OverDhill Posted September 22, 2014 Report Share Posted September 22, 2014 Well I finished my Warthog extension. I made it about 3 1/2 inches. List of parts From Amazon - Gardena 39035 5/8-Inch Metal Garden Hose Connector http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002VED3KW/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 And from Lowes or Homedepot Charlotte Pipe Reducing Bushing 1 " X 3/4 " White Pvc Schedule 40 Lasco PVC Reducer Bushing (Spigot x Slip) - 3/4" x 1/2" Coupling, 1" Slip x Slip First grind the silver nut to allow the reducer to slide in Next grind down the threads on one side of grey hose piece Next make the cable from connectors off Ebay Male 5 pin Mini DIN Mini-DIN Connector Adapter Female 5 pin Mini DIN Mini-DIN Connector Adapter I still ended up having to doctor up the center post (it should have fit if it were a standard Mini-DIN) I then used some Epoxy glue in a few places to hold the pieces together After it dried I painted the assembly Here is the finished extension on the Warthog 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crash Posted September 22, 2014 Report Share Posted September 22, 2014 Nice job , those connectors cost over $35 each over here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OverDhill Posted September 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2014 Crash I was looking at buying one off Ebay when he had them but it was from over on your side of the pond. Shipping was $24 US by itself and the part was $65 US. So for less than the shipping price I made mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothkrieger Posted October 9, 2014 Report Share Posted October 9, 2014 "having to doctor center post" So I gather the non standard plug is not available for purchase? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OverDhill Posted October 9, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2014 Well the one I found was pretty close but the post was just a bit too big to fit. The pins were all correct. They were cheap on Ebay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gec Posted October 9, 2014 Report Share Posted October 9, 2014 this 5-pin mini-din is a big problem. but 6 pin mini-din is a standard and easy to find connector. all one have to do is break one pin from the male connector. the rest of the pins are in the same positions as in 5-pin mini-din. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OverDhill Posted January 11, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2015 You can get the 5 pin connectors on Ebay for about a buck a piece Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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