Thread: Two mounting locations - 898c SI

I was planning on using just one GPS pluck and one transducer that i have already mounted....

What does the US2W and US3W switch do? I will have to go take a look at what you go for sale blueball... I will send you a pm...

DoubleG

They are transducer switches. If you want have to use one transducer, its the way to go. The US3W looks like it'll be cheaper than the US2W but its not out yet and I couldn't find specs that it had a cable with it. The US2W is more expensive and hard to find, but it has a 5 foot cable for one unit, a 20 foot cable for the other unit and 20 inches to the transducer cable.

http://store.humminbird.com/products/323061/US2_W

Oh okay.. When I read up on them... I thought it was wired so you could use two transducers with one SI unit. I didn't know it was the other way around. That is exactly what i need then. That way I won't have to switch wires or plugs... but just flip a switch.

DoubleG

yeah g-3 thats the big 2 1/4 one,what ram u gonna put your new unit on

Yep. My stuff shipped out today, so I might get to try it out this weekend. Most likely next weekend though.
Wife is giving me grief about more holes in the boat ( for the ram ball ). Since the gimble mount is attached to the ram arm, I'm just going to flip the switch, disconnect the wires and move the ram arm, gimble and unit to the new location and plug it in.
That's the plan anyway.

thats the way mine works but no switch to flip.where i use mine at the console and trolling motor i like t 2 transducer setup better,but wont have that problem any more cause i bought another unit, so no more moving back and forth

Originally Posted by Stymie

Yep. My stuff shipped out today, so I might get to try it out this weekend. Most likely next weekend though.
Wife is giving me grief about more holes in the boat ( for the ram ball ). Since the gimble mount is attached to the ram arm, I'm just going to flip the switch, disconnect the wires and move the ram arm, gimble and unit to the new location and plug it in.
That's the plan anyway.

Originally Posted by blueball

thats the way mine works but no switch to flip.where i use mine at the console and trolling motor i like t 2 transducer setup better,but wont have that problem any more cause i bought another unit, so no more moving back and forth

Yeah, as far as the front goes, I already have a unit up there. If you have the cash, that's the way to go.

I just found I wasn't using the console that much when fishing off the back and my partner ( lil' sty, my boy ) wanted to have a depth finder to use when he on the back and I'm up front.

Hey guys is there a way to run two different quick mounts off of 1 puck antenna ie a splitter of some sort or do I need a second puck?