Depthfinder transducer tick - normal or problem?

[caster]

I just bought a new LX-3tc and noticed that the sonar buzz from the transducer is really loud. I tried it out on the ice last night and thought this might be a problem. For those of you that use Marcum units, is this normal? I'm assuming that it hasn't affected the fishing.

Thank you.

[Deitz Dittrich]

I myself have not noticed that Marcums is any more noisy than any other unit on the market. All trasducers make a ticking noise, that is how you get the immage. If it stops ticking you really have a problem.

I used the LX3 last year and didn't have any problems with the ticking, once I have it in the hole I cant hear it at all.

[bigminnow]

It sounds like you have the gain too high.

[Dave]

You should hear a ticking noise from the transducer.I just listened to my LX-3 and LX-5. Both have the same loudness of ticking. The gain does not affect the pitch or frequency of the transducer tick.

[trapperdirk]

Yes that tick,tick is telling you fish,fish ,fish . It's normal .

TD

[ChuckN]

Yes, when the transducer is out of the water it makes a clicking noise, and it is very noticeable. It's normal.

It does not bother the fish either....at least not tonight's walleyes I caught with help from the LX-5.

[schweady]

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I used the LX3 last year and didn't have any problems with the ticking, once I have it in the hole I cant hear it at all.

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Hey, Dietz, that reminds me. In a thread a while back ( Marcum LX-3??? ) you mentioned this:

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I have also been told its really not great on any tranceducer to run them out of water very long.

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Do you recall where you heard that?

[Deitz Dittrich]

sch-I cant remember who told me that to be honest. I just know Ihave been told that and do my best not to run my unit a lot out of the water. Let me do some digging, I'll ask a few people in the "Know" and get back to you to see if this is a myth or fact!

Deitz