Help with dragonfly 6 sounder/gps

Hi Everyone,   (raymarine Dragonfly 6 green plug)

My unit is 1.5 years old and has stopped working and out of warranty(1 year only). If i press the button to turn it on i just hear a beep and screen remains black. I have done a little googling and also rang raymarine. It is either the pins which are fine from inspection or the main power/ transduscer wiring that is faulty (as per tech raymarine).

Anyway options are throw in the bin and get a new one.

Buy a new cable/transducer $150 and hope that was the issue.

I can send the unit to raymarine but have to pay for tech and postage(not keen im stubborn unit should be working after 1.5 years not abused well looked after).

Or if possible if anyone has this unit with the green plug whether i could meet with them somewhere and just plug it in and diagnose if the cable/wiring was the issue and then i'll know for sure.

If anyone is able to help please pm me and i will be very grateful.

Will obviously sort out with carton of beer of choice.

If not no worries happy fishing and i will bin the unit and replace with another brand, any recommendations around the $1000 mark must have sounder/gps combo and preferrably touch screen.

Thanks Harry


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Sun, 2017-06-25 10:53

 Check your battery is carrying a good charge. I've had that before and that's what it was, I'm down in Wellard and have the same unit.

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Screen Brightness

Sun, 2017-06-25 12:32

Hey mate,

If you last used it at night (brightness turned down) can actually be on and you can't see.

i have this trouble with my Raymarine unit all the time.

Good luck. Cheers 

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I did think of that but i

Sun, 2017-06-25 14:23

I did think of that but i havent actually tried cheers for that. 

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 PM sent thanks 

Mon, 2017-06-26 13:18

 PM sent

 

thanks