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Helix Series Units / Helix 7 MSI /9 MSI+ G4

« Last post by Kenai on April 08, 2024, 06:53:32 PM »

Hi all.
I'm finally decided to upgrade fish finder for my AL 12ft V hull boat from my old 598CI HD SI unit. I fish only on shallow lakes and rivers  (up to 50ft). It looks like I will go with Helix 7 or 9 4G. No plans for live or 360 or networking, so I plane to go with whatever model I get a better deal on.

However, I have a few unanswered questions about those units.
1. Are really those units the same resolution, so the difference is only in pixel density?  (9 have bigger pixels) Is it any advantage when using it in the console?
2. Mega and Mega+ practical difference. I can't find comparison online, just some demo pictures from HB. Do you guys have any real recorded footage to share?
3. Are those Helix units compatible with maps made in HBTrackMapper_V20a in other words supporting color by depth.
4. 598 will be moved to the bow on the trolling motor. If I somehow manage to DIY that transducer to my Endura 34 modified to bow mount.  I plan to use it only for vertical fishing with 2D sonar.
5. Should I consider some other unit, Helix 8 MSI+, Helix 9 MSI G3, Helix 7 SI, Helix 7 MSI G3, Helix 7 MSI G4N, or even some legacy units from ebay 1198c si maybe ?

6. Something I missed or should consider ?

Thanks for any advice.

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Solix / Re: Wiring and Battery Power Questions

« Last post by proskeeterman@comcast.net on April 05, 2024, 09:58:48 AM »

That's what we were thinking too. Thanks very much for verification. Will let you know how it went.

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Solix / Re: Wiring and Battery Power Questions

« Last post by rnvinc on April 04, 2024, 06:38:00 PM »

Ok, so you're saying the choice of re-wire (using 10/2ga) is good? The issue  is really about the battery ?

Yes 10/2 gauge dedicated runs to the battery is good for individual units ...

Heavier wire is recommended when making a run from the battery to a dedicated fuse panel that multiple devices would be fed from  ...

Rickie

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Solix / Re: Wiring and Battery Power Questions

« Last post by proskeeterman@comcast.net on April 04, 2024, 10:55:29 AM »

Ok, so you're saying the choice of re-wire (using 10/2ga) is good? The issue  is really about the battery ?

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997c SI, 998c SI & 999ci HD SI / Re: GPS track problems with 998

« Last post by rnvinc on April 03, 2024, 08:18:36 PM »

The older core units were notorious for weird GPS issues if the current track was allowed to continue to the point of reaching the maximum track point capacity  (50,000 track points IIRC) ... in which case the unit starts overwriting older track points in the current track  ...

If the track is important for future fishing - it might be a good idea to save the current track and then delete current track  ...

This allows access to the saved track in the Waypoints Routes Tracks Menu under the Nav tab  ...

And also allows the unit GPS to function with a new current track  ...

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Solix / Re: Wiring and Battery Power Questions

« Last post by rnvinc on April 03, 2024, 08:09:08 PM »

Your plan is valid  with a watchful caveat  ...

If you start to see low voltage on either SOLIX over your normal fishing day - temporarily remove the other accessories from the battery and test another normal fishing day with only the SOLIXs on the battery  ...

If that rectifies low voltage on either SOLIX over the normal fishing day - that’s a good indication to explore adding a second battery for boat accessories  ... leaving only the SOLIXs on the electronics battery  ...

Rickie

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997c SI, 998c SI & 999ci HD SI / GPS track problems with 998

« Last post by jexeric@gmail.com on April 03, 2024, 07:13:22 PM »

I've recently been having issues with the GPS track on my old 998.  It's an older unit....but it's basically only used for mapping now.   

The problem is the track that displays doesn't show where I've actually gone, instead it basically shows point to point where it must have pinged last to where I am at that time?   

I have the time interval set to 1 second....anything else to check or is it probably just shot?

thanks

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Solix / Wiring and Battery Power Questions

« Last post by proskeeterman@comcast.net on April 03, 2024, 05:31:39 PM »

I have recently started to upgrade my onboard electronics. I have acquired a new Solix 15 MSI G2 (for bow) and a used Solix 12 MSI G3 (for console). In process of wiring them up now with 10/2 ga wire. One set to run from bow to battery independent of a 2nd set from console to battery. First question, is the 10/2 ga wire adequate? Second question, will my 31 group starting battery be adequate for both graphs and on board pumps? I don't tournament fish anymore, so using live wells is kind of a mute point and the bilge pumps are as needed.   As always I'm appreciative of your replies.

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997c SI, 998c SI & 999ci HD SI / Re: Breakdown of Serial # Older Unit

« Last post by proskeeterman@comcast.net on March 29, 2024, 02:37:01 PM »

Thank you very much!!

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997c SI, 998c SI & 999ci HD SI / Re: Breakdown of Serial # Older Unit

« Last post by rnvinc on March 24, 2024, 04:12:19 PM »

To see the hours on the unit make “Visible” the System Status view under the Views tab  ...

Then exit out of the menus and cycle thru the Views until the System Status view displays  ...

Rickie