If upgrading from say a 798 to 1198....Can you just simply "unplug" 798 and plug in 1198? Or does all the wiring have to be changed out?
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If upgrading from say a 798 to 1198....Can you just simply "unplug" 798 and plug in 1198? Or does all the wiring have to be changed out?
You will want to change the ducer but the power and gps puck should work, be a different mount. 1198 has a better ducer.
Thanks Rees!Quote:
Originally Posted by Rees Guide
The 798 can use the HDSI xducer that the 1198 uses ....but the 800kHz frequency will not work because the 798 doesn't have the circuitry to read it...
Some have even seen better images on their 798 with the HDSI Xducer because the longer elements create a thinner beam slice...
Rickie
Cool.. Thx rickie
hawgdog you need to give me that 1198 lol. id sure like to have one
You will need to do the following;
Change the mount, the 1198 has a gimbal mount.
Change the transducer to the 1198 transducer.
Install the external GPS puck/antenna that comes with the 1198, the 798 has an internal antenna.
The power cord from the 798 should work with the 1198
Much Appreciated!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Trout Bum
I mis-read the OP (the user is going from the 798 to the 1198...not the other way around as I read it)...
I aplogize for the misunderstanding...
These guys above are correct...you will have to change from the installed "compact" Xducer that comes with the 798 to the HDSI Xducer that the 1198 needs..
My bad guys...oops!!
Rickie
Aint got it yet....lol. Was wanting to put the 798 on my little stick steer boat and buy a 1198 for the predatorQuote:
Originally Posted by warbird
Not all 798s have intenal, mine didnt.:donoQuote:
Originally Posted by Trout Bum
Mine does!Quote:
Originally Posted by Rees Guide
Did you buy it new and install its yourself or buy it used and it came with the optional GPS external antenna.
Bought it used, it was a 2011 model that only had external, no internal.Quote:
Originally Posted by Trout Bum
Another dumb question.....does the CI mean Internal GPS?Quote:
Originally Posted by Rees Guide
:dono:donoQuote:
Originally Posted by hawgdog
yes C=color I=internal antenna
I have 798 bought new...It had external antenna.
I wasn't aware of any 798's without internal.Quote:
Originally Posted by ricky
What year is your 798? What is whole model number? I assume it is not a ci.
Thanks
Humminbird first came out with the 798 units for the 2009 year. They could be bought with an internal or an external GPS Receiver.
In the 2011 model year they started manufacturing only the internal GPS Receiver version (by you can always add an external GPS Receiver).
Thanks, that clarifies it for me, mine is a 2012 model.Quote:
Originally Posted by Humminbird_Greg