Advice on what fluid to run in a wet box.
Submitted by Blank Cheque on Fri, 2009-04-24 11:26
I have been talking with a couple of guys around home of late on what fluid is best to run in a wetbox. There have been several suggestions. Has anyone experimented or any advice please ?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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carnarvonite
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Wet box
What is a wet box? Or am I the only one here who doesn't know.
Blank Cheque
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Thanks for asking some may know it as something else.
Its a box/Tube that is moulded to the inside of the hull. The tranducer is then mounted to the box/Tube lid. It is then filled with fluid and sends the signal through the hull. This method was built into the boat when I brought it new back in 2001 and is still being used today in there latest models.
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mussels
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wet box
straight water is fine, just add a drop of coolant as this stops the grime from building up.
roberta
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or straight pine-o-clean works in hubbie's wetbox
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HuggyB
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when I enquired
they said you can basically fill it with anything. Some suggestions I got was olive oil, peanut oil, distilled water, glycerine, transmission oil and so on.
If it was me, I'd probably go glycerine. But thats just me
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Dazza
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I
ive been running water in mine for last 4 years its all good i was told under no circumstances put oil in, i have a bung on the top of it, made it myself so i get it full to the top so there is no movement and less bubbles, i get a good pic at four hundred meters havent been deeper yet.
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some info
Check out this link for some info mate!
http://www.thefishinhub.com.au/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1605&start=10&sid=5b5590297c71d40da0745d3a837c9023
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jersey
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I have found works well but for a defferent box I think jersey
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pine-o-clean
Pine-o-clean in a wet box. I dont think my wife would like that .lol
REDBALLS
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Oil is the go just depends
Oil is the go just depends on the thickness!
Thin oil like has been mentioned and is the go so just ask the guys at taylor marine!
Blank Cheque
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Thanks all for your input
Thanks all for your input
Some may recall my post earlier asking if anyone else has had trouble with Lowrance transducers.
Well the story is that I am now on my 3rd transducer, the last one only lasting 12 months and the unit has done very little work even though it is about 7 y/o.
After speaking with Navco they advised me that they have changed the resign in the latest transducers.
I have run cooking oil in mine since day one. Last time I replaced the transducer I noticed that a gum like substance had built up around the joins in the resign, hence my enquiry into this subject.
I think its best I go away from the oil and now have a few other options to try.
Thanks again
Garry
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till
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Cooking oil isn't a
Cooking oil isn't a non-drying oil and that would be the problem with it going gummy I guess.