connection problem on Humminbird 595c

[jwmiller33]

last winter, i bought a new Humminbird 595c GPS and fish finder combo... installation was easy, and everything was working perfectly going into the open water season. had a problem on opener with plugging the chords into the back in the dark. there are 3 chords that plug into the back, the one from the ducer, one from the GPS, and one from the battery. anyways, the plug in for the ducer has 3 prongs on it, and one of them got bent when trying to plug into the screen. it ended up breaking of IN the connection. after that happened, my unit stopped giving me water temp readings, so i assume this one prong is directly associated with the water temp. is there anyway to fix this, seeing how the prong is still stuck in the unit? i could pull it out with a needle nose, but is there anyway to connect it back to where it broke off? or, am i SOL and need a completely new ducer? is there anyway to replace just the ducer chord or connection without getting a whole new ducer?

[PerchJerker]

I'd pull the broken pin out of the unit, and not leave it in there where it could get permanently stuck or cause some other damage.

I don't think you can repair it, I think you're looking at a new transducer.

Have you told HB customer service what happened? They might help you out.

[jwmiller33]

no i havent... that is a good idea.. i am pretty sure it is still under warrenty, as the unit is about 11 months old.

does anybody know how long the warranties are on the bird's? i know my ice35 had a 2 year warranty. do you think it is the same for my 595c?

[PerchJerker]

I think it's a 1 year warranty and I don't think it's a warranty issue, but they may take care of it anyway. It'd be the best place to start, that's for sure.

[jwmiller33]

thanks for the help perch jerker