Somebody's been experimenting

**kosmo** · 07-22-2013, 11:51 PM

Originally Posted by rnvinc

I ask also kosmo...are those last images from the rotated 60° HDSI xducer...but viewed thru the Ethernet on the other unit...!?

Rickie

yes.the transducer is mounted on the strolling motor rotated 60° and hooked to my 998 hd then Etherneted to my 998 non hd at the console.the transducer can be switched by the Ethernet settings.

**kosmo** · 07-22-2013, 11:57 PM

Originally Posted by justinp61

Why not just buy a SI/DI unit?

That would take all the
fun out of it..or for me anyhows. there just toys for big boys might as well play with them

**kosmo** · 07-23-2013, 12:23 AM

Originally Posted by toofuss

Vic could you elaborate on this? I was brainstorming in my head at work about doing just this.

i think I'll try this with my 597hd/Di unit.with my transducer setup it won't be hard to rotate it 45°.the only thing that Im un sure of is how he maintained his bottom depth with the transducer rotated.in the setup that Im using with the 998s ,Im getting depth readings from a second transducer .

**rnvinc** · 07-23-2013, 01:36 AM

Originally Posted by justinp61

Why not just buy a SI/DI unit?

Some of us are not satisfied with what a unit is advertised to do...

It's more like ..."what can I make it do?"

Rickie

**toofuss** · 07-23-2013, 01:37 AM

Maybe a second 2d transducer in the hull? Or maybe he just isnt

**rnvinc** · 07-23-2013, 01:44 AM

Originally Posted by toofuss

Maybe a second 2d transducer in the hull? Or maybe he just isnt

Maybe Vic will come on soon and enlighten us with how his friend is obtaining depth with the DI xducer rotated 45°...

My guess is that the unit is still getting depth from the same beam ...but at inaccurate readings...

If this is the case...then the unit might have difficultly in ping sequence or ping frequency...

A second shoot thru hull xducer is unlikely because I don't think HB makes a Y cable for the dedicated DI xducer's...

We shall have to discuss this more when we have more info from Vic...

Rickie

**Vik3** · 07-23-2013, 03:31 AM

Originally Posted by toofuss

Vic could you elaborate on this? I was brainstorming in my head at work about doing just this.

I did this a lot with my 570 DI and 385 DI. I used triple hinge for inclining the transducer. With normal transducer installation ( the second picture) one can see down imaging only, but with rotated transducer I got the same down imaging plus I could see something else aside of the boat.

Rickie is right, depth readings cannot be correct, but I always keep depth lines on, and quite easily see that the depth is 13 feet on these screenshots.

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**toofuss** · 07-23-2013, 05:08 AM

Now I just need cane pole to build an auto rotate assembly to allow a say 45 or 50 degree tilt then back to level at the turn of a dial lol. This has really got my brain churning

**brettw** · 07-23-2013, 05:49 AM

You got that right,
my solution, selling 998 hd, bought Lowrance hds 9 touch.
GAME OVER

QUOTE=rnvinc;2396342]Some of us are not satisfied with what a unit is advertised to do...

It's more like ..."what can I make it do?"

Rickie[/QUOTE]

**rnvinc** · 07-23-2013, 05:52 AM

Originally Posted by toofuss

Now I just need cane pole to build an auto rotate assembly to allow a say 45 or 50 degree tilt then back to level at the turn of a dial lol. This has really got my brain churning

Tom has already done this but I can't get his photobucket video to play...

Maybe he will repost it for you ...

Rickie

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