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    I just put an Eagle 320 on my boat and when you turn the light on the unit it flickers a little. I checked the other Eagle on the bow and it does the same. The voltage on both are around 10.7-11.0. Is this normal? It does not do anything like this when the light is off. Thamks for your help.

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    I dont have the 320 but I do have the 480 and it doesnt do anything like that. Check your plugs. They are really tight and might need a little more pushing inwards. Just my 2 pennies worth...
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    The voltage sounds a little low. Check the voltage at the battery. If it is under 12 volts and is a wet cell, check it with a hygrometer to see if one cell is lower than the others. If one of the cells is low, you can try and equalize (deliberately apply a controlled overcharge) it or you may consider replacing it.
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    low voltage sound like to me have both 320 and 480
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    The batteries have not been charged in a while. I just got the boat this past weekend. Would this cause it? I have a on board charger on the way.

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    I'd say it's the battery. Low power will do that. I have the 320 and the 480 and when the battery gets low the picture fades out slowly then blacks out completely.

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    Also,beside the correct voltage. Check your ground connections.make sure they are clean as well as tight.
    If you have a groud problem when you place a load (light )on the circuit it will cause a voltage drop,

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    BigBass, what do you mean by flicker?
    I mean does it just flicker once or multible times? Fast or slow? Is there any change in the display of the bottom or such?
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    No cange in the image it is just the light. It does not go off it dims when the new reading comes across the screen.

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