Humminbird Side Imaging Forums
General => General Discussion => Topic started by: EZM on July 07, 2013, 07:12:33 PM
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Went out to the lake today and my gps was not working - powered the unit(s) up a few times ....... nothing.
I looked on the main unit (898) and the GPS description was grey (instead of black).
Checked all connections - everything was ok.
unplugged and re-plugged connections at the back of the head unit ....... nothing.
Re-set defaults ............ nothing ................ now the GPS tab is gone.
Not sure what to do next ............
I have an extra puck - should I try it on another unit (just at the dash) before I take apart half my boat to re-wire (replace) the GPS puck.
Any help would be appreciated ...........
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Yes, I would test the second GPS Receiver on a unit that is easier to access before permanently installing it.
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Tried another receiver (puck) and it worked fine.
Pulled out the old one and re-installed the new one out of the box from one of mt 858's. Because I purchased 3 head units, I have 3 receivers so after trashing the one that does not work - I still have a spare on board.
Unfortunately I had to cut the wire off the old broken one as they were neatly installed with zip ties and buried in my wire chase on the boat - so there will be no exchange ..... lol.
Funny how things only a few months old crap out sometimes ........... is this a common thing a guy should keep on board as a spare (like a transducer)? I was really surprised to have this receiver fail so early ........
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I do not think it's common for gps receivers
to go bad.
It's an electronic device, and sometimes, they
just have problems.
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+1 to what ITG said.