Does your transducer go tick tick tick ???? - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

IB Fish"N" · 06-05-2011, 11:23 AM

Just got a Lowrance Elite 5 GPS/FF mounted the transducer inside my Hobie Revo behind the sail mast with a wet mount. When unit is on the transducer makes a tick tick tick sound and the screen has a slight glich to it with the ticking. Anyone else have this problem and if so how do you stop it?

ikrash · 06-05-2011, 11:49 AM

It would be a problem if it didn't tick...the ticks are sonar pulses..or at least represent them..

wiredantz · 06-05-2011, 11:58 AM

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Originally Posted by ikrash

It would be a problem if it didn't tick...the ticks are sonar pulses..or at least represent them..

Mine tick when it doesn't have enough wAter

jorluivil · 06-05-2011, 01:23 PM

Ticks are good

flydigital · 06-05-2011, 02:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by IB Fish"N"

Just got a Lowrance Elite 5 GPS/FF mounted the transducer inside my Hobie Revo behind the sail mast with a wet mount. When unit is on the transducer makes a tick tick tick sound and the screen has a slight glich to it with the ticking. Anyone else have this problem and if so how do you stop it?

200khz can't really be heard (by me anyway!) but the 83/50khz easily can. If you are having "glitching" every pulse I think you may be referring to interference from another nearby sonar. Another FF'd kayaker or boat within 50 yards or so. If it's vertical random lines every pulse anyway. Completely normal.

Other than that, maybe check your install, make sure you have no air or grime under the transducer and you have enough liquid, and that your head unit is set to the right transducer (not sure if Elite has that option but worth a check).

dmrides · 06-05-2011, 03:21 PM

Also make sure your battery is not too close to either the transducer and/or transducer cable.

yakrider · 06-05-2011, 03:23 PM

as previously mentioned...
the ticking is the sonar...
I have the 522c igps and with the wet mount it ticked like crazy...
annoying for sure...but you'll get used to it...
I now have the P319 tx and I cannot hear it...
way better!

IB Fish"N" · 06-05-2011, 08:09 PM

Thanks guys i'll try moving the battery away its in a pelican box on the other side of the sail mast inside maybe that is the problem. Wires are away from transducer.

umtduckhead · 06-05-2011, 08:15 PM

also some times the sonar pics up the mirage drive fins... so be careful about that too

IB Fish"N" · 06-05-2011, 08:31 PM

Didn't seem to have any problem with it picking up mirage drive had a great picture. Even picks up a 4inch swim bait as i move it up and down.

06-05-2011, 11:23 AM	#1
IB Fish"N" Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Chula Vista, CA Posts: 49	Does your transducer go tick tick tick ???? Just got a Lowrance Elite 5 GPS/FF mounted the transducer inside my Hobie Revo behind the sail mast with a wet mount. When unit is on the transducer makes a tick tick tick sound and the screen has a slight glich to it with the ticking. Anyone else have this problem and if so how do you stop it?

06-05-2011, 01:23 PM	#4
jorluivil Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 6,856	Ticks are good __________________ www.facebook.com/Teamsewer

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06-05-2011, 11:49 AM	#2
ikrash Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 40	It would be a problem if it didn't tick...the ticks are sonar pulses..or at least represent them..

06-05-2011, 03:21 PM	#6
dmrides Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Point Loma Posts: 584	Also make sure your battery is not too close to either the transducer and/or transducer cable.

06-05-2011, 03:23 PM	#7
yakrider Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 611	as previously mentioned... the ticking is the sonar... I have the 522c igps and with the wet mount it ticked like crazy... annoying for sure...but you'll get used to it... I now have the P319 tx and I cannot hear it... way better!

06-05-2011, 08:09 PM	#8
IB Fish"N" Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Chula Vista, CA Posts: 49	Thanks guys i'll try moving the battery away its in a pelican box on the other side of the sail mast inside maybe that is the problem. Wires are away from transducer.

06-05-2011, 08:15 PM	#9
umtduckhead Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: San Diego Posts: 147	also some times the sonar pics up the mirage drive fins... so be careful about that too

06-05-2011, 08:31 PM	#10
IB Fish"N" Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Chula Vista, CA Posts: 49	Didn't seem to have any problem with it picking up mirage drive had a great picture. Even picks up a 4inch swim bait as i move it up and down.