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Location: MN | I am having issues with my Lowrance HDS 8 units and am fed up with their support. With the issues I have dealt with on almost every Lowrance unit I have owned in 10 years, I am considering buying a Humminbird on my boat to start the transition from Lowrance. I don't want to do a complete change over as I don't want to spend that kind of cash in one year.
Does anyone know if a person can run both brands on a boat without major problems? I know that I can run one as GPS, and other for sonar/structurescan on console, but I also need to have Lowrance up front running, which I like all options available. Will this cause any GPS issues or sonar/structurescan issues?
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Location: Tomahawk,Wis | Yes you can run different brands and not have problems. I believe you can not link them.. |
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Location: one foot over the line | For what it's worth,I have an 899 hd si 'bird unit on my console with the ducer mounted on the stern. I have a Lowarce Mark-5x on my console also with a shoot-thru-the-hull ducer and I have a lowrance Mark-5x dsi on the bow with the ducer mounted on the trolling motor. I have had no interference issues that i have noticed and all of the units are usually on at the same time. My transition to all 'bird units should be complete in another year or so. |
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Location: MN | Thanks for clarification. |
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Location: Money, PA | What issues are you having? |
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Location: MN | Unit keeps rebooting itself. Usually it keeps doing it over and over, 10-20 times in a row, then all of the sudden it will stop and work. The unit may work for 10 minutes or a few hours, then it goes right back to rebooting. I have updated the software per Lowrance, but it is not helping the issue. Even thought it may be due to Lakemaster chip from info I read, but it still happens with the Lowrance chips. It also is not a power issue or wiring issue, as I have put other units there without the problem.
Any other ideas appreciated. |
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Location: Mt. Zion, IL | check the voltage. |
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Location: MN | I checked the voltage as well. No problems there. Plus I put my Gen 2 on those cables to check if it was voltage or wiring issue, but that one worked fine there, so it has to do with the unit itself. |
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| MuskyJim,
I am new to this site and a Lowrance Prostaffer, let me try to help you with your Lowrance issue. A couple questions to start with?
Is the units a Gen1 or Gen2?
What software is it running?
Does the unit work on another set of cables on the boat?
Can you get me a screens shot of the About screen?
Do you have an incident number from customer service? |
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Location: one foot over the line | TomLowrance1 - 3/6/2015 4:40 PM
MuskyJim,
I am new to this site and a Lowrance Prostaffer, let me try to help you with your Lowrance issue. A couple questions to start with?
Is the units a Gen1 or Gen2?
What software is it running?
Does the unit work on another set of cables on the boat?
Can you get me a screens shot of the About screen?
Do you have an incident number from customer service?
Very nice of you to try to help, and welcome to the site. |
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