Furuno FCV 271 Speed Depth Transducer

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Oliver Fleming - 26 Jun 2008 03:41 GMT

Hi,
I have a Furuno FCV 271. Recently I installed a new Speed/Tempreture
transducer.

This has now stopped working. The previous one I had did not last long
either.

I don't know why these transducers fail prematurely, I also had the same
problem with a Koden speed/tempreture transducer some time ago.

These are made by Airmar, but does anybody have any idea why these
transducer fail prematurely.

Thanks
Oliver Fleming

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Wayne.B - 26 Jun 2008 04:42 GMT

> These are made by Airmar, but does anybody have any idea why these
>transducer fail prematurely.

Probably due to incorrect installation. Airmar makes a lot of
transducers and most of them are pretty solid.

Give them a call at 603-673-9570

or

http://www.airmartechnology.com/uploads/Footerlinks/ContactUs.htm

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Oliver Fleming - 28 Jun 2008 04:17 GMT

Pray tell me how do you install it incorrectly?

Plug it in and that's it.

Make sure the cabling is secure and not stressed. etc. etc.

I have installed it correctly.

Airmar no longer makes these transducers and the woman who answered my
email was less than no help!

Oliver Fleming

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>>transducer fail prematurely.
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Steve Lusardi - 25 Jul 2008 05:41 GMT

I agree with Wayne. Just because you think you have done this correctly does
not make it so. The only way to tell what is going on is to find the fault
and you have not done that. You are changing the assembly and hoping you
captured the fault. You may very well find the transducer is still good.
Steve

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Furuno FCV 271 Speed Depth Transducer