Do you guys take your electronics to a shop to get installed, or is it a DIY project?

I'm wanting to pull the trigger on a couple Helix 5 SI's for my '03 Ranger 175 for next season, and unless something comes out better this winter it'll be 2 Helix for next season. The current electronics on it are basically just depth finders.

I'm new the whole side image/high tech fish finder game, so I'm leaning towards finding a shop to do it for me, so it's done right. I know the shop where I bought my Minn Kota did install for free after the purchase.

Not difficult and just takes a lil time. Mainly a matter of routing wires, drilling holes, and simple electrical connections.

 

I would say similar to installing a car stereo.

Not difficult and just takes a lil time. Mainly a matter of routing wires, drilling holes, and simple electrical connections.

 

I would say similar to installing a car stereo.

That I could handle. I guess my biggest concern would be getting interferance with mounting the transducer incorrectly.

Mounting the transducer incorrectly has nothing to do with interference

 

I would hope HB has the interference probs fixed by now. None of the other brands have it.

Mounting the transducer incorrectly has nothing to do with interference

 

I would hope HB has the interference probs fixed by now. None of the other brands have it.

False, any unit of any brand on any frequency can be affected by RFI and cross-talk.

 

It cannot be "fixed". It has to be dealt with on an individual basis as it occurs--there are dozens of remedies that may or may not work for a particular installation since each is unique.

 

Typically RFI is a issue mostly from a transducer attached to a variable speed trolling motor. It is not a sure thing, but not unusual.

 

BUT any other motor can affect a sonar unit--outboard, trim/tilt pump, bilge pump, livewell pump.