Welcome, Guest. Please login or register.
May 07, 2025, 01:29:24 AM

Login with username, password and session length

Recent Topics

by jed
[May 06, 2025, 04:22:23 PM]

[May 05, 2025, 09:12:01 AM]

[May 03, 2025, 06:39:16 PM]

by jed
[May 02, 2025, 09:57:11 AM]

[May 01, 2025, 05:53:19 PM]

[April 26, 2025, 04:27:54 PM]

[April 23, 2025, 11:10:07 AM]

by [WR]
[April 23, 2025, 09:15:13 AM]

[April 21, 2025, 10:44:08 AM]

[April 17, 2025, 04:48:17 PM]

[April 17, 2025, 08:45:02 AM]

by jed
[April 11, 2025, 01:03:22 PM]

[April 11, 2025, 06:19:31 AM]

[April 07, 2025, 07:03:34 AM]

[April 05, 2025, 08:50:20 PM]

Picture Of The Month



Guess who's back?
jed with a spring Big Mack

Topic: Hummingbird Piranha Max 320  (Read 4589 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

micahgee

  • Sturgeon
  • *******
  • Location: W. Seattle
  • Date Registered: May 2011
  • Posts: 1338
A few months back I bought a Humminbird PiranhaMAX 230 Portable. I got it soaked in the salt but make sure to wash with freshwater. Yesterday I noticed the power pin completely rusted through and is lodged in the fishfinder's power plug.  >:( >:(

It is a really good idea, a good FF powered by 8 AA's in a waterproof package but it doesn't seem to like the salt...
“A designer knows he has achieved perfection not when there is nothing left to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.” - Antoine de Saint-Exupery

www.heroesonthewater.org


INSAYN

  • ORC_Safety
  • Sturgeon
  • *
  • **RIP...Ron, Ro, AMB, Stephen**
  • Location: Forest Grove, OR
  • Date Registered: Aug 2008
  • Posts: 5417
Dielectric grease is your friend. 

Don't be shy with it either.
 

"If I was ever stranded on a beach with only hand lotion...You're the guy I'd want with me!"   Polyangler, 2/27/15


micahgee

  • Sturgeon
  • *******
  • Location: W. Seattle
  • Date Registered: May 2011
  • Posts: 1338
So greasing the terminals with that kind of grease works?
“A designer knows he has achieved perfection not when there is nothing left to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.” - Antoine de Saint-Exupery

www.heroesonthewater.org


[WR]

  • Sturgeon
  • *******
  • VFW, Life Member at Large, since 1997.
  • ADTA.org
  • Location: currently 17844/17837
  • Date Registered: Jan 2008
  • Posts: 4747
Micah,
as Insayn said above, Dielectric silicone grease is what you need. you can pick it up at your local electrical supply store. it's designed specifically to prevent your problem, yet allow conductivity/ connectivity.
As of July 12th, I am, officially,  retired.


micahgee

  • Sturgeon
  • *******
  • Location: W. Seattle
  • Date Registered: May 2011
  • Posts: 1338
Thanks for the tips, I will be purchasing some of that dielectric grease and will use that in my next FF.
“A designer knows he has achieved perfection not when there is nothing left to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.” - Antoine de Saint-Exupery

www.heroesonthewater.org


INSAYN

  • ORC_Safety
  • Sturgeon
  • *
  • **RIP...Ron, Ro, AMB, Stephen**
  • Location: Forest Grove, OR
  • Date Registered: Aug 2008
  • Posts: 5417
I gooped that pig snot (dielectric grease) on my Cuda 250 terminals 3 years ago and it has seen many salt water dunks since. 
No corrosion anywhere.

Still give it solid rinse in fresh water though, and touch back up with dielectric grease.
 

"If I was ever stranded on a beach with only hand lotion...You're the guy I'd want with me!"   Polyangler, 2/27/15