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peguinpower · 02-07-2010, 07:47 PM

I had that problem once. It was due to a degraded power connector between the battery and the power chords.

Get a digital volt meter.

Take a reading from the battery terminals AT THE BATTERY. It should read between 11 and 14 volts.

Then take a reading AT THE GOLD TERMINALS ON THE HUMMINBIRD BASE.

It should read the same. If the reading is less, or jumps around, there is corrosion somewhere along the power lines feeding low or noisy power to your FF. Either the connector. or the fuse, or the butt joints, or the wire has the dreaded black wire disease. Fix appropriately.

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02-07-2010, 07:47 PM	#3
peguinpower bing! Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: socal Posts: 246	I had that problem once. It was due to a degraded power connector between the battery and the power chords. Get a digital volt meter. Take a reading from the battery terminals AT THE BATTERY. It should read between 11 and 14 volts. Then take a reading AT THE GOLD TERMINALS ON THE HUMMINBIRD BASE. It should read the same. If the reading is less, or jumps around, there is corrosion somewhere along the power lines feeding low or noisy power to your FF. Either the connector. or the fuse, or the butt joints, or the wire has the dreaded black wire disease. Fix appropriately. /bing