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fish finder ?

#1 Post by slowdog » Tue Aug 04, 2009 5:13 pm

I have old lowrance fish finder that is not workin its a X65 it powers up but only shows 0ft all the time the transducer is pluged in and looks ok , no cut wires ect . Do yoy know someone that works on them ?? thanks

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Re: fish finder ?

#2 Post by toondog » Tue Aug 04, 2009 5:34 pm

Try jiggling the transducer plug where it goes into the unit. Maybe try some contact cleaner too. Cheap and easy first trouble shooting.
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Re: fish finder ?

#3 Post by slowdog » Tue Aug 04, 2009 7:16 pm

yes I did that first

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Re: fish finder ?

#4 Post by badmoonrising » Tue Aug 04, 2009 7:28 pm

Transducer could still be bad, they are a common failure item.
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Re: fish finder ?

#5 Post by lakerunner » Tue Aug 04, 2009 7:34 pm

If you can't get a new transducer I say junk it.
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Re: fish finder ?

#6 Post by badmoonrising » Tue Aug 04, 2009 7:36 pm

Yep, some transducers cost as much as the whole unit does.
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