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12-07-2015, 11:21 AM | #1 |
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Fish Finder Power Up Issue
My FF (Lowrance Elite 4X CHIRP) is behaving weird. I bought it new this last Spring and recently have ran into an issue.
During my last 3 trips, it has not powered on while launching. I trying powering it on while paddling out and around the water. Nada. Then, intermittently and for no reason, I'll try to power it on about an hour to an hour & half into the water and BAM - it powers up and works as expected. It's very odd & FRUSTRATING! I've checked the wires and voltage...all appears fine. Bad unit? Fuse? Any thoughts? Thx! |
12-07-2015, 01:08 PM | #2 |
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intermittent usually means a connection, are you using dielectric grease on the plug and pins? Sometimes I have just cut out connectors (we use heat shrink butt connectors) and just replaced with a fresh connection has solved issues.
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12-07-2015, 01:39 PM | #3 |
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Thank you, Andy. I have not tried dielectric grease - will give this a try in addition to rechecking the connections. Thanks again!!!
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12-07-2015, 03:00 PM | #4 |
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A little corrosion is all it takes to disrupt the power on these small pins and receptacles
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12-07-2015, 03:54 PM | #5 |
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Mybe it's SOLAR POWERED!
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12-09-2015, 05:37 PM | #6 |
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Make sure the connections at the fuse are good. Maybe replace the fuse.
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