Humminbird Acting Cuckoo

[rpickoff]

I have a transom mounted Humminbird 600 which has worked well for four years. In the past few days the display will suddenly read '1.5' from a consistent accurate reading. If I shut the engine and restart the electronics, it reads accurately again for a few minutes. I was in the water and checked that it hadn't 'kicked-out' and that the transducer is clean. Any ideas?

 

[sleepinin]

Re: Humminbird Acting Cuckoo

I had a similar problem with my Garmin. I thought it had to be the transducer so I replaced it only to have the same problem. I then mailed in the fishfinder without the transducer and Garmin has a set fee to fix it no matter the problem. I remember the combined cost of the transducer and the repair to the unit was almost as much as a new one. If you can remove your transducer and cable send both the unit and transducer in to hummingbird and pay their repair rate it'll be the cheaper option. I did notice the repair that Garmin did was to take my existing case, remove everthing inside it, place a new unit in my case and ship it back to me. So I ended up with a new transducer and a new fishfinder.

 

[rickdb1boat]

Re: Humminbird Acting Cuckoo

Make sure you don't have an undervoltage or overvoltage condition. Either will reek havok on the electronics if bad enough.

 

[Silvertip]

Re: Humminbird Acting Cuckoo

Make sure the transducer and power leads are not run along side any other noise inducing power wires. Bilge and live well pumps create electrical noise that can confuse a locator, expecially if they are on the same circuit. Try running the locator off the trolling motor battery (if you have one).

 

[mrn714]

Re: Humminbird Acting Cuckoo

Send the thing to Humming bird with 68 and they will repair it.

 

[rpickoff]

Re: Humminbird Acting Cuckoo

Send the thing to Humming bird with 68 and they will repair it.

I think it is only $99 new. It hardly seems worth the effort to repair it!