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08-08-2020, 04:36 PM | #1 |
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Photos attached. The display will show depth once in awhile. Thanks for any help.
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08-08-2020, 05:45 PM | #2 |
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I am not familiar with the hook
but have used a gen 1, elite, gen 2, carbon, and live. I am not sure if you can manually set your depth, but double check that you are set in auto depth. If it is set at a manual depth and you go beyond the set parameter, you will experience a similar symptom. Hope this helps. If you are uncertain about your settings, than resetting them will bring you back to factory. Hope this helps. By the way, the sand probably comes down the from the top of the kayak through the scupper drain. Rolling in the surf is a sure way of achieving this and also taking heavy waves over the bow during launching. Sticking a garden hose in the scupper hole drain could help flushing the sand out. But usually the sand has hardened or cured to the back of the plate an will not be easily removed without some applied pressure from something like a brush.
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08-08-2020, 06:21 PM | #3 |
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08-08-2020, 07:09 PM | #4 |
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Let alone
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08-08-2020, 07:45 PM | #5 |
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08-09-2020, 05:37 AM | #6 |
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after having cleaned it out?
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08-09-2020, 07:47 AM | #7 |
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IT"S NEVER the sand. Those issues are alway related to connections. It's not at the battery cause it's powered up and the temperature sensor in the transducer is also working. It has to be one of the pins at the unit or at the connector on the cable. Just as a reminder to reduce corrosion at connections, NEVER plug in the battery first, before the unit and ALWAYS disconnect the Battery FIRST. Also you should use dielectric grease at both ends of the unit connectors and at the fuse connections at it's housing.
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08-09-2020, 07:55 AM | #8 |
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Skipped La Jolla today and went to the harbor to check out this fish finder issue.
I figured out the noise setting affects the reading. It was set to LOW and I changed it to HIGH and it started working. I tried a test without sand in the transducer plate and the reading looks clear. I intentionally stuffed sand down the scupper and in the transducer plate and the reading was very noisy. The sand does affect the reading and adds noise. After my test, I washed the scupper with water. I probably flushed the scupper for about 20 seconds with a hose. The attached photo shows what it looks like after the wash. A shell was even lodged in between the transducer and the plate! bolocop's cut out fix may be the best solution for sand. Thanks bolocop. I'm returning this fish finder because it doesn't seem right. |
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