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Thanks to the help from the guys at the WIS.Forums.I did it.One Zercom realtime sonar depth flasher REFERBED.with a 1 year Warenty Of of e-bay $37.00 One genz pack of from the site at www.reedssports.com $19.95 Battery and charger at cabelas.C0M for $25.00 grand total $82.00 bucks.You can go to ebay and put in zercom on the search and click it and they will pull up and they have them there I think the guy has alot of them dont bid over $40 bucks one guy got one last night for $32.00 Good luck
I took a pice of nylon and made a attachment for the trans. seems to work good so far.just drop it down the hole like a ice ducer..(Image removed from quote.)
My dad has picked up three flashers over the last couple years at garage sales for $5 each. Honestly. Two are Humminbird Super-60's, and the third is an Eagle portable. I especially like the Eagle, as it contains a lantern battery. With the others, I setup with a motorcycle battery, which is a little heavier.These are single color, but $5 guys. I got my first Vex this year, and must honestly say I'm not that impressed yet. I did have good success with the single color, & the Vex bit the wallet a bit.The biggest challenge I had was with the transducer, which I finally figured out a good way to handle. I think I posted this here before, but here it is anyway:Last year was the first I've really gotten into ice-fishing, & did a lot of reading, & realized I needed electronics. Not wanting to spend $300+ yet on a Vex, I made up a rig to float my Humminbird transducer, which I wish I could give you a pic of, but let me draw you a mental image.I first had a rod, mounted to a box on the ice, to hold the transducer. Every time I bumped it it was misaligned, & that transducer really needs to be horizontal to work well. I saw a Vex, & decided floating the transducer was the only way.But, for trolling-motor mounted transducers, the cable comes out the side, & hangs wrong, so I couldn't simply add a float to the cable. Good thing I are an educated engineer. . .Here's my solution:Cut 3/4" PVC about 24in long. On the bottom of it, mount a T. Cut across the length of the T with a good saw, creating a flat surface that the transducer will sit against.Use wire-ties to mount the transducer, like you would on your trolling motor, on the flat side of the T. As you hold onto the 24" section, the transducer should be hanging parallel to the floor.On the top of the 24in piece, slide on a piece of foam pipe-insulation. Adjust the length of the foam so it hangs low in the water; too high & the weight of the PVC will lean, causing misalignment.I also cut a slit up the side & pushed the cable inside of it.That's it. Pretty simple, & it works great, for a single-color flasher. For 60min of work and $2 in material, my $5 Humminbird is now an ice-fishing machine.If you're interested, drop me an e-mail & I'll send you a sketch: [email protected]Good luck,Paul