Last winter I picked up a brand new marcum M5, and at the end of the season, aparently it was left on (or my kid flipped it on at some point lol) during the summer, and ran down from a full charge.
Any guesses on if my transdeucer is shot? Do they overheat?
Since this is my first go with a flasher, and i only have about 4 trips with it, im not sure how to tell if anything is hozed up.
Any advice welcome!
Battery could be shot, but charge it up and try it out.
Any guesses on if my transdeucer is shot? Do they overheat?
I would suspect the battery ran out of juice before any damage could be done to the unit or the transducer. I’m sure the battery is toast.
Yes, the battery will be shot, however, I would check over the battery wiring connections and any other exposed wiring. After a deep discharge and sitting over the summer, the humidity can accelerate corrosion at exposed terminals. Similar to a D cell left in a flashlight or kids’ toy for a long time, it can reek havoc.
Hope everything’s OK.
Don
Last winter I picked up a brand new marcum M5, and at the end of the season, aparently it was left on (or my kid flipped it on at some point lol) during the summer, and ran down from a full charge.
Any guesses on if my transdeucer is shot? Do they overheat?
Since this is my first go with a flasher, and i only have about 4 trips with it, im not sure how to tell if anything is hozed up.
Any advice welcome!
It should be fine. As suggested, charge the battery and see if it needs replacing.
I can’t see why running it dead on the ice vs in your house would cause any issues to the ducer.
End of season update: battery was shot, but as everyone said, the deucer was fine. Should have replaced it with an equivelant lithium, but I was too cheap. Next season, maybe.
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