Depth Finder Problems

joncox

Recruit
Joined
Jun 8, 2002
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Hello,<br />My depth finder will turn on, after about 10 seconds, the display begins to fade out. I have checked the following and they have found to be good:<br />battery<br />connections<br />fuse<br /><br />The radio and depth finder are fused to one wire that connects to the battery. When the depth finder sends a signal, I can hear a click in the radio. Do I have some sort of short in the wiring. It is difficult to get in there and see because the wiring is in tight spaces.<br />I would appreciate any recommendations you may have.
 

blifsey

Senior Chief Petty Officer
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Jan 17, 2002
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Re: Depth Finder Problems

Did it just start this after working fine in the past or have you just installed? Does your depth finder have a "simulation mode" where it doesn't really send/receive from the transducer? Might be worth trying to see if it is related to transducer since you're hearing the "click" sound.<br /><br />Good Luck,<br />BL...
 

joncox

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Jun 8, 2002
Messages
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Re: Depth Finder Problems

Yea,<br /><br />It worked fine the first day I bought the boat (used), then all the sudden it started fading out. I put it on a new battery and it still had the same problem.<br />Thanks for the suggestion.
 
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