Recently purchased a hummingbird 535 fishfinder,for fishing in france in june.unfortunatly will not be allowed to permantly fix the transducer to the boat, is there a temporary bracket or similar i can purchase,cheers neil
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Do you have a side imaging transducer? If so, mounting to the inside of a fiberglass hull will not work. The transducer mounting needs to be as flat (pointed downward) as much as possible and use the slow curing epoxy that would come with the unit. If you cannot find the problem, contact the manufacturer for support.
Check the transducer for cracks or large amounts of growth. Also make sure the transducer is still in the correct position as when installed. Next check the entire length of the cable to make sure there are no breaks, kinks, or stress points.
If you have to send it back for service MAKE SURE YOU BACK UP ALL OF YOUR DATA AS IT CAN BE RETURNED BLANK!
Hi Greg and Ernesto:
Re-stating the obvious, your transducer is not working but you know that the sounder is.
I would start by checking to see if your transducer works on a different sounder. That's just a double check to confirm that it really is not working.
Then I'd try to isolate the problem:
- Plug (couold be corroded or damaged)
- wire (could be broken)
- Transducer (could be defective)
Since these are sealed units, I'd be checking with the supplier to try to find a replacement. Hopefully they are not too expensive, and time spent fishing is better than trying to maybe save a few dollars, especially if you're taking out charters.
Best of luck.
Yes you can. Basically the red wire goes to the fuse box connection. The fuse box should then be wired into the positive battery terminal. The black wire is the negative ground wire and needs to go directly back to your negative battery terminal or to a common negative buss bar.
The Depth & temp come from two different sensors. Check your coax cable to the transducer (the lager oval piece), the connector, and the transducer for cracks /breaks in insulation. Good luck.
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