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General => General Discussion => Topic started by: 99 ranger on June 20, 2011, 08:44:45 PM

Title: 797 si sharing 998si transducer
Post by: 99 ranger on June 20, 2011, 08:44:45 PM

Does anybody know if a 998si tranducer will work for an 797si???  I broke my 797 transducer. I was gonna buy an y cable and hook both the 998 and 797 to one transducer. Will it work??

Title: Re: 797 si sharing 998si transducer
Post by: Del on June 21, 2011, 04:21:24 AM

Hey ranger,
the y cable is for sharing 2 transducers with one unit. Connecting 2 units to the same transducer CANT go well, since both will start sending signals and waiting for the answers while reciving the other units echo too. I even believe that both, the units and the transducer will get damaged, they're running un high voltage.

I think the only way for using 1 transducer for 2 units is the interlink connection.


Greetings,
Del

Title: Re: 797 si sharing 998si transducer
Post by: edwardpic on June 21, 2011, 07:45:42 AM

HB now has the switch available to use 1 trans on 2 units....

Title: Re: 797 si sharing 998si transducer
Post by: 99 ranger on June 21, 2011, 08:43:16 AM

ThX guys. That was helpful.  I was on hummingbirds website and read up on it.

Title: Re: 797 si sharing 998si transducer
Post by: Humminbird_Greg on June 21, 2011, 09:11:00 AM

Quote from: edwardpic on June 21, 2011, 07:45:42 AM

HB now has the switch available to use 1 trans on 2 units....

But the switch only allows one unit to use the transducer at a time.  Unless you can Ethernet link two units (the 797c Si does not have this capability) there is no way for two units to use one transducer at the same time.

Title: Re: 797 si sharing 998si transducer
Post by: edwardpic on June 21, 2011, 09:17:45 AM

Thanks Greg, I should have put that in there....Ethernet does make it easier for sure.....