UPDATE! HELP!!! Any ideas on a FF repair? UPDATE! - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

RedSledTeam · 02-15-2014, 02:08 PM

CBAD,
Well, if you really want to fix it, find a male and female connector, a short length of transducer cable, a drill, some adhesive, a good small soldering iron, and the most important ingredient is.... Find that Macgyver in you to come up with a fix. Also it helps to take a class in low resistance soldering. Or query BWE to find another head unit. If I have to tell you the rest, it's probably beyond your skill level. What model unit is it?

ful-rac · 02-15-2014, 02:16 PM

Well that sucks...i had the same thing happen when i had my eagle cuda as well. I think your due for a new unit...

Maybe start a, help buy cbadmike a new fishfinder fund thread....?

Iceman · 02-15-2014, 04:14 PM

I just had a customer come in with the same issue on a Cuda 350, I told him to throw it in the trash.......sorry to say.

wade · 02-15-2014, 06:39 PM

I got a 250 u can borrow till u get a good un'..

jruiz · 02-15-2014, 06:42 PM

You might have some hope with electrically conductive epoxy. They make epoxy doped with carbon or silver. Henkel who makes loctite now makes this product. I used it it for battery applications with good success.

jruiz · 02-15-2014, 06:50 PM

http://www.henkel.com/electrically-c...ives-27427.htm

igotpron · 02-15-2014, 06:54 PM

I think this is fixable. Isn't there another set of pins on the other side? I bet you could steal a pin from the other connector and replace the broken pin. You gotta have some decent solder skills but this should be repairable. Or find a new male female/male plug and just replace the plug combo all together.

02-15-2014, 02:16 PM	#2
ful-rac Emperor Join Date: May 2009 Location: Buena Park Posts: 3,649	Well that sucks...i had the same thing happen when i had my eagle cuda as well. I think your due for a new unit... Maybe start a, help buy cbadmike a new fishfinder fund thread....? __________________ There's nothing colder than yesterday's hotdog.

02-15-2014, 04:14 PM	#3
Iceman Administrator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: 1-2 miles off the point Posts: 6,948	I just had a customer come in with the same issue on a Cuda 350, I told him to throw it in the trash.......sorry to say. __________________

02-15-2014, 06:39 PM	#4
wade Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Oceanside Posts: 1,214	I got a 250 u can borrow till u get a good un'.. __________________

02-15-2014, 02:08 PM	#1
RedSledTeam Daddeo Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: OC Posts: 660	CBAD, Well, if you really want to fix it, find a male and female connector, a short length of transducer cable, a drill, some adhesive, a good small soldering iron, and the most important ingredient is.... Find that Macgyver in you to come up with a fix. Also it helps to take a class in low resistance soldering. Or query BWE to find another head unit. If I have to tell you the rest, it's probably beyond your skill level. What model unit is it?

02-15-2014, 06:42 PM	#5
jruiz Large Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: La Verne, CA Posts: 1,011	You might have some hope with electrically conductive epoxy. They make epoxy doped with carbon or silver. Henkel who makes loctite now makes this product. I used it it for battery applications with good success.

02-15-2014, 06:50 PM	#6
jruiz Large Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: La Verne, CA Posts: 1,011	http://www.henkel.com/electrically-c...ives-27427.htm

02-15-2014, 06:54 PM	#7
igotpron Xcoastie Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Westminster Posts: 285	I think this is fixable. Isn't there another set of pins on the other side? I bet you could steal a pin from the other connector and replace the broken pin. You gotta have some decent solder skills but this should be repairable. Or find a new male female/male plug and just replace the plug combo all together.