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My Helix 7 runs for a while and shuts down. It won't come back on with the power button unless you unplug the power and plug back up. It only starts to come on but will shut off before completely restarts. When it is restarting it will fade to black.
sounds like a low voltage problem. check all connections and battery.
Someone else posted a question similar to this last week, your issue is how I had an answer. I had the same problem with oneof the first di units HB made. In a hurry to try it out, I wired it while on the lake and grounded to the boat like a fool. Ground loss was the problem. Once the unit tried to power up completely(not just HB logo) it would shut down or restart. Check your ground!!!
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as usual you guys answered my question before I posted it! Love that about CDC!
It's not the battery because the motor cranks good, my Helix 9 is on the same battery and works ok. It will work for an hour or so before it shuts down like it is getting hot.
Not the battery. One of the connections to the battery. A loose connection will cause it to get hot. Mine was the ground.
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I had an issue with a Helix 10 Mega unit doing same. I knew my wiring was good. My motor cranked just fine spending whole day on water. My unit was doing same as yours. Had my battery checked and it checked good......took it to 2 more places and it checked bad.....replaced battery and all has been well since. If you know the wiring is correct.......proper gauge.......good connections......would take good look at battery.Quote:
Originally Posted by deltarat
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My Helix 10 mega did the same thing,,,, I ended up turning off wRning voltage all together after replacing, fixing multiple wiring and such,,,, If it drops below 12.5 volts it turns on warning,, period,,, so I just turned off warning voltage meter,,,
You can change the voltage alarm level. Solix turns off at 10v so our warning is set to 10.5
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Checked all connections and they are good.
Do you have another HB station on the boat you could test this head unit on its power connection ...??Quote:
Originally Posted by deltarat
Rickie
I have a Helix 9 at the console. I thought about that and will try it next time I go to the lake.
What Takeum said!!
After 4 hrs of playing with the new Mega 9” it would shut down, and I would restart it and it would run a few minutes and shut down a second time. Started the motor and turned it back on and never shut down again. Motor was charging the battery. Got home, yanked the 3 going on 4 yrs old battery and replaced it with a new one late this afternoon.Quote:
Originally Posted by Alphahawk
I was having this same problem with a new unit, turned out to be the power cable.
One more thing. Even though your wiring and connections may be good, they also have to be of the correct gauge to supply the unit with the power it needs, power is amperage, voltage is just force.
I pulled the power from the wire that works the tilt from the front of the boat. I will check the wire gauge of that wire and maybe try to fish a new wire from the battery with an inline fuse to it. Battery is new and works everything else hooked to it fine.
Thats part of what I was getting at. Make sure even the butt connectors and all other terminal connections are the correct size and have a good round crimp. Humminbird pc connectors have 18ga wire. You can't make a good splice 18ga to 12ga. I tried....Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr. S
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It is super important to run dedicated wiring to the starting battery, not the trolling batteries. When you use power that is already available you have no clue what all it is feeding. I have some interference on my front unit and running a dedicated feed to it is on my "to do list"Quote:
Originally Posted by deltarat
These things are sensitive. Make sure that you are using the correct gauge HB recommends for your unit for the distance. They recommend some big gauges even though their power wire is small when you get some distance involved.
This is true, it's called ohms law, electrical theory.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lloakley930
I went Sat. and it shut down in 30-45 minutes. I moved my Helix 9 up there and it worked fine all day, so it isn't the wiring.
Did you try hooking it up where the 9 came from to see what it would do?Quote:
Originally Posted by deltarat
I didn't try that. I will next time I go.
Try that and see how long it stays up. If it does the same thing there I'd say you have a bad circuit board that once it heats up it opens a circuit. If it comes on and stays up I'd say you have a connection problem with your power cord to this unit.Quote:
Originally Posted by deltarat
Thanks.I'll try that.
I got a helix 12 after 2 months installed it would come on but it would not go past boot up screen had to send to h bird the card reader was bad works great now
What size wire do u recommend for a Helix 10 about a 10 foot run. thanks
HB recommends 14guage ...Quote:
Originally Posted by jaxsprat
12 is better - I use 10 ...
Upcharge in wire Gauge is minimal ...
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Rickie
Thanks Rickie & merry Xmas to u & family
Merry Christmas to you and yours also ...Quote:
Originally Posted by jaxsprat
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