Lowrance Hook2 Triple Shot - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

dgarland10 · 11-09-2020, 09:38 AM

Thanks John for that note on last message. I put some grease into the male portion of power and transducer plug and now the plugs, with the female ends, wont stay connected. I have swabbed out the the male plugs, and tried to use a paper clip to clean grease out of female plug, but still not connecting. Its like an air bubble is preventing the plugs from connecting. If I hold the power plug in, the unit powers up, but as soon as I let go the plug comes right out. Any suggestions?

JohnMckroidJr · 11-12-2020, 08:18 AM

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Check out the FAQ's if they don't fulfill your query eventually there should be a means of contacting a representative. I am amazed you are having this issue and perhaps a rep can shed light as to why this is a problem.

Before I was gung ho on dielectric grease, I had a few incidents of corroded FF plugs. Multistrand fishing wire works well for cleaning the corrosion out of female plugs. Cut 2" long pieces, insert them in the female holes, and twirl. As the wire twirls, it unravels and cleans out the corrosion. The dielectric grease might lack the resistance to cause the wire to unravel, but the grooved form of the wire will gradually remove the excess grease, similar to a small drill bit. If you try this make sure the wire is multistrand uncoated. https://www.basspro.com/shop/en/amer...ductextensions

Dielectric grease is an excellent corrosion protector of electric connectors. Don't wreck a good thing by putting a solvent on the connectors that will prevent the grease from doing it's job.

11-09-2020, 09:38 AM	#1
dgarland10 Member Join Date: Mar 2019 Location: Long Beach Posts: 56	Thanks John for that note on last message. I put some grease into the male portion of power and transducer plug and now the plugs, with the female ends, wont stay connected. I have swabbed out the the male plugs, and tried to use a paper clip to clean grease out of female plug, but still not connecting. Its like an air bubble is preventing the plugs from connecting. If I hold the power plug in, the unit powers up, but as soon as I let go the plug comes right out. Any suggestions?

11-12-2020, 08:18 AM	#2
JohnMckroidJr Senior Member Join Date: May 2014 Location: Fort Lauderdale Posts: 1,963	https://www.lowrance.com/contact-us/ Check out the FAQ's if they don't fulfill your query eventually there should be a means of contacting a representative. I am amazed you are having this issue and perhaps a rep can shed light as to why this is a problem. Before I was gung ho on dielectric grease, I had a few incidents of corroded FF plugs. Multistrand fishing wire works well for cleaning the corrosion out of female plugs. Cut 2" long pieces, insert them in the female holes, and twirl. As the wire twirls, it unravels and cleans out the corrosion. The dielectric grease might lack the resistance to cause the wire to unravel, but the grooved form of the wire will gradually remove the excess grease, similar to a small drill bit. If you try this make sure the wire is multistrand uncoated. https://www.basspro.com/shop/en/amer...ductextensions Dielectric grease is an excellent corrosion protector of electric connectors. Don't wreck a good thing by putting a solvent on the connectors that will prevent the grease from doing it's job.