Search:
Type: Posts; User: BobB; Keyword(s):
Search: Search took 0.03 seconds.
-
07-20-2021, 08:43 PM
Thread: Humminbird MEGA Live debut ...
by BobB- Replies
- 95
- Views
- 28,353
I think they need to give one to Roy.
I think they need to give one to Roy.
-
06-24-2021, 05:48 PM
Thread: Battery question
by BobB- Replies
- 30
- Views
- 5,467
If you use the whole 24V from the trolling...
If you use the whole 24V from the trolling battery and run it thru a step down DC-DC device ..... It's POSSIBLE you would get enough isolation from the trolling motor battery to prevent interference...
-
03-10-2021, 11:43 AM
Thread: Humminbird question
by BobB- Replies
- 11
- Views
- 3,155
It depends on the location of the GPS antenna you...
It depends on the location of the GPS antenna you are using. Are you using an external antenna or an internal one.
When you mark a waypoint .... it is marking the location the GPS antenna was at... -
02-23-2021, 09:23 PM
Thread: Humminbird's answer to Panoptics
by BobB- Replies
- 36
- Views
- 13,427
Yeah ... they also did that for about 100 other...
Yeah ... they also did that for about 100 other manufacturers including Garmin and Lowrance. When I was looking to buy a few years ago I ran across them and did some reviews .... did not like what I...
-
01-09-2021, 01:19 AM
Thread: voltage discrepancy
by BobB- Replies
- 6
- Views
- 3,105
What CatFan said .... The voltage must be checked...
What CatFan said .... The voltage must be checked with normal load applied since there will be no voltage drop if there is no current flow.
The easiest way to do that is by looking at the reading... -
12-30-2020, 04:36 PM
Thread: SI picture
by BobB- Replies
- 7
- Views
- 2,231
It is also possible your transducer is not level...
It is also possible your transducer is not level ... if it is tilting to the port .... left .... side, that would cause the left side to be brighter.
It is also possible you have a bad transducer... -
12-13-2020, 10:18 PM
Thread: ? for Rickie
by BobB- Replies
- 7
- Views
- 2,219
I'll throw my 2c in and hope I don't add...
I'll throw my 2c in and hope I don't add confusion.
The Mega Live .... as it is being advertised .... it an Ethernet device. This is the same as the original 360 ... and since the original 360... -
12-01-2020, 10:56 PM
Thread: Sharing waypoints
by BobB- Replies
- 1
- Views
- 1,564
Unless it is a G2N .... there are no networking...
Unless it is a G2N .... there are no networking options on the Helix 7 .... so, no data sharing.
-
11-17-2020, 09:58 PM
- Replies
- 6
- Views
- 2,921
That 19 could easily replace 2 units .... That...
That 19 could easily replace 2 units .... That makes the price look a little more appealing. It also has multiple Ethernet ports which could save the price of a 5 port switch if you had 2 units and...
-
11-01-2020, 03:26 PM
- Replies
- 11
- Views
- 3,186
If you have the 2 units connected via Ethernet...
If you have the 2 units connected via Ethernet the DI unit will display Si shared from the SI unit.
The difference in price is partially the transducer and partially the internal electronics... -
10-31-2020, 04:44 PM
- Replies
- 11
- Views
- 3,186
It kinda depends on what is important to you...
It kinda depends on what is important to you ..... Each mfg has their own strength. If you can see Livescope in you future then Garmin would gain points ... but if SI and DI are most important, then...
-
10-31-2020, 03:30 PM
Thread: Humminbird 360 live
by BobB- Replies
- 14
- Views
- 6,708
I think Covid has thrown a wrench into things...
I think Covid has thrown a wrench into things ..... Hoping treatment options + vaccines can be this thing soon so life can get back to normal.
-
10-31-2020, 03:24 PM
- Replies
- 11
- Views
- 3,186
Chuck is correct ... the Helix 5 will not...
Chuck is correct ... the Helix 5 will not network. Must be at least a 7 with the N on the end of the model name.
-
10-23-2020, 06:28 PM
Thread: First trip out with side imaging
by BobB- Replies
- 5
- Views
- 1,905
One thing you can do is find something...
One thing you can do is find something interesting and then pause the screen scrolling and play with the adjustments to get the best view you can. That will give you a good idea how tweaking various...
