Hi,
I'm currently running the 1871F with a TM260. I basically use the sounder for deep dropping between 600-1000 feet. The unit was working pretty good until I did a repower on my Whaler. I went from a Mercury 90 to a Suzuki 90, and that's when my problems started.
The unit now displays a lot more noise than before, and it frequently loses bottom. Sometimes I need to reboot the unit to get it working properly. This happens when the motor is running. When off, the unit is fine. The power goes direct to the battery, the ground goes to the factory location, and the transducer cables are clear of the motor control and power cables. I know it's not the unit because I run 2 of the 1871's, and both of them have the same problem when I switch the TM260 between the both of them. I use 1 1871 for the sounder, and the other for the chart. One has the TM260, and the other has a P66. Whatever unit that is running the P66 at the time DOES NOT have any issues with the sounder. It's just the unit/sounder that has the TM260.
The unit running the P66 always has the transmission set to OFF to avoid any interference to the unit with the TM260. The P66 is just a backup transducer.
That TM260 setup was working really good until the repower. Any suggestions?
I'm currently running the 1871F with a TM260. I basically use the sounder for deep dropping between 600-1000 feet. The unit was working pretty good until I did a repower on my Whaler. I went from a Mercury 90 to a Suzuki 90, and that's when my problems started.
The unit now displays a lot more noise than before, and it frequently loses bottom. Sometimes I need to reboot the unit to get it working properly. This happens when the motor is running. When off, the unit is fine. The power goes direct to the battery, the ground goes to the factory location, and the transducer cables are clear of the motor control and power cables. I know it's not the unit because I run 2 of the 1871's, and both of them have the same problem when I switch the TM260 between the both of them. I use 1 1871 for the sounder, and the other for the chart. One has the TM260, and the other has a P66. Whatever unit that is running the P66 at the time DOES NOT have any issues with the sounder. It's just the unit/sounder that has the TM260.
The unit running the P66 always has the transmission set to OFF to avoid any interference to the unit with the TM260. The P66 is just a backup transducer.
That TM260 setup was working really good until the repower. Any suggestions?