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Checked the voltage at the plug and got 11.6 volts going into the unit. Pluged it up to another boat and it came on fine. Im guessing that its a plug issue but wanted a second opinnion. Gonna get some Dielectric grease and try that later but dont have high hopes.
Try running a wire directly to the battery with an inline fuse. H/B's seem real sensitive to low voltage.
Make sure you got the Positive & Neg. right. Won't work if it is backwards on the polarity.
I have run it directly to the battery with and without a fuse. Did I mention that it was working when I parked the boat and the next outing it would not????? Im stumped.
Bend the pins in the plug "slightly"...
There have been numerous cases of intermitant connections in the HB plugs...
Rickie
Worth a shotQuote:
Originally Posted by rnvinc
Bent pins didnt work nor the dielectric grease..........should I just throw it away and get a new one?
I gave up on yall and called Hbird cust. service. They sending me a new power cable at no charge to try out. Good folks to deal with.
On mine, I've got to hold the power button for a second or two before it powers up.
Sometimes the screw that holds the power cable plug into the mount will get lose from vibration and the plug will drop down a little. When that happens you will get intermittent power outages. You just have to get the plug back up where it is supposed to be and tighten the screw(s). Had the exact problem on my bow unit and this is what I found. This cured my problem.
biggerjigger,
What gauge wire did you use to connect the power cable to the battery?
Did you check the fuse and fuse holder as well?
Any loose or corroded connection will restrict the available power to the unit.
Since you have a new power cable coming you could go ahead and cut your old one off and connect it directly to the battery just to see if the unit will power up. If it does not than I would get that battery checked (load tested).
Hey greg, Got the power cable in, hooked it strait to the battery and she powered up. Gonna rewire it tonite. Hope all goes well, Thanks for the help.