lowrance gps reciever

G'day everyone,

Recently my lowrance gps reciever has packed it in so i went up the shop to get a replacement but at $400 i went home empty handed.

So does anyone know of a cheaper alternative to buying a new lowrance reciever? Or know where i can get one cheaper? Im currently using a lgc-3000, but i was told they no longer make them so the $400 replacement was a lgc-4000.

Cheers Paul 


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Fri, 2012-01-06 17:06

http://www.ebay.com/itm/lowrance-LGC-3000-GPS-ANTENNA-Black-Connector-/170750384645?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item27c1841a05\

Plenty of options if you have a look.

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Cheers for the link dodgy,

Fri, 2012-01-06 17:13

Cheers for the link dodgy, but all the listings on ebay i could find were all used items which im not keen on, realy want a new one. Thanks tho!

 

I remember reading on here about someone having the same probem with a furuno gps and someone else posting a ebay link with a replacement for only a few dollars. I cant find it now tho, also its for furuno. Guess im hoping for something similar

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What's wrong with your old

Fri, 2012-01-06 17:15

What's wrong with your old one exactly?

Mine started loosing the position of the boat , then re-acquiring the signal after 30 seconds or so .  After a while , it got worse,, until I got the message of a problem with reciever.

Before spending out big , just try pulling all connections apart and gettting some decent electrical contact cleaner and dousing all the pins and plugs. I used crc xtr.   It seemed to have worked last trip out.

 

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http://www.ebay.com/itm/Lowra

Fri, 2012-01-06 17:21

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Lowrance-LGC-4000-Marine-GPS-Receiver-Antenna-NMEA-2000-P-N-125-28-/320824427402?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4ab2a0438a

 

New 4000 for just over $200?

 

 

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Cheers dodgy, thats one that

Fri, 2012-01-06 17:34

Cheers dodgy, thats one that ive been looking at and will probly end up buying, im just being a tight ass and hoping for a cheap way out haha, thanks mate

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Yeah grayzee mine occasionly

Fri, 2012-01-06 17:32

Yeah grayzee mine occasionly would loose signal and then kick back in 5 mins later, but its slowly gotten worse and now it tries searching for a signal but then just comes up with a msg saying problem with reciever. My last trip out i stuffed around with it as much as possible but didnt pick up a signal once while out there. Ill give the crc thing a go again tomorrow, they still look pretty clean at the moment tho.

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have you checked your plugs

Fri, 2012-01-06 18:11

for corrosion??

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Yeah mate, that was the first

Fri, 2012-01-06 18:20

Yeah mate, that was the first thing i checked. They were spotless, but i gave them a bit of spray with crc and good scrub anyway, they are all nice and shiney but still no good, cheers

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The lgc 4000

Fri, 2012-01-06 17:53

 works 3 times faster than the older lgc 3000

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With the 4000 you may need a

Mon, 2012-01-09 13:47

With the 4000 you may need a different conector though. I use the ebay units all the time and they work fine.