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General => General Discussion => Topic started by: snooktarpon on June 22, 2016, 08:10:34 PM

Title: Having Two SI Transducers Side by Side?
Post by: snooktarpon on June 22, 2016, 08:10:34 PM: Can I have two SI transducers mounted side by side? If yes, should they be X distance apart?
Title: Re: Having Two SI Transducers Side by Side?
Post by: Gimp on June 22, 2016, 08:23:36 PM: You need to clarify a little bit. Are you going to use the two separate ducers on two separate units at the same time. If so, are the two separate units the same make and/or model?
Title: Re: Having Two SI Transducers Side by Side?
Post by: snooktarpon on June 22, 2016, 08:33:52 PM: Two separate transducers. One is for a 598c HD SI and the other is for a 1199ci HD SI. I currently have the 1199 transducers mounted to trolling motor at the bow and the 598 transducer is mounted on the transom. I have a small mounting plate on the transom that can accommodate two transducers but they would be about 1 inch apart from each other.
Title: Re: Having Two SI Transducers Side by Side?
Post by: rnvinc on June 22, 2016, 10:45:05 PM: The near side SI beam on each xducer will be blocked mounting 2 SI xducers at the same height ...

This is because the SI beam reaches all the way to water's surface on each side ...
(http://i477.photobucket.com/albums/rr134/rnvinc/HB/7CC41F86-CEA8-4D9A-9BC9-DB854DB1285B_zpskwnh5zhd.png) (http://s477.photobucket.com/user/rnvinc/media/HB/7CC41F86-CEA8-4D9A-9BC9-DB854DB1285B_zpskwnh5zhd.png.html)
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There will also be crosstalk interference running 2 HB xducers at the same time because the 200kHz 2d beam cannot be shut off without completely shutting off the Sonar transmitters ...

Rickie
Title: Re: Having Two SI Transducers Side by Side?
Post by: snooktarpon on June 24, 2016, 11:52:54 PM: Thanks for the reply. Based on your response, I'll keep the 1199 transducer at the bow and the 598 transducer at the stern.