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08-30-2010 01:40 PM |
Re: Depth finder inop
I just finished repairing my depth finder and it was not an easy process. i had initially thought that the transducer had come loose or developed a crack in the epoy seal as it was still quite firmly in position. After i pried it up of the floor i tested it in a pail of water and found that the transducer itself was at fault. Seems the wire where it goes into the transducer itself was making intermittent contact and the trasducer would only work (you can hear the clicking as the transducer is working) when the wire was held in a certain way. Found a replacement transducer on ebay and thought i would have an easy fix. Hooked up the new transducer and it worked so all that was left was to glue it into place. Not the easiest place to glue it into place but if you only had to do it once it would not be too bad. Cleaned and sanded the mounting pad and glued it into place with 3M 5200 polyurethane adhesive. Checked the unit and it worked after i installed it but after 24 hours of cure the transponder could not longer get a singal through the hull. perhaps as the adhesive dries it creates a void or becomes no longer acuostically transparent. fortunately the 3M adhesive stays somewhat flexible so it was not hard to remove (again) and clean the mounting area (again). This time it was a slow cure epoxy (allows air bubbles to dissipate as it cures) with a little 'dam' around the transducer area so the epoxy does not all run out as it cures. After all this fishing the wire back up to the dash seemed easy. End result is that after 4 years with an intermittent depth finder i finally have my contiuous depth reading back.....
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