-
They got away with that with the M360 .... and...
They got away with that with the M360 .... and sold more of them than they could supply..... so, why not do it again with Mega Live?
-
10-18-2020, 04:19 PM
Thread: Rickie Mega 360 .... Go Fund Me
by BobB- Replies
- 50
- Views
- 18,437
:ThumbsUp:ThumbsUp
:ThumbsUp:ThumbsUp
-
10-01-2020, 05:20 PM
Thread: Rickie Mega 360 .... Go Fund Me
by BobB- Replies
- 50
- Views
- 18,437
Just a heads up .... Some have tried to donate to...
Just a heads up .... Some have tried to donate to the old GoFundMe ... That has ended. I am hoping someone else will pick up the torch and start a new one.
-
10-01-2020, 12:52 PM
Thread: Rickie Mega 360 .... Go Fund Me
by BobB- Replies
- 50
- Views
- 18,437
I am sad to have to re-open this thread. 14...
I am sad to have to re-open this thread.
14 months ago, we ended the GoFundMe for Rickie because a Humminbird representative committed to give Rickie the Mega 360. Unfortunately, they were not... -
I kinda favor the idea of a black box that...
I kinda favor the idea of a black box that everything plugs into and the displays are just a dumb terminal that gets data from the main box.
If you upgrade, you just change out the black box and... -
09-20-2020, 04:37 PM
Thread: First time out with Solix 10 Mega DI
by BobB- Replies
- 6
- Views
- 2,676
Well .... That makes it a lot tougher. You would...
Well .... That makes it a lot tougher. You would have to shim the trolling motor.
If you put a level on the shaft when it's in the water .... is the shaft 100% vertical. -
09-20-2020, 02:09 PM
Thread: First time out with Solix 10 Mega DI
by BobB- Replies
- 6
- Views
- 2,676
It looks to me like your transducer may be angled...
It looks to me like your transducer may be angled down a little too much in the back.
Here are a couple of videos that might help get that just right.
ASFN Electronics - How the Transducer... -
Garmin definitely did a slam dunk when they...
Garmin definitely did a slam dunk when they developed the Livescope. Good thing Humminbird imaging and mapping is so good or they would have lost most of the crappie fishing community.
-
For sure you could do that .... also, the...
For sure you could do that .... also, the waypoints are not saved on the map card. They are saved to the unit's memory and the waypoint is then overlay-ed on the map image.
You can share the... -
Follow the contour will only work with Lakemaster...
Follow the contour will only work with Lakemaster or Autochart / Autochart live. You may find that Navionics may be better mapping on one lake and Lakemaster better on another.
Also be aware... -
09-01-2020, 05:56 PM
Thread: Ultrex vs ulterra
by BobB- Replies
- 24
- Views
- 13,087
I have considered the Ulterra since I fish alone...
I have considered the Ulterra since I fish alone a lot.
Does anyone know what happens if you have it spot locked an go our of range of the remote? Some of the parking lots are quite a distance... -
07-29-2020, 12:19 AM
- Replies
- 8
- Views
- 7,009
:hesaid I'll second that
:hesaid I'll second that
-
07-21-2020, 08:30 PM
Thread: Helix 7 msi g3n or Helix 10 msi g2n
by BobB- Replies
- 6
- Views
- 2,580
Since the 7 G3n is not a + model it cannot run...
Since the 7 G3n is not a + model it cannot run M360 ... The 10 G2N will be a much better choice and will have a much better transducer.
-
I used to before I got a hydraulic crimp tool.
I used to before I got a hydraulic crimp tool.
-
07-12-2020, 02:43 PM
Thread: Minn Kota charger over charging
by BobB- Replies
- 9
- Views
- 2,209
I have never tried to charge batteries to that...
I have never tried to charge batteries to that high a level, but I am surprised they will hold at that high a voltage .... are you sure your meter is working correctly? Maybe check a different...
-
07-10-2020, 07:39 PM
Thread: Lithium/hybrid lead acid battery system.
by BobB- Replies
- 9
- Views
- 2,009
:ThumbsUp
:ThumbsUp
Results 1 to 30 of 100
Back to the land of flip flops and sunshine. It rained here in Indy...
Visiting with Billbob