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Hummingbird and hours on them

Posted By: kyle210

Hummingbird and hours on them - 05/23/15 02:11 AM

I have been seeing a lot of ads with hours and people wanting to know hours on units. Other then the obvious reason of knowing how much there used is there a reason and should one be afraid of units with a lot of hours and what's a lot of hours Thanks for the info
Posted By: Bobby Milam

Re: Hummingbird and hours on them - 05/23/15 06:14 AM

Not in my opinion. Electronics get more damage from the heating and cooling of the components when you turn on and shut off more than just turning them on and letting them run. I fish for 8-10 hours at a time and turn them on when I get in the water and off when I leave. I've seen units over 10 years old still going strong. Have had other units not more than 2 years old that fail. Hours didn't appear to play a part in those.
Posted By: kyle210

Re: Hummingbird and hours on them - 05/23/15 02:05 PM

Okay thanks that helps just never heard of hours on a depth finder like you do a motor.
Posted By: Tommy2268

Re: Hummingbird and hours on them - 05/25/15 02:23 AM

I wouldn't worry about hours: just make sure the screen doesn't have bubbles forming around the edges of the screen.
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