Humminbird Ice 35/45/55 Transducer Cable Question
I have an Ice 55 and was wondering whether that second "support" cable is really necessary. On their FAQ page the first item addressed is their two cable system.
Question: *Why do the Humminbird ICE Series flashers have two cables on their transducers? Answer: *Humminbird's transducer assembly contains both a support cable and a signal cable. The support cable hangs the transducer at the proper position in the water, and the signal cable connects the transducer to the control head. Because Johnson Outdoors believes in respecting the intellectual property of others, we specifically designed our assembly such that it would not infringe a specific patent relating to suspending an ice fishing transducer by its signal cable. For that reason, the transducer should be utilized per the instructions in the owner's manual at all times.* I interpret their material as saying, "We couldn't copy Vexilar to a tee, so we added this stupid second cable, but it's really not necessary". Do any of you guys who run Humminbird, disregard this "support" cable? Sent from my LG-H812 using Tapatalk |
I have used it without multiple times when it accidentally pops off and especially when their is ice build up making it tough to clip back in place. I wouldn't just remove it though, it effectively acts as a cable relief which is never a bad idea.
I thought you ended up getting the LX6 instead? |
I stopped using the support cable on my humminbird unit. No issues.
But I dont rip it out of the hole either.:) |
just bought an ICE-35 and there was only 1 cable.
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[QUOTE=jegermiester;3434148]Ditto here for the Ice 35 that I bought at Cabela's just before Xmas :47b20s0:[/QUOTE
X3, only one cable for my Ice 35 I just purchased.... |
I got rid of mine on my ice 45. I was having issues with it.... if in the tent and had 2 lines down 5 feet apart it would sometimes pick up only the lure next to me or only mine sometimes and this was in 50-80 ft of water. I figured out eventually the problem was the support cable making the transducer sit on a slight angle.
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Just gotta find a machine shop that could build me one of these babies :sHa_shakeshout: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxO9PQgNowQ |
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Maybe look at ordering a replacement arm or an after market arm off a Marcum. |
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http://www.humminbird.com/Freshwater...le/ICE-Series/ Here is a picture of the 55 on the hummingbird website with only one cable. Seeing at Vexilar has been in the flasher market for so long I wonder if their patent has expired allowing hummingbird to now use only one cable without infringement as some guys are seeing on the 35? |
I ran the Ice55 without the stupid cord.
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I am going to get a Marcum support arm and bubba it to the humminbird.
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It's very easy to put a replacement Marcum arm on the Hummingbird. I did it on my ice 35. I bought the arm for like 20 bucks at The Fishing Hole. Take off one of the posts used for wrapping the transducer cable and replace it with the Marcum arm held by two washers, a nut and a bolt.
To properly secure the cable to the end of the Marcum arm I use the same grey rubber clip thing that comes with the Hummingbird ice flashers. Put the cable through the end of the Marcum arm and then set the length of the cable as you normally would and run the cable through the furthest of the 2 holes on the little grey rubber clip. To make sure it doesn't slide down wrap the cable once just behind the round end of the arm and then put it through the closest hole on the grey clip. Works like a charm for me. No more stupid float moving around my hole and it's much easier to pull the transducer straight out of the hole without catching it on the edge. |
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