Lowrance HDS help

[C-Bass2mouth]

Originally Posted by wishin i was fishin

Exactly, that is why I suggested trying it from the bow location first.

As you stated Visco my many years of electrical installs have taught me to troubleshoot the ground first. I guess because all of the attention is put on the positive lead. I have seen things man!!!

Well the bow unit works at the bow and console location. The console unit works at neither location. If it was a ground problem downstream from the unit itself at the console, wouldn't the bow unit not work at the console location also??

[Juciy]

Originally Posted by C-Bass2mouth

Well the bow unit works at the bow and console location. The console unit works at neither location. If it was a ground problem downstream from the unit itself at the console, wouldn't the bow unit not work at the console location also??

Are the two units networked? If yes, the console unit is toast.


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[wishin i was fishin]

Originally Posted by Juciy

Are the two units networked? If yes, the console unit is toast.


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Afraid so.

[C-Bass2mouth]

Originally Posted by Juciy

Are the two units networked? If yes, the console unit is toast.


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No the two HDS units are not networked yet. I only have one Ethernet cable for now, and it's only long enough to reach from the LSS-1module to the console HDS. But the other functioning HDS unit works and shows a side scan reading when at the console.

[wishin i was fishin]

Network, actually doesn't have anything to do with it. If your bow unit works at both locations, and your console unit works on neither, then the problem is in the console unit.

If you can not successfully do a hard reset on the console unit, then it will have to go to the factory unfortunately.

you will need to bump up the fuse on your console/lss1 power lead to at least 6 amps, 10 amps max.

Here are the reset directions just in case.

[Juciy]

Originally Posted by wishin i was fishin

Network, actually doesn't have anything to do with it. If your bow unit works at both locations, and your console unit works on neither, then the problem is in the console unit.



If you can not successfully do a hard reset on the console unit, then it will have to go to the factory unfortunately.



you will need to bump up the fuse on your console/lss1 power lead to at least 6 amps, 10 amps max.



Here are the reset directions just in case.

Sure it does, it's power over Ethernet. The HDS uses the data cable for power also. Thus, power is supplied from the network, bow unit works, console does not. The problem is in the console unit main circuit board.


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[C-Bass2mouth]

Originally Posted by Juciy

Sure it does, it's power over Ethernet. The HDS uses the data cable for power also. Thus, power is supplied from the network, bow unit works, console does not. The problem is in the console unit main circuit board.


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Didn't know that. So you're saying I could power a HDS unit with no power cord, and just the Ethernet cord from the LSS1?

Like I could not have the power cord plugged in to my bow unit, but have the LSS-1 powered on, with the Ethernet running from the LSS-1 to the bow unit, and still turn it on the HDS on?

[C-Bass2mouth]

Originally Posted by wishin i was fishin

Network, actually doesn't have anything to do with it. If your bow unit works at both locations, and your console unit works on neither, then the problem is in the console unit.

If you can not successfully do a hard reset on the console unit, then it will have to go to the factory unfortunately.

you will need to bump up the fuse on your console/lss1 power lead to at least 6 amps, 10 amps max.

Here are the reset directions just in case.

Thanks,

I tried the soft reset with no luck. Didn't want to do the hard reset just yet until I had no other choice. I'll try that today after work.

I thought about doubling the fuse size to 6 like you're saying too. I fished Saturday with just the bow unit at the console and played around with the structure/side scan and it worked fine with a 3 amp fuse. I just would rather blow a few fuses than burn a unit up not knowing if the 6 amp was ok to do. But you're saying it's good to go with a 6 amp correct?