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Side Imaging Forums => 797c SI => Topic started by: sylvanboat on November 24, 2017, 05:53:57 PM

Title: Ice transducer for 797c2
Post by: sylvanboat on November 24, 2017, 05:53:57 PM

I replaced by 797c2 with a Helix 10.  Now I want to use my 797c2 for ice fishing.  Wiil the Humminbird XI 9 20 ice transducer work?  If not is there an ice transducer that will?  Thanks.

Title: Re: Ice transducer for 797c2
Post by: rnvinc on November 24, 2017, 10:34:53 PM

The XI 9 20 ice xducer is tuned for 83/200kHz which the 797 can transmit  ...

Read this to make sure how to shut off the SI transmitters when using the ice xducer  ...
https://www.humminbird.com/Category/Support/FAQ/SI_Ice/ (https://www.humminbird.com/Category/Support/FAQ/SI_Ice/)

Transmitting SI to open circuits (no SI piezoes in the ice xducer) can damage the transmitters in the head unit  ...

Rickie