Lowrance network/GPS chip ?’s

  • tigermusky
    St. Louis Park
    Posts: 280
    March 8, 2009 at 9:47 pm #1237182

    Here is what I will be rigging my boat with this season. Mostly all older components, but with 2 kids under 2, that is about all the pocket-book will allow. (especially with the cost of the NMEA 2000 network parts) There has got to be a 2000% margin on that stuff. $20.00 for a T-connector. Are you kidding me it probably costs pennies to make. Is there pattents on that stuff? You never see after-market.

    Anyways back to the question. I have a LMS-480 on the bow with a LCX-25C and Globalmap 4900 at the counsel. I have a Lakemaster 2006 and 2007 chip, and a 2006 Navionics Hot Maps premium.

    What is my options/limitations with the chips? I think I read that you have to have a chip in each unit, but do I have to have the same exact chip/year in each unit to function? or just to have them all share the same GPS data with one networked LGC-2000?

    Thanks in advance for any feedback.

    dandorn
    M.I.N.N.E.S.O.T.A.
    Posts: 3211
    March 8, 2009 at 9:52 pm #756193

    They all need to have their own chip as mapping is not

    shared over the network.

    I doesn’t matter which chip you’re running in any of

    those units. (Year or make)

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