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Xi5 Lowrance interference
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01/22/17 03:51 AM
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j791
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I have an Xi5 trolling motor that is creating interference on my Lowrance HDS bow unit. RF chokes etc...have not worked. I have "heard" that running a ground wire to the trolling motor skeg will eliminate the interference. Apparently you attach the negative ground wire to any bolt/mount on the skeg and then attach it to a negative terminal...other than your trolling motor battery terminal. As long as the ground wire touches the water...the water grounds the tolling motor and eliminates interference. Has anyone done this?
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Re: Xi5 Lowrance interference
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01/22/17 08:04 PM
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Twistedmidnite
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The xi5 should have the ground wire ran in the inside. Pull the top of the head off and there should be a fuse inside that is inline on this wire. I don't have an xi5 but have been thinking on trading up
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Re: Xi5 Lowrance interference
[Re: j791]
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04/18/17 01:27 AM
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Skunked Again Fishing
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When I set mine up, I recalled a comment on not running the xi5 wires near the Lowrance wiring for interference. I just remember that, so you may want to ensure that the wires are not near each other. Good luck
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