had 2 cables

[201pro]

Yes I need it.
PM me with your PayPal info and how much and I’ll send money your way.

[James john]

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[201pro]

I need to know if I need the 9 pin or the 14 pin cable to use Ultrex MDI, Mega 360 and helix 10 3GN. I thought I needed the 9pin, but the Y cable box says the 14 pin is what I need.

[Wayne P.]

I need to know if I need the 9 pin or the 14 pin cable to use Ultrex MDI, Mega 360 and helix 10 3GN. I thought I needed the 9pin, but the Y cable box says the 14 pin is what I need.

You can use either one, but at some point you have to convert a 14-pin connection to a 7-pin connection.
The 9 M360 2DDI Y cable pictured on the Humminbird website and advertised by dealers is the wrong one and was only produced for a short while around New Year.
The Y cables are 10' long and so are the two cables that come with the MEGA 360.

If you get the 14 M360 2DDI Y cable, you connect the MEGA 360 to one 14-pin plug and the Built-in MDI to the other 14-pin plug and have to covert the unit 14-pin to 7-pin with an adapter. That adapter can be the included 10' 7'pin adapter or the Minnkota MKR-MI-1 adapter that is about 3' long. Total connection length of 20' or 13'.

If you get the 9 M360 2DDI Y cable, the MEGA 360 connects to the 14 pin plug and you have to covert the MDI to 7-pin with the MKR-MDI-1 if you already have it, or the current adapter MKR-MI-1. Then plug the 7-pin plug into the Helix. Total connection length of 10'.

THIS is the correct 7-pin Helix Y cable:

[201pro]

I used the 14 m360 2DDI Y cable and the helix adapter from the M360 and it works great. Just a hint for anyone that is adding this to an existing HeLix/ Ultrex MDI Setup, you have to use the long 14-7 pin adapter that comes with the M360 and not the short 14-7 adapter from the ultrex to Helix. Even tho they look the same on the connections, apparently they are different, because it will not detect the 360 in the short adapter cable.

[Wayne P.]

I used the 14 m360 2DDI Y cable and the helix adapter from the M360 and it works great. Just a hint for anyone that is adding this to an existing HeLix/ Ultrex MDI Setup, you have to use the long 14-7 pin adapter that comes with the M360 and not the short 14-7 adapter from the ultrex to Helix. Even tho they look the same on the connections, apparently they are different, because it will not detect the 360 in the short adapter cable.

The MKR-MI-1 will work as the 14-pin to 7-pin adapter. The MKR-MDI-1 will not.

The MKR-MI-1 is listed for both the MDI and MSI transducers on the Minnkota website, it has the SI circuits.