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I have a Humminbird 597 HD DI on the front of the boat with the MotorGuide Xi5 trolling motor. Last time I was out, the locator was giving a lot of false readings. Found a bad spot on the cable where the outer insulation is broken, so I suspect the cable is broken there too.
Anybody have any luck repairing the cables?
Not fimiliar with HB but I'm sure it's pretty close to a Lowrance and that answer is no. Get a new transducer.....Ranger
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Originally Posted by Ranger09
Depends on how good you are at soldering. Pretty easy repair with soldering skills and heat shrink tubing. Main thing is to make sure you resold er the tinfoil looking shield. Have repaired several that still work today.
Well, the issue is that the unit is obsolete. I found one transducer on line, and the price was ridiculous.
I've got nothing to loose so here we go.
I love that MotorGuide, but its sure tough to run a trolling motor mounted transducer with that style of power head, and I'm sure that's what caused the break. I've watched several video's about how some folks are having to jury rig springs, and all kinds of guides to keep the same thing that happened to me from happening to them....pinched transducer cables.
Soldering is not an issue, and I have plenty of shrink tubing. The early part of my working life was spent as a circuit board troubleshooter and repair tech. Now you throw circuit boards away, and swap.Quote:
Originally Posted by cray
Good to hear the cables can be repaired.
Go here and for the price of a replacement transducer and get you one of these.da 'ducer apparatus® - Podunk (po dungk) A small isolated town, region, or place that is regarded as unimportant. . . .. Rickie is a board sponsor and is very active on the electronics board. Broken cables will be a thing of the past.
Cut your cable and slide a piece of heat shrink big enough to fit cable and your repairs. Offset your splices where they are not side by side. Heat shrink those repairs then coat with liquid tape then slide down large heat shrink to cover complete repair then coat with liquid electrical tape.Quote:
Originally Posted by dennishoddy
Thanks! Appreciate the info. Deer season is winding down for awhile, and I need to get my crappie fix in. :highfiveQuote:
Originally Posted by cray
That's cheap compared to the transducer price I was quoted by the only place that still has one.......Humminbird. I got on the main forum electronics forum and read for awhile. He is a very knowledgeable person when it comes to locators. I need to hang out there for awhile and read more. Picked up a lot of good information already about what frequency's to use, and why. The why part was really informative.Quote:
Originally Posted by cray
I don't have side finder on the front locator, just on the back. I run a Lowrance HDS7 at the consol with side finder and a rear mount transducer. I like the Humminbird. When running the sonar and down scan while idling around with the trolling motor down looking for brush, I'll see fish first on the Hummer, then the Lowrance will pick them up. They both do the job. I just don't see the need to buy a new unit or a new transducer if this one can be fixed.
Just a thought.....how did we ever catch crappie before electronics?
Never mind, just an old geezer musing. LOL.
Don't know about the cable Dennis but on the transducer itself you can use super glue and baking soda on cracks etc. Put super glue in the crack and sprinkle baking soda on the super glue. The baking soda acts as a catalyst and fuses it back together. We have repaired several transducers like this and it worked great. I know of one that has been using his for 2 years with no ill effects whatsoever.
When I got my Xi5 I didn't want the transducer on it so, after seeing it on Nip's boat, I ordered this. Inexpensive and works great. You can mount any type transducer, even sidevu, as the transducer doesn't rotate with the trolling motor.
Bow mount your fishfinder transducer (any model)
Upon closer inspection, it doesn't appear to be broken. The jacket has been sliced down to the inner cable but still intact. Now I'm wondering if immersion in the water caused the goofy readings, and all I need to do is tape and waterproof.
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sounds reasonable to me to fix it.
Be anxious to see if you can fix,,, I know what your talking about with the electric steer motors, I ran and still have the v2 that I use when rigging and chasing the striped fish. I have a loop at the top for slack that is bunged so it can pull down as the turning head needs more cable. used it that way for three years no problems,
I repaired a cut cable on mine. Chewing gum wrapper makes for a decent insulator. I since replaced the repaired ducer and cable but have it as a spare because it still works.
You might as well replace it. Otherwise it's going to let you down, at the most inopportune time!!
Floyd had so much interference with the I-Pilot and transducer I decided to give the transducer pole a try. I have to say this thing is neater than a pocket on a shirt. I got the sub-plate and the base plate since I fish heavy cover so if I hit one hard the main plate held by the break away screws will save my down pole and transducer. These guys put a lot of thought into this. Before with the transducer on trolling motor, the structure scan would totally black out when I hit the trolling motor button now it's crystal clear. I mounted it on the opposite side of the bow from the trolling motor. This is a great product if you are running an I Pilot or XI-5 without the built-in transducer.
How you liking the new rig????Quote:
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Real well Darryl. Just got it all rigged out last week only been out a couple of times since I finished it.
Got this transducer mount for my I-Pilot after I seen IkenI (Floyd) post the info. It is made by Fishing Specialties and is great if you run an I-Pilot or XI-5 without a built-in transducer. Had a ton of interference with transducer mounted on the trolling motor while using structure scan and had to worry about the cable when using the spot lock. It has a break away mount in case you hit something hard to protect the transducer and pole. Also has different pole lengths that has 12 inches of vertical adjustment. This works really well.
Excellant pictures and a well made, well thought out mount. Is the mount expensive?
George I bought some extra stuff for it and it cost's around 120.00. Still cheaper than having to buy a new transducer.
Absolutely! Thank you kindly for the information.
I got mine after seeing Nips in the Bass Pro parking lot. It has worked fine for me for the last year or so. Mine is pretty basic but I think it ran about $50 total. It's a perfect fit for my boat/TM combo.