workwear Posted May 4, 2014 Report Share Posted May 4, 2014 bought this wanna be anchor last fall....plugged it in for the first time and something blew....of to hummingbird it went...135.00 later it came back well today i was gonna wire it in...all was fine...powered up ..was glad to see it work.... after a few hours i turn it on again....it stops working!!! powers up ok....but when i hit any key to get into the main area the main page freezes and starts to screech.... anyone have any ideas?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobkayla Posted May 4, 2014 Report Share Posted May 4, 2014 Warrenty,,,,please give me my money back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinker Posted May 4, 2014 Report Share Posted May 4, 2014 One word...LOWRANCE! Im hearing lots of problems with the birds! Never liked them myself! I have lowrance units that are up to 10yrs old that still work like new! S. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miller Posted May 5, 2014 Report Share Posted May 5, 2014 Try doing a simple software update using a blank ad card, if that doesn't help give George at Bay Distributors a call. (705) 476-6010 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillM Posted May 5, 2014 Report Share Posted May 5, 2014 One word...LOWRANCE! Im hearing lots of problems with the birds! Never liked them myself! I have lowrance units that are up to 10yrs old that still work like new! S. Sounds like all the Humminbirds I've had over the years. No fiddling (Like all the threads of guys trying to ice with the Elite 4's)... Plug them in and fish! OP, I hate to say it but send it back.. Are you sure you've got the power wired up properly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattaw Posted May 5, 2014 Report Share Posted May 5, 2014 Sounds like all the Humminbirds I've had over the years. No fiddling (Like all the threads of guys trying to ice with the Elite 4's)... Plug them in and fish! OP, I hate to say it but send it back.. Are you sure you've got the power wired up properly? I also have had Humminbirds for years without a single issue. Sounds like you got a lemon, just send it back assuming you have some kind of warranty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
workwear Posted May 5, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2014 ya bill...checked it three times....have enuf volts goin thru it....funny thing is that before i permanently placed it in its spot i had it working....double checked all my connections...moreted the connections than taped all the connections up....screwed the panel back ...then the unit decided to make a great case to be an anchor! bought the unit used last fall for 800.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillM Posted May 5, 2014 Report Share Posted May 5, 2014 Man, that's weird. Something has to be messing it up... If you hook up the power directly to 12V (Say right to the battery) does it do the same thing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wormdunker Posted May 5, 2014 Report Share Posted May 5, 2014 I have 2 birds. Ice 55 for the winter & a 798 down scan & side imaging for the boat. Both machines are great. I had to return the ice 55 to Bay distributors once. George was awesome. I shipped it out on a Wednesday, it was back at my door the following Thursday. Very good service. He found the wiring harness inside was too close to the circuit board - causing interference, giving me incorrect depths. I'm sure they can correct your problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
workwear Posted June 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2014 update on my humminbird......sent it off again to north bay.....apparently it was the gps puck that was shorting the unit out....same problem last fall why goerge didn't mention it last year is beyond me anyways he repaired the same component and only charged me 35.00... ran it all day yesterday and it was perfect..... thanks for all that tried to help.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillM Posted June 1, 2014 Report Share Posted June 1, 2014 Right on man! Glad you got it sorted out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted June 2, 2014 Report Share Posted June 2, 2014 Was gonna suggest the puck. I have had a 900 series Humminbird for almost 6 years with zero issues. Would buy another in a heartbeat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Mills Posted June 2, 2014 Report Share Posted June 2, 2014 Good to hear Peter. Its always frustrating when you start second guessing your installation and it turns out to be the unit itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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