Author Topic: How many motors have you replaced in your flasher?  (Read 7289 times)

Offline Raquettedacker

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Re: How many motors have you replaced in your flasher?
« Reply #30 on: Jul 30, 2017, 10:11 AM »
8 years and my ice55 is all original...   even the battery  .


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Re: How many motors have you replaced in your flasher?
« Reply #31 on: Jul 30, 2017, 02:52 PM »
I've had my Marcum VX-1 for ten years now, not one hiccup, same battery too!
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Re: How many motors have you replaced in your flasher?
« Reply #32 on: Jul 30, 2017, 03:54 PM »
I had a older original marcum vx1 that  still running with no repairs over 10 years or so and my bud is still running it.. but my newer vx1 pros all went bad,same wih the newer model lx3tc.must of had a bad run of marcums on the newer models.idk.however my old vexilar fl8 is going on 15 years with the same battery and works still.never tried a bird yet.

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Re: How many motors have you replaced in your flasher?
« Reply #33 on: Jul 30, 2017, 04:14 PM »

The fl8 is over 20 years and the fl18 deep is like 14 years and no motor issues with either,  I have passed them on to others
 

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Re: How many motors have you replaced in your flasher?
« Reply #34 on: Aug 04, 2017, 09:19 PM »
Mine is 4 years old now and runs great. Marcum VX-ip
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Re: How many motors have you replaced in your flasher?
« Reply #35 on: Aug 06, 2017, 10:59 AM »
I have an old LX5 and LX7, original motor on the 5. The Marcum vs Vex war will never end so try to use both and you decide. I do recommend dual beam units especially when fishing around brush and weeds.

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Re: How many motors have you replaced in your flasher?
« Reply #36 on: Aug 10, 2017, 10:25 AM »
My fl8 has to be 15 years old. Never had any issues with it.  My oldest sons lx3- not tc- has to be close to that old. No issues with it either. Youngest son has vx1 about 5 years old with no issues. The fl8 and lx3 I am sure have well over 1000 hours on them. Are the problems just with newer marcums? Buddy has a lx3-tc and I really like it. I have been watching for one I can afford. But if its problem prone, I will stick with my old fl8.  Is there any way to know if a marcum was made during "problem years"?. Don't want to waste my money on something that needs fixed all the time.  Thanks. Steve

 



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