Quote Originally Posted by Woodworker42 View Post
CP, how did you hook your Elite 5 to a portable battery? Did you buy an extra power cable? If so where & how much? Or can you just hook power directly to the pins? I would love to be able to play with my unit in the house, since my boat us stored in an unheated structure about 3 mi away from my house. Thanks,WW.
WW ... when I bought the unit from a site member, it came with two separate power/tdx cables. One brand new & one "used" (but only a short time). I think he had purchased the unit, had trouble with it, sent the head unit in for repair ... and got a whole new system in return. In the meantime, another unit was purchased ... and the new unit & transducer/power cable, the "used" tdx/power cable, the transom mount hardware, and a TM mount sleeve was included in the deal.

You would have to buy a power/tdx cable, to be able to "use" the unit when it wasn't on the boat. This cable seems to run around the $70-$100 range (new) wherever sold :

This is the cheapest I found:
Lowrance TM Transducer f/DSI w/Temp

The only one I found on eBay was asking $82 : Lowrance DSi Transducer with Temp for Elite 5 DSi Elite 5X DSi Mark 5X DSi 42194534855 | eBay

And this one, at a "outlet" store ... @ $96 : Lowrance Transom Mount Transducers

The Elite 5 DSI has a single cable system (power cable & transducer/water temp all in one), which is probably why it's so expensive. Personally, I'm not sure I would have dropped another $70+ just to be able to "play with the unit in the house" ... but, that's just me.

... cp