Fish Finder Transducer Wire Repair

Its a hummingbird 561. To make things worse i snapped the wire that goes to the transducer.

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If damage is present remove the cable unhooking it from the display and power source.

Fish finder transducer wire repair. It turns on but doesnt register any depth or anything when i put the trolling motor in the water. Check the screen for noise as a test to the repair. The transducer cable is quite small except for the large plug which connects to the back of the fish finder.

Plug in a new power cable into the display and power source. Fixing a fishfinder transducer i know i keep veering away from trout fishing and promise to get back to it soon but this may be important to a fisherman somewhere. Inspect the transducer cord for corrosion or wear.

I have an older model humminbird fishfinder a wide eye from the eighties. 35 years of ham radio should be worth something the cable was made like coax. It had a center conductor wire surrounded by insulation with a braid over the top of that followed by the outside insulation.

How to repair a humminbird fish finder by eric cedric. I successfully spliced a transducer cable once. Press the power button on the fish finder to check to see if it powers up correctly.

I just did a simple splice and used liquid electical tape on it neoprene dip. The wires to the transducer were sheared or pulled off right at the transducer puck. I have a hummingbird wide one hundred fish finder mounted to the trolling motor of my boat.

Its a little tricky stripping this kind of cable but it can be done. I bought the boat in july and it has never worked. If the fish finder is not powering up check the power cables for cracks or frays.

If present replace the transducer cable by unplugging it from the transducer and display screen and then plugging the replacement in the units. I did look at it closer today and done some investigating found two spots one the wires were almost cut and the other place two wires were cut so being that there is only three i am going to attempt to repair it and see what happens. Nothing special just a plain jane fish finder.

I really hate to drill a 34 inch or larger hole to fit the plug and wire though the transom only to have to fill the space when im done.

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