Jacob
New Member
- Sep 30, 2007
- 228
- Boat Info
- 1998 Bayliner 4788 (sold).
1999 Sea Ray 480 DB (sold)
2005 Grady-White Marlin 300
- Engines
- Yamaha F250's
Our 1999 Sea Ray has factory Raytheon electronics which are now discontinued and as a result, are not supported in most cases by Raymarine in terms of spare parts. To update the all the Raytheon gear on the boat is a fairly pricey proposition and is in fact, unnecessary.
By perusing the used electronics sources such as eBay and the for sale sections of boating forums, you can often find good used gear at reasonable prices. But at times you may want to repair your existing gear. I have two Nav398 GPS control units which needed new on board batteries which maintain the memory settings.
After discovering Jaytron Marine Electronics on the "Hull Truth" forum, (http://www.thehulltruth.com/members/marine-electronics-repair.html) I contacted Steve Senft for advice regarding the removal and replacement of these soldered on batteries. Steve was quite willing to provide tips on how to do it, and also provided a supplier for the batteries. So I tried the repairs myself on both units without too much grief:
Subsequently, I had a problem with my RayPilot Type 100 course computer blowing fuses. After speaking with Steve, I pulled the circuit board and discovered this:
A new Raymarine SPX10 course computer which is a direct replacement for the Q067 circuit board on this Type 100 course computer is a little pricey at around $1450 in Canada.
Steve described how they could do the repairs to my existing board and test the unit. Since this repair was beyond my willingness to experiment (and no doubt screw up the board), I shipped the unit to their shop. In fairly short order Steve reported progress back with photos:
He then reported back the testing success with a photo of their test setup:
Their cost to repair was a fraction of a replacement unit and in the process they upgraded the power handling capabilities of this unit by installing extra heavy duty FET's. Also, they have a way of communicating with the customer which instills confidence that they are the folks to get the job done.
http://www.jaytron.com/index.htm
Certainly I would not hesitate to recommend these folks to anyone looking to repair their vintage electronics.
Jacob
By perusing the used electronics sources such as eBay and the for sale sections of boating forums, you can often find good used gear at reasonable prices. But at times you may want to repair your existing gear. I have two Nav398 GPS control units which needed new on board batteries which maintain the memory settings.
After discovering Jaytron Marine Electronics on the "Hull Truth" forum, (http://www.thehulltruth.com/members/marine-electronics-repair.html) I contacted Steve Senft for advice regarding the removal and replacement of these soldered on batteries. Steve was quite willing to provide tips on how to do it, and also provided a supplier for the batteries. So I tried the repairs myself on both units without too much grief:
Subsequently, I had a problem with my RayPilot Type 100 course computer blowing fuses. After speaking with Steve, I pulled the circuit board and discovered this:
A new Raymarine SPX10 course computer which is a direct replacement for the Q067 circuit board on this Type 100 course computer is a little pricey at around $1450 in Canada.
Steve described how they could do the repairs to my existing board and test the unit. Since this repair was beyond my willingness to experiment (and no doubt screw up the board), I shipped the unit to their shop. In fairly short order Steve reported progress back with photos:
He then reported back the testing success with a photo of their test setup:
Their cost to repair was a fraction of a replacement unit and in the process they upgraded the power handling capabilities of this unit by installing extra heavy duty FET's. Also, they have a way of communicating with the customer which instills confidence that they are the folks to get the job done.
http://www.jaytron.com/index.htm
Certainly I would not hesitate to recommend these folks to anyone looking to repair their vintage electronics.
Jacob
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