EZM
07-18-2011, 09:31 PM
Purchased a nice new Lowrance HDS 5 fish finder a few months ago. Nice unit, love it with the GPS, excellent fish finder and love the lake maps from Navico I loaded in.
soooooo ..... I was out at Kootenay Lake last week and it started acting up after it was drizzling during the day. Had to re-set it.
Next day (drizzled most of the night on and off), the unit would only power up for a few seconds and die.
That night after fishing I thought I'd check the connections and verify the connections were still ok and to my surprise, as I unhooked it and tilted the unit forward it sounded like a half full bottle of water sloshing around !!!!!
The unit, when lightly shaken, ****ed water - I thought these were water proof???? What a way to find out your $700 unit isn't water tight.
Today it's back with the retailer and they are awaiting instructions from Lowrance.
Anyone have this happen to them?
soooooo ..... I was out at Kootenay Lake last week and it started acting up after it was drizzling during the day. Had to re-set it.
Next day (drizzled most of the night on and off), the unit would only power up for a few seconds and die.
That night after fishing I thought I'd check the connections and verify the connections were still ok and to my surprise, as I unhooked it and tilted the unit forward it sounded like a half full bottle of water sloshing around !!!!!
The unit, when lightly shaken, ****ed water - I thought these were water proof???? What a way to find out your $700 unit isn't water tight.
Today it's back with the retailer and they are awaiting instructions from Lowrance.
Anyone have this happen to them?