My buddy has an FL-18 that he is having issues with. he will turn the unit on and work fine for 5 minutes an then the screen turns into a sea of red…..any ideas of what could be wrong?
January 6, 2011 at 10:09 pm
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Vexilar issues
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January 6, 2011 at 10:11 pm #923480
Sounds like the battery to me.
Change it out with another battery to eliminate that possibility.
January 6, 2011 at 10:22 pm #923484Quote:
My buddy has an FL-18 that he is having issues with. he will turn the unit on and work fine for 5 minutes an then the screen turns into a sea of red…..any ideas of what could be wrong?
Seems like 75-80% of all issues with any flasher are in the battery. I think that is what I heard on one of the vexilar shows I watched.
January 6, 2011 at 10:28 pm #923487
That’s why I said it, I have a 75 to 80% chance of being 
right. 
January 6, 2011 at 10:33 pm #923488Bad battery. I had the same thing happen to mine. Called vex and sure enough, that’s what they told me. Replaced the battery and all is well.
Since that time I’ve switched to leaving my battery on a maintenance charger at all times when not in use. I think it really helps the life of the battery.
January 6, 2011 at 10:34 pm #923491Quote:
That’s why I said it, I have a 75 to 80% chance of being right.
January 7, 2011 at 3:06 am #902761I figured BK would say too many shad swimming through.
January 7, 2011 at 4:34 am #923619Couple years ago I had the same issue–battery was showing full charge, but several friendly IDO’ers recommended battery replacement. Took it in, had it tested and bingo, battery output was low. New battery did the trick, been running strong ever since! Thanks IDO!
Swing by a battery shop and get it tested…or just go ahead and replace it. Hate to say it, but BK may be right???
Tight lines! -RevJanuary 7, 2011 at 4:47 am #923625Quote:
Couple years ago I had the same issue–battery was showing full charge, but several friendly IDO’ers recommended battery replacement. Took it in, had it tested and bingo, battery output was low. New battery did the trick, been running strong ever since! Thanks IDO!
Swing by a battery shop and get it tested…or just go ahead and replace it. Hate to say it, but BK may be right???
Tight lines! -Rev
The stinky thing is a lot of the time a guy’s battery charger will read 100% yet the battery is still wonked. When in doubt… its the first thing I’d check.
January 7, 2011 at 4:55 am #923627
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The stinky thing
Poor choice of words.
January 7, 2011 at 4:57 am #923629Silly cat guy…. please replace “stinky” with “cruddy,” “unfortunate,” or “confusing” as you see fit.
January 7, 2011 at 4:59 am #923630All is good in the world now.
January 7, 2011 at 5:03 am #923631If that’s all it takes….
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