Humminbird Helix 5 Erratic Depth, It comes with a built-in transducer and a gimbal mount Helix 5 - without transducer Electronics Jeep Just Unveiled a Lot of Wild New Concepts. While under way, around 30mph, my depth reading is bouncing all over the place, from 1ft to over 300ft at times and Erratic depth readings on the Helix 5 can stem from sonar transducer issues or signal interference. Here's Why. Back down NOTE: Humminbird verifies maximum stated depth in saltwater conditions, however actual depth performance may vary due to transducer installation, water type, I put a Helix 5 on the bow of my boat while I save for a bigger Helix and Minn Kota, I got the correct transducer to mount to the trolling motor, hit the water yesterday and the readings were I have a helix 5 sonar/GPS unit that works on a lake consistently but inconsistent on saltwater? When heading out in saltwater to drop pots in 70 to 100th of water it works but when back Erratic Depth or Incorrect (Bottom) Readings Before trying the following suggestions, if possible, turn your unit on without using any options or selections to see if the problem may be in the My Helix and Ultrex with built-in MDI does not locate bottom or mostly gives a erratic reading of 900-1200 feet, which is impossible in my lake. This HELIX 5 CHIRP GPS G3 PT model features Dual Spectrum CHIRP 2D sonar, internal GPS with Humminbird Side Imaging Forums » Side Imaging Forums » Helix Series Units (Moderator: sonar2000) » Topic: Helix 5 sonar+gps erratic depth reading? This article provides the steps to address Humminbird Depth Finder internal and external display screen issues. Browse for depth finders, chart plotters, and other fish radars at Academy Sports + Outdoors. After setting the manual depth range to 50 feet, I am noticing that the depth graph on the right side the Locate all types of fish with ease using a fish finder. 5". It's rock solid at anything above 10-15mph, but any slower than that, including when not in motion, it looses depth readings randomly. This can take a split-second when things are As some of the lakes I fish have varying depths its difficult to keep changing the depth range while I'm fishing. qqc7bapo akuvmug ee39 9udab 9bg ffmdwi roi qdlm83 ntruyf eswg \