My lowrance will loose power when I crank the motor and I noticed today when I installed my new VHF that when I key the mic it will loose power as well and restart.
Any thoughts?:confused:
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My lowrance will loose power when I crank the motor and I noticed today when I installed my new VHF that when I key the mic it will loose power as well and restart.
Any thoughts?:confused:
Sounds like the battery does not have enough power for all your toys :(
weak battery
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Maybe not. I went to the battery and found that the positive terminal had some corrosion under the conections. I cleaned them and hooked everything back up. I keyed the mic. several times and never could get it to loose power again.
I hope I have fixed the problem. What do you think....could this have been the problem?
That has the same effect as a weak battery. But, that being said, when my HB788 is turned on on the bow and I crank the big motor, the 788 goes off and stays off until I press the power button again, and I have a brand new cranking battery that stays charged.
Mine does the same thing but first thing in the morning when the bat is fully charged its ok. But after a while with the livewell running it does it. I have a 24 group batt, going to go 27 and hook livewell to TM batt. I was thinkling the same thing,weak battery. Will let you know come spring
Depending on your outboard, your battery could still be weak, even in perfect condition. Or you could have excessive loss in your wiring. Are you straight to the battery?Quote:
Originally Posted by majflyboy
No. I come off the panel.
Me to.Quote:
Originally Posted by majflyboy
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.
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Originally Posted by wilbur
I get the same problem every now and then with my electronics. Every time it's due to corrosion or a weak battery. I've considered installing a garden tractor battery strictly for my electronics, leaving bow/stern lights connected to the big battery. I already use a separate battery for my trolling motor.