thank yall for all your answers and solutions.. i'm going to go with the transducer saver for now.. i am having issues finding one for my specific ducer since they say the no longer make mine. i have the exchanged upgrade one from humminbird for a 859di combo.. the picture on cabelas looks like mine but they say mine is actually a puck transducer and they are out of stock.. clearly i am overmatched.. lol if anybody happens to see my picture and knows the model of my ducer please post the number... im going to try and call humminbird