Broken Lowrance HDS5x? - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

jruiz · 03-15-2015, 10:56 AM

Voltage on battery terminals? I ask because I was in the same situation once where I was measuring voltage down circuit from the fuse but it turned out the fuse was blown. Even as an EE I was baffled. But I guess with enough salt water to act as an electrolyte alot more weird things are possible. What you're really interested in is what your voltage under load is. If you can drive something like a bait pump and still be above 11 volts then your battery is fine.

spyakker · 03-15-2015, 11:12 AM

Solved my problem. I'm just glad I didn't fry my Fish finder. Was connecting the red to black and black to red! DOH!

My Negative wire has a red crimp connector so I must have gotten confused. I just picked this unit up from someone so I guess I have an excuse? lol!
Well thanks for all the help!

Lipripper92592 · 03-15-2015, 05:21 PM

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Originally Posted by spyakker

Solved my problem. I'm just glad I didn't fry my Fish finder. Was connecting the red to black and black to red! DOH!

My Negative wire has a red crimp connector so I must have gotten confused. I just picked this unit up from someone so I guess I have an excuse? lol!
Well thanks for all the help!

Been there done that!!! Glad you got it worked out. Sometimes it's the simple things......others times...well it's not

03-15-2015, 10:56 AM	#1
jruiz Large Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: La Verne, CA Posts: 1,011	Voltage on battery terminals? I ask because I was in the same situation once where I was measuring voltage down circuit from the fuse but it turned out the fuse was blown. Even as an EE I was baffled. But I guess with enough salt water to act as an electrolyte alot more weird things are possible. What you're really interested in is what your voltage under load is. If you can drive something like a bait pump and still be above 11 volts then your battery is fine. Last edited by jruiz; 03-15-2015 at 11:04 AM.

03-15-2015, 11:12 AM	#2
spyakker Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Cypress Posts: 110	Solved my problem. I'm just glad I didn't fry my Fish finder. Was connecting the red to black and black to red! DOH! My Negative wire has a red crimp connector so I must have gotten confused. I just picked this unit up from someone so I guess I have an excuse? lol! Well thanks for all the help!