Humminbird Side Imaging Forums
General => General Discussion => Topic started by: labboss2003 on January 16, 2011, 02:32:08 AM
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Hello all, new to site .My name is Bob. I have a 957c, have had it for four years. In the past few months its developed a clicking sound where the transducer plugs into the back of the head unit. and the sonar runs very thin(bottom soundings)temp goes all over the place, I could jiggle the connector around and it will fix the problem .Now i have to put a wedge in between the plug to keep the sonar and temp to read correctly. I have tried contact cleaner on both sides and elec. grease ,and still i have to wedge something in there to keep it working.
Do i need a new transducer or send it in for a new plug on the head unit or both?
Thanks for your time.
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Bob,
Welcome to the forum.
The Humminbird connectors have a tendency to lose contact sometimes. Not sure about the clicking noise, but what I can recommend is to gently (very gently) bend the pins slightly outward. This will help tighten the connection and make better contact.
If you have a cable collector for your unit, I highly recommend using it. It will keep the connectors from wiggling around and loosening the connection.
Hope this helps,
Robert
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Thanks............. did not think about bending the pins.