LMS-332c not powering up???

[river-rat4]

I went down to the boat yesterday, just charged the battery, hooked up the sonar (with inline fuse) and nothing. I'm confused, it worked two days previous. I disconnect the unit after each use, connect/disconnect the three cables each time.

I also have another question after this one is resolved. Any help would be appreciated.

Brandt

[dockehr]

river-rat4, these in-line fuse enclosures are spring loaded. Make sure that temp change, movement or humidity didn't slightly separate the fuse contacts. I have this problem with one of my on-board battery charger banks.You could remove the fuse and use a short length of wire to check that indeed there is current flowing to the unit. Work the spring connection back and forth with the fuse in place to make sure there's contact.

If that doesn't work, try wiggling the wires near the battery to see if a contact isn't secure.

Lastly, make sure you're using enough pressure on the PWR/light button. As silly as that sounds, I've done exactly that, not enough pressure. There is a difference between different Lowrance units. Hope this helps.

Why are you disconnecting all three cables from the back of the 332c? If your unit is protected by the fuse, there should be no problem leaving the Power cable and Transducer cable attached. As the GPS antenna continues to draw a small amount of current, even with the unit off, why not just disconnect only the antenna cable? Just a thought.

dockehr

Dr. roland E. Kehr, Jr.

Lindy Tackle Company

[river-rat4]

Thank you Doc-

I will check the above mentioned. I remove the whole unit from my boat as it sits at the dock and theft is inevitable these days.

I have tried pushing the PWR button a little harder but afraid to push any harder. There is certainly resistance when pushed.

Any other thoughts appreciated, going to try the mentioned fuse link test and check.

Brandt

[dockehr]

river-rat4, didn't realize from your first post that the boat sat dockside. You certainly wouldn't want to leave anything of value in the open. Anyway, let us know how and if your problem gets solved. My 332c gets a good workout as I have it set up in a "portable" mode that allows me to take it on fly-in trips or use it on other people's boats ( in gps mode). No problems to date. Good luck.

dockehr

Dr. Roland E. Kehr, Jr.

Lindy Tackle Company

[Genofish]

River-rat4, i also have had an issue with the contacts on fuse holders, the wire trick will tell you.

Dockehr, would you share your portable setup for the 332c??

Thanks

[dockehr]

genofish, a number of well-placed angling experts suggested that I should consider marketing my portable setup. I've come to the realization that I flat out have too many irons in the fire to even contemplate adding this project to my

plate. I have to take a few more close-up photos to make it easy for anyone to fabricate their own version. I'll post the photos on this HSOforum.

dockehr

Dr. Roland E. Kehr, Jr.

Lindy Tackle Company

[Genofish]

that would be great