I have a problem with my depth gage. When I go over 700 feet in depth the meter registers "--". When I go back into water less that 700 feet the meter starts reading correctly. My concerns are: 1. Shouldn't the meter record greater depth. 2. Why does the meter go to "--" ? 3. Will the meter always start registering again once it stops.? Anyone else have this problem ? If so how did you fix it ?
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my guess is
your depth meter will not read deeper then that because it was designed not to. the transducer has only so much signal power ! Check your instrument manual to see what its capacity is. If this reallly bothers you be prepared to send big bucks on a depth gauge that read deep water! Hope this helps!
your depth meter will not read deeper then that because it was designed not to. the transducer has only so much signal power ! Check your instrument manual to see what its capacity is. If this reallly bothers you be prepared to send big bucks on a depth gauge that read deep water! Hope this helps!
Why bother with deeper than 700 feet ?
I have the ST60 and it does not read any deeper than 600 feet. I am not too concerned by that as I am much more interested in knowing when the bottom is coming up! When in unknown waters, I feel more secure with the alarm set at 7 feet (my 34 draws 4'3"). If you use the depth sounder for an idea of where you are, a hand-held GPS is all you need (or a sextant!) and much cheaper.
I have the ST60 and it does not read any deeper than 600 feet. I am not too concerned by that as I am much more interested in knowing when the bottom is coming up! When in unknown waters, I feel more secure with the alarm set at 7 feet (my 34 draws 4'3"). If you use the depth sounder for an idea of where you are, a hand-held GPS is all you need (or a sextant!) and much cheaper.
No biggie
Most depth sounders have a limit to how deep they read. Yours appears to be 700 feet. Like Claude says, after that, who cares how deep it is?
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Most depth sounders have a limit to how deep they read. Yours appears to be 700 feet. Like Claude says, after that, who cares how deep it is?
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