GPS Problem

macnas · 2007-03-09 23:14:59

I've recently bought a secondhand boat that is fitted with a Navman 5100 Chartplotter but it's not working. The unit will switch on occasionally and work fine but switch it off and leave it awhile and it won't switch back on. Voltage, wiring and connections seem to be fine. Power is from two 12v 70ah batteries in parallel,…

09-03-2007 11:14PM

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macnas

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I've recently bought a secondhand boat that is fitted with a Navman 5100 Chartplotter but it's not working. The unit will switch on occasionally and work fine but switch it off and leave it awhile and it won't switch back on. Voltage, wiring and connections seem to be fine. Power is from two 12v 70ah batteries in parallel, they're fairly old but there's plenty of power for the radio and FF.

Any GPS Gurus out there?

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#2 12-03-2007 10:01AM

Pigeon Reaper

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It sounds like a loose connection. If it was a problem with the unit it wouldn't work at all. Try checking the connections with a multimeter but it sounds like a loose or corroded connection. The other possiblity is a faulty power switch on the unit.

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#3 14-03-2007 09:42AM

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Got it, a faulty switch on the fuse board, Thanks PR.

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