helix issue,,,,,

tried alittle fishing yesterday in the Dead Sea yesterday afternoon until the wind picked up, but it was hard seeing my Helix 5 Wouldnt power up..... so I just went around some trees and hugged a few hours with no avail,,, Came home just in time to beat the rain,,,, So I get up first thing this morning to check out the Helix and find that I had plugged the power cord in backwards , Reguardless of the anti- screw up plug that was notched for one way install,,,,, So Helix buyers beware,,,, if your power won't come in for some strange reason, be sure the plugs installed correctly, Reguardless of what you think,,,, works great now,,,,yea!

It's not just the Helix, done the exact same thing this morning on my 899, if not for your post I would have never thought about that being the problem, thanks.

Better than hooking up your steering backwards and having to switch it on the ramp :)

How do you like the Helix? Saw a post earlier from someone who said there's would not read when on plane.

The bigger question is....did ya catch any fish :) ?

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Very lucky that it didn't short out something. I would have thought it would have at least blown the 3 amp fuses that is to protect the sonar.:dono

This is how I keep my Humminbird plugs straight...I take a silver Sharpie and make an index mark on the sonar and again on the plug to make sure they line up the right way every time. It makes things quick and easy. Just line up the dots and you know it's correct.

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Originally Posted by scrat

Very lucky that it didn't short out something. I would have thought it would have at least blown the 3 amp fuses that is to protect the sonar.:dono

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Me too but mine came right on once I turned it around!

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Originally Posted by KDAVID1

Better than hooking up your steering backwards and having to switch it on the ramp :)

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That was funny to watch

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That was funny to watch

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Would have been funnier if I had left it alone until I got home lol
I was thinking on my feet!!

At least there was enough room for you to stand up under the console:biggrin

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At least there was enough room for you to stand up under the console:biggrin

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Exactly!!! Hahaha

nope,,, didn't blow my fuse either,,,,, I was ready to atlas thangs that out after Ifoundoutit was backwards,,,, I can't believe it allows me to plug in that way,,, .....I do like it though so far,,, No fish caught yet,,,,But it's not because of a lack of trying or fish ,, Just the weather is too cold for them to be hungry I recon,,,this week ought to get things rockin though,,, I'm almost certain now,,,

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How do you like the Helix? Saw a post earlier from someone who said there's would not read when on plane.

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mine wont either but that's because I own a ranger and have it on transoceanic where too much water moves and causes it to not read well,,,, I only like using it when I'm trolling anyway so I don't run into someone,,,lol

mine wasnt ready very well either yesterday once i got on plane..it also didnt like being in less than a foot of water

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Better than hooking up your steering backwards and having to switch it on the ramp :)

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Picked up a new Excel demo at the plant several years ago and went to Bull Shoals walleye fishing for a week straight from the plant. The new rigging guy at the Excel plant had put the steering cable in the helm from the bottom up instead of from the top down. Danged steering cable was too short to do it right, so the rigging guy just made it fit. Excel same day shipped me a new cable but it was a pain fixing it at the lake without my tools.

Even tho I knew to steer the opposite direction after I noticed the mistake, it took forever to get that boat in a tight boat stall, and eventually back on the trailer. Just couldn't get my weak mind to turn it wrong.

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tried alittle fishing yesterday in the Dead Sea yesterday afternoon until the wind picked up, but it was hard seeing my Helix 5 Wouldnt power up..... so I just went around some trees and hugged a few hours with no avail,,, Came home just in time to beat the rain,,,, So I get up first thing this morning to check out the Helix and find that I had plugged the power cord in backwards , Reguardless of the anti- screw up plug that was notched for one way install,,,,, So Helix buyers beware,,,, if your power won't come in for some strange reason, be sure the plugs installed correctly, Reguardless of what you think,,,, works great now,,,,yea!

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It's amazing that it didn't short out the unit. Coulda been a lot worse. It's hard to get that smoke back in em once you let it out. [emoji4]

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Picked up a new Excel demo at the plant several years ago and went to Bull Shoals walleye fishing for a week straight from the plant. The new rigging guy at the Excel plant had put the steering cable in the helm from the bottom up instead of from the top down. Danged steering cable was too short to do it right, so the rigging guy just made it fit. Excel same day shipped me a new cable but it was a pain fixing it at the lake without my tools.

Even tho I knew to steer the opposite direction after I noticed the mistake, it took forever to get that boat in a tight boat stall, and eventually back on the trailer. Just couldn't get my weak mind to turn it wrong.

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It's def. an experience isn't it lol!!

Yes it is!!!

WTH? transoceanic? I didn't write that,,,, dam I Pads,,,