Help!: Water in Lowrance X98df

:mad: Somehow water got into my Lowrance on the front of the boat. The display screen shows a small amount of moisture fogging. It still gets power, and I can push buttons and hear it beeping, but I get no display at all. The light on the side that lights up the screen also comes on, and when I randomly push buttons, it sounds like it's going through the menus and such... just no display.

Is there anything I can do to fix this or am I up a creek without a jig pole? :(

Thanks in advance for replies.

About your only hope is to shake out as much moisture as possible and put the unit in a zip lock bag buried in rice and set it in a window sill that gets sun for about 2 days. Might get lucky, might not.

Wannabe...

Open the unit and use a can of dry air and give it a good blowing. Don't us air from compressors. Leave it open in a dry area and place so to drain for a couple of days. Prob want work, but heck why not try it.

My 480 fogged up but would work and I did the rice trick and it worked but I think I didn't use mine for about 3-4 weeks.

I am skeptical about the rice treatment. But, after all, my name is Tom.

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Originally Posted by Cane Pole

Open the unit and use a can of dry air and give it a good blowing. Don't us air from compressors. Leave it open in a dry area and place so to drain for a couple of days. Prob want work, but heck why not try it.

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It works more times than not, trust me I have hauled alot of stuff in the back of my open truck bed that I should not have, to jobs :( this works almost every time. Unless you really soaked it :eek:
CP is very wise man :p

Currently have it in a bag of rice. :) Thanks for the suggestions, fingers crossed.

CP is prolly right, but not many have the well....let's say, groinological fortitude, to crack open a fishfinder. Even one that's toast otherwise. Truth is, there ain't much to 'em on the inside though. Dixie, if you're up to it, give that a shot too. You'd probably have a better shot at getting all the moisture out.

Wannabe...

So... ummm... before putting it in the bag of rice, I grabbed the star wrench and opened 'er up to make sure there were no "puddles" inside. Nothin... that's good. It didn't even get that wet!! Grrr... I left it open overnight and put it back together before putting it in ziplock bag with rice. Fingers still crossed...

What's the report Dixie?

Wannabe...

Still sitting in the bag of rice. SteveJ indicated he left it in there for several weeks, I am going with the same approach. May not help, but can't hurt. Busy week at work, so I'll only get out this next weekend, I should know something then. If a bust... may try to call Lowrance. It did NOT get that wet, should have not been a problem. If I need a new unit, hoping they'll step up and give me some sort of credit or something. Heard of that happening. Also have seen on another board or two that the X98df has had problems with water getting in, suggesting they may want to do something to keep a customer. :)