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Cant go fishing, installed transducer cable correctly on minnkota
Well, this was another job from my last servicing when they also installed my new electronics. They did great on the unit on the console and picked out a very sturdy mount to bring the unit out farther from the windshield
Problm was they insisted the us2 transducer would work with the helix 7 si which i told them it would not. I already had the mounting hardware to mount the included transducer on the minnkota. The servicing center also would not install the transducer cable the way i just installed it as they said it would void warranty so i said i would do it myself, this minnkota is three years old so didnt know there still was a warranty. I began with:
removing cap by removing the four bolts and removing shrink wrap tubing on brown wire and unclipping the red, black and brown wires. I also have the additional transducer wire from the us2 for my old unit.
Then i removed the long screw under the head unit with self threading nut
with allowed me to take the entire head unit off the shaft feed the disconnected wires through. I also removed the upper clamp also.
Then i mounted the helix 7 si transducer to the bottom of the minnkota and held transducer cable in place with zip tie at the bottom of the shaft.
Then i released the minnota to lower the entire unit out of the bracket and then fed the transducer cable in the groove of the shaft through the hole of the minnkota bracket with the shaft. This was a two person job to guide the wires through while the other fed the entire shaft and lower unit back through the bracket.my wife was a trooper helping me with this.
I then lock the unit back into place, and put the upper clamp back on feeding the tranducer cable through the upper clamp. Make sure the notch is down in the upper clamp. I had to go back and correct that mistake after putting the notch up. Then is time to reinstall the head unit of the minnkota with the transducer cable running through the top clamp but not the head unit. The red and black wires just snap back together. The brown does also but i got new shrink wrap tubing and fed over brown wires before snappingg back together. I then you sed a butane torch and heated up the shrink wrap tubing to mimick what minnkota did originally.
Now your new transducer cable is loose running along the notch in the shaft. Before i went farther, i hot the unlock on the ipilot and turned on briefly to make sure it functioned as it should. Now i began laying silicone in the notch, with my transducer cable, using zip ties ever couple inches to allow the silicone to set overnight. Notice the minnkota is unlocked and notch is facing up, my wife is holding this as the silcone will run out of the notch otherwise.
Now i ran the transducer cable through the coiled minnkota cable that runs from the head unit to the base mount. This is located near to where my helix 7 si is mounted in the bow on a ram mount.
Now i just need to buy another tube of silicone to finish up the groove in the shaft, finish zip tying, and cut zip ties after setting the silicone overnight. Very easy install and now i dont have to worry about the slack in the transducer cable snagging or the ipilot not being able to deploy properly due to the auxillery transducer cable. Now i can use my side imaging in the bow. I hope this helps out someone as this was a pain typing on an ipad. I actually followed a youtube video that showed this process. Tim
here is the link to the how to video
https://youtu.be/G54WQVtErZ0
https://youtu.be/G54WQVtErZ0
Last edited by micorps; 12-03-2016 at 04:34 PM.
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Now that is cool. Wish I had enough common smart to do stuff like that.
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Tim, this is a good post. Thanks for the info. I'll have to think about this for a while I like the idea. Thanks for posting it.
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Nice job, sure will make it nice not having to worry about wrapping the cable to tight around the shaft.
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stump you hit the nail on the head, thats exactly what i wanted to avoid. There is a number of things that could happenot running the transducer cable up the shaft. Just need extra set of base mounts now for the rod holders for spider rigging. Plenty of spots on wateree that will work well. Now just need to fix tilt and trim leak. Spanner wenches ordered today, hoping to find a dealer with the rebuild kit in stock monday.Originally Posted by STUMP HUNTER
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I love reading your posts! You remind me of me 30-40 years ago. Full of piss and vinegar! Now I just sit on the couch reading about the good things you young boys are doing. Keep posting and I'll keep reading!!!
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Lol i wont bore you with the christmas part i we t to last night. Thank you for the post.
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Isn't the groove in the shaft what the motor uses to turn? Just asking I'm not sure and the ulterra is different than the pilot
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Not necessarily, the notch on the top clamp On the shaft turn the motor. Thats why i noted making sure the notch o n the top clamp facing down to line up with the notch on the bracket. This top clamp also adjusts the depth the unit in the water. The groove locks into the head unit, which is why i ran the auxillery transducer cable through the top clamp, but not throghthe head unit.
