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Fish finder wont turn on
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07/04/18 02:44 PM
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Joined: Feb 2004
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rbadley
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I have a Humminbird Helix up front and it will not turn on. It was running and mid-trip it turned off. Never have gotten it back on. Changed all the connections, etc. Used a voltage meter and there is juice out of the power cord connections. I have hooked it up to another small 12 volt battery and it works. So anyone have any ideas why its not turning on? Thanks
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Re: Fish finder wont turn on
[Re: rbadley]
#12816046
07/04/18 03:38 PM
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Joined: Dec 2012
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44 Diesel
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How is the unit wired on the boat. Is ito a fuse panel, switch? Try running a temporary fused wire no less than 14 ga. Straight to the battery.
Last edited by 44 Diesel; 07/04/18 03:39 PM.
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Re: Fish finder wont turn on
[Re: rbadley]
#12816091
07/04/18 04:22 PM
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Joined: Mar 2010
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ChuChu1
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Sounds like a ground issue.
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Re: Fish finder wont turn on
[Re: ChuChu1]
#12817169
07/05/18 04:24 PM
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mapquest
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mapquest
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Sounds like a ground issue. Agree. If wired to a fuse box; check the negative/black/ground wire connection to ground. Sandpaper and clean the ground connection.
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Re: Fish finder wont turn on
[Re: rbadley]
#12817599
07/06/18 12:11 AM
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rbadley
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Its wired thru the accessory switch on the console. I had checked everything (connections, ground, etc.) and I was at a loss of how to solve the problem. I decided to change the switch on the console and it was a go. So I guess the switch was bad but Im good to go now.
Thanks for the suggestions.
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