Heyo.

 

My neighbor just gave me this Eagle Suprapro ID for free. He got it from an old friend that passed away and he doesn't have a boat to use it on. Since he often fishes with me, he gave it to me.

 

He's not certain if it works but there's no reason why it shouldn't. It looks to be in good condition. I was just kinda curious about the wiring, because it does not look like what you'd get straight from the store.

 

In the picture you can see the Transducer, the power plug that goes into the unit, and then the red (positive) wire with an inline fuse on it, and then the tiny little black (negative) wire with no fuse on it.

 

I'm not sure why these wires aren't exposed or why they don't have eyelets on them, I assume they people that were dismantling his belongings just cut the wires off instead of unscrewing them from the battery, maybe?

 

My questions are:

 

Why is the positive taped to an inline fuse wire? Do you think maybe he lost the original wire and had to replace it with this janky set-up?

 

Would it be safe to strip both of the wires and put it straight on my battery, as is? I know nothing about fishfinders really and not sure if the wires need to have a specific end on them, or can I just strip the wire and put it on the battery, good to go?

Get an inline fuse holder. You will need a 3 amp fast blow fuse. Connect the fuse holder with butt connectors if its the glass fuse holder. If it's an automotive type holder you'll want to use insulated spade connectors. Use shrink tubing where necessary.You can use wires but I'd recommend picking up some ring connectors to attach the wires to the battery. You will get better contact and run the risk of overheating the wires if you don't have a solid connection

Get an inline fuse holder. You will need a 3 amp fast blow fuse. Connect the fuse holder with butt connectors if its the glass fuse holder. If it's an automotive type holder you'll want to use insulated spade connectors. Use shrink tubing where necessary.You can use wires but I'd recommend picking up some ring connectors to attach the wires to the battery. You will get better contact and run the risk of overheating the wires if you don't have a solid connection

 

Get an inline fuse holder for the negative wire? Because the positive already has one on it. And yeah I was thinking I should probably get some eyelets for those wires. Not only is it not right to be putting bear wire down on the electrodes, it's just janky as well.

You don't need to fuse the negative if the boat is wired properly. I thought you had said the fuse was taped to the + wire.

You don't need to fuse the negative if the boat is wired properly. I thought you had said the fuse was taped to the + wire.

Well you can see in the pic. He just wired the positive wire to another red wire that has an inline fuse holder. So in a perfect world, that should work properly.