I had the same problem and it was a partially melted fuse in the fuse panel. you might want to check that.
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I had the same problem and it was a partially melted fuse in the fuse panel. you might want to check that.
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Originally Posted by majflyboy
I had the same problem. Sold my HB and kept my new crank battery.
Same thing used to happen with my HB's all the time. I sold the boat, gave away the HB's with the boat. Replaced the boat, and bought Lowrance HDS units for the new boat.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cane Pole
May have been a bit of an over reaction on my part, but had to justify buying a different boat/electronics.
Bad, dirty, corroded or loose wiring connections cause more problems on a boat than anything else.
That's for sure! I use the same Humminbird and Garmin on 2 different boats. One boat I'll have the shut off due to starting the engine with the H/B, and one I won't. I know it's a bad connection somewhere, as my Garmin and H/B unit show 2 different voltages on the boat with the start up failure. Too dang cold now to fix it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Barnacle Bill
I'm still having problems. My lowrance will restart while the motor is off every now and then. My new VHF I just installed will say high voltage when I rev up the big motor. Both are straight wired to the cranking battery.:confused:
My cranking battery is five years old. Should I try a new battery first?
Five years is kinda old for a boat battery.
yep 5 YEARS . i never run anything on my cranking battery . one time i had to switch the finder to cranking becouse the TM was interfearing with the bow mount finder
Yea, I would say battery. But I always wire my devices to the battery with an in-line fuse for that device. Each device has it's own power feed. Works for me with none of the above problems. I also wire all devices to the starting battery.
I have mine fused the same way.