Want To Buy: Furuno 1720 Display Unit

[Jim Cate]

The display portion of my trusty Furuno 1720 radar has died beyond reasonable repair, but the scanner (expensive) part is still ok.

Does anyone know the whereabouts of a replacement? I'd be grateful to find one. Maybe from a dismasting -- that happened to me 16 years ago and I gave away the display part! Seems foolish now...

Cheers,

Jim

[philocat]

Got one of those I bought at a swap meet a while back. It doesnt seem to work- display sweeps around but no echoes. I suspect the scan head magnetron? but so far haven't verified the fault. Perhaps between the two of us we should be able to get at least one of them going?! I'd actually like to get mine going as I have the manual with circuit diagrams and the old simplicity appeals to me. With two units for comparison tracking down fault is usually much easier.

I'm in Ocean Grove - are u at Twofold? I could get up there as I am planning to visit friends at Mallacoota soon.

[mstyle8517]

We should have one of those displays I could sell for $175 plus shipping. If interested, please contact MaxMarineElectronics@gmail.com

Thank you

[Jim Cate]

Originally Posted by otya

Got one of those I bought at a swap meet a while back. It doesnt seem to work- display sweeps around but no echoes. I suspect the scan head magnetron? but so far haven't verified the fault. Perhaps between the two of us we should be able to get at least one of them going?! I'd actually like to get mine going as I have the manual with circuit diagrams and the old simplicity appeals to me. With two units for comparison tracking down fault is usually much easier.

I'm in Ocean Grove - are u at Twofold? I could get up there as I am planning to visit friends at Mallacoota soon.

G'Day OTYA,

Sounds possibly interesting, but I don't know where Ocean Grove is! We are in Twofold for now, but will be heading on north in a few days... whenever the wx looks a bit better. Been pretty dismal for the past few days since our arrival from Hobart.

Cheers,

Jim