600W vs 1KW
Submitted by big john on Sat, 2007-10-27 20:49
Just chasing a few opinions on both transducer options for a Furuno 585.
If fishing in depths of less than 100m is the 1KW going to be any more effective than the 600W. In other words will the more powerful transducer show more detail despite the water depths being less than 100m?
John
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Scotte
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i have fcv585/600w and fish
in 220m the gain is near full and only really good at 5knots. so a 1kw is on the cards for deeper water and also when travelling in deeper water to find new ground at a reasonable speed.
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Is that at 200kHz or 50kHz
Is that at 200kHz or 50kHz or both that you run out of puff at 220 meters??
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misconception!
John,
It's a big misconception re if you fish shallow water you dont need 1kw. 600w and 1kw do the exact same thing in ALL DEPTHS "but" the difference is the amount of receiving echo information. So the 1kw in shallow water will give you more detail and will help with deep water slower/weaker returns of the 600w!
In saying this, the 600w is awesome but if you go the extra it'll benefit you also.
I run 2 by 2kw transducers
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Thanks guys
The 600W transom mount with breakaway bracket is probably going to be the best option. Obviously when i end up back in Perth I'll be looking at the various 1kw transducer options. It means buying two transducers over time but at least the 600w ones are fairly cheap.
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NOHA thats 50khz, change