HDS5 problem - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

45user · 04-18-2014, 01:38 PM

So I was out Rockfishing at NPH and my HDS5 acted up. It would only read water temp. Depth was all over and sometimes blank. It was basically not reading anything down. I called lowrance and very unhelpful guy answered and told me that I need a new transducer. So anybody have any idea what might be causing this?
Thank you!
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jruiz · 04-18-2014, 02:03 PM

How are your contacts?

rossman · 04-18-2014, 02:07 PM

Douse the plug and jack with a good contact cleaner. Vinegar works but not as well as commercial electrical contact cleaner. Lube it with dielectric grease and try again. Make sure no broken pins in jack. How do you have the xducer mounted

45user · 04-18-2014, 02:22 PM

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Originally Posted by jruiz

How are your contacts?

I checked on the water, unplug, plug but still the same
Seems to be ok
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45user · 04-18-2014, 02:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rossman

Douse the plug and jack with a good contact cleaner. Vinegar works but not as well as commercial electrical contact cleaner. Lube it with dielectric grease and try again. Make sure no broken pins in jack. How do you have the xducer mounted

Where can you get contact cleaner? My transducer is mounted on the ram mount on the side of the kayak. It worked until last Saturday. After I got back home I did the usual thing. Just wash in running water and store.
I will try contact cleaner and grease
Thanks!
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rossman · 04-18-2014, 02:28 PM

Radio shack. Expensive for a tiny bit. If there is corrosion it will bubble like peroxide on a wound

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Honcho · 04-18-2014, 05:12 PM

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Originally Posted by 45user

So I was out Rockfishing at NPH and my HDS5 acted up. It would only read water temp. Depth was all over and sometimes blank. It was basically not reading anything down. I called lowrance and very unhelpful guy answered and told me that I need a new transducer. So anybody have any idea what might be causing this?
Thank you!
45

Man, the same thing was happening to my 7HDI! Chart plotter was fine, temp was good, depth was bouncing and the image (sounder) was pretty much blank..wonder how long the warranty is.

45user · 04-18-2014, 05:41 PM

Warranty is 12month from the safe of purchase I was told

04-18-2014, 01:38 PM	#1
45user Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 576	HDS5 problem So I was out Rockfishing at NPH and my HDS5 acted up. It would only read water temp. Depth was all over and sometimes blank. It was basically not reading anything down. I called lowrance and very unhelpful guy answered and told me that I need a new transducer. So anybody have any idea what might be causing this? Thank you! 45

04-18-2014, 02:07 PM	#3
rossman Marginally Irrelevant Join Date: May 2007 Location: Bahia Asuncion Posts: 936	Douse the plug and jack with a good contact cleaner. Vinegar works but not as well as commercial electrical contact cleaner. Lube it with dielectric grease and try again. Make sure no broken pins in jack. How do you have the xducer mounted __________________ "When beholding the tranquil beauty and brilliancy of the ocean’s skin, one forgets the tiger heart that pants beneath it; and would not willingly remember that this velvet paw but conceals a remorseless fang. " — Herman Melville Y'all come see me now, hear!

04-18-2014, 02:28 PM	#6
rossman Marginally Irrelevant Join Date: May 2007 Location: Bahia Asuncion Posts: 936	Radio shack. Expensive for a tiny bit. If there is corrosion it will bubble like peroxide on a wound Sent from my Nexus 4 using Tapatalk __________________ "When beholding the tranquil beauty and brilliancy of the ocean’s skin, one forgets the tiger heart that pants beneath it; and would not willingly remember that this velvet paw but conceals a remorseless fang. " — Herman Melville Y'all come see me now, hear!

04-18-2014, 02:03 PM	#2
jruiz Large Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: La Verne, CA Posts: 1,002	How are your contacts?

04-18-2014, 05:41 PM	#8
45user Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 576	Warranty is 12month from the safe of purchase I was told