This is a pretty friendly board, and because of the advice of everyone I wanted to say thanks. I'm going to write in detail in case anyone else has this problem - they still have time to fix it before the opener!
The problem: A Humminbird 400TX wouldn't power on. It was sent in and returned to me. The company said it worked and they couldn't reproduce the problem.
Before I sent it in, I checked all of the cables with a continuity tester, etc. It all seemed to work - there was a positive reading on everything - the fuse, the leads, the connectors, etc.
I posted the problem on here and basically everyone said it sounded like an electrical problem. So, I tore everything down. I used sandpaper and wire brushes/terminal cleaners to clean up the battery, the leads, the fuse contacts, and the fuse itself.
I also replaced the power cord that hooks into the depth finder itself - it was $30 but now I have a spare if the other was in fact good.
Keep in mind that all of this stuff tested as "good" beforehand, yet the unit wouldn't power on.
As a final measure, I re-soldered every connection to make sure there was good electric flow.
The unit now powers on and is ready for the opener.
Thanks all! Hopefully this will help someone else too.
there a bugger to clean but oh so worth it.
mom used to brown it rolled in flour and salt and pepper. put it in a roaster add onions, dry onion soup mix and bake it. depending on how bog or old it was pretty much depended on how long it needed to bake!!!!! usually a good 3-4 hours!!!!
Any recs on how to find a good general dentist in Stamford? I will be paying cash. Getting a referral from a trusted friend or family member would be nice but let's say this isn't an option.
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We get eggs from locals who have chickens. The difference in shelf life between washed and unwashed eggs was weird the first time I heard it. Months for unwashed; maybe a month for washed.
Farm fresh is a fair amount different than from the grocery store. Bigger yolks and thinner shells are two of the more noticeable differences. I had my first red yolk eggs a few weeks ago. Kinda freaked me out but it’s no big deal really.
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This is a pretty friendly board, and because of the advice of everyone I wanted to say thanks. I'm going to write in detail in case anyone else has this problem - they still have time to fix it before the opener!
The problem: A Humminbird 400TX wouldn't power on. It was sent in and returned to me. The company said it worked and they couldn't reproduce the problem.
Before I sent it in, I checked all of the cables with a continuity tester, etc. It all seemed to work - there was a positive reading on everything - the fuse, the leads, the connectors, etc.
I posted the problem on here and basically everyone said it sounded like an electrical problem. So, I tore everything down. I used sandpaper and wire brushes/terminal cleaners to clean up the battery, the leads, the fuse contacts, and the fuse itself.
I also replaced the power cord that hooks into the depth finder itself - it was $30 but now I have a spare if the other was in fact good.
Keep in mind that all of this stuff tested as "good" beforehand, yet the unit wouldn't power on.
As a final measure, I re-soldered every connection to make sure there was good electric flow.
The unit now powers on and is ready for the opener.
Thanks all! Hopefully this will help someone else too.
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