Raymarine 435i failed again...

[divelandy]

Am i realy unlucky, or is this normal?

My Raymarine 435i has failed for the 4th time.
- it's failed every other time we have taken the boat out on the water.
1. Backlight failed - fixed
2. total failure - replacement unit
3. power cable failure - replacement cable
4. total failure last weekend - this time the fuse also blew

My impression was that Raymarine was the Icom of the chartplotter world
- is this something other people have experienced?

After each trip we wash the while boat down with fresh water before stripping the electronics to try and preserve them - should we be doing anything else to help the longevity of the equipment?

Raymarine has been very good at fixing/replacing the unit, but i expect to use the same unit every trip, not use a new replacement!

Steve
- the radio is still working - thanks Jon

[Andre]

Originally Posted by divelandy

Am i realy unlucky, or is this normal?

My Raymarine 435i has failed for the 4th time.
- it's failed every other time we have taken the boat out on the water.
1. Backlight failed - fixed
2. total failure - replacement unit
3. power cable failure - replacement cable
4. total failure last weekend - this time the fuse also blew

My impression was that Raymarine was the Icom of the chartplotter world
- is this something other people have experienced?

After each trip we wash the while boat down with fresh water before stripping the electronics to try and preserve them - should we be doing anything else to help the longevity of the equipment?

Raymarine has been very good at fixing/replacing the unit, but i expect to use the same unit every trip, not use a new replacement!

Steve
- the radio is still working - thanks Jon

Regretfully I would say you are very unlucky. I have had the Ray 435i since last April and no problems as yet.

[quinquarimarine]

[QUOTE=divelandy] Am i realy unlucky, or is this normal?

My Raymarine 435i has failed for the 4th time.

We fit many RAYM units every week and a lot of them.

Apart from some misting and one SL72 unit giving failure we have had no probs reported from customers.

Suggest you talk to the lads at RAYM and ask for a new set as it sounds that you are unlucky.

Cheers

John
www.quinquari.co.uk

[marknj]

Hi Divelandy, are you down at Falmouth at the mo. As someone brought a faulty 435i into the shop today. If it is you how did you get on with the tests?


Cheers
Mark

[Richard B]

The older Raymarine 425 still going strong for us!

[divelandy]

Thanks for all the positive replies - lets hope you're right

Marknj: I came back on Monday - but it was probably John or Mark with our unit.
I'll contact them to see how they got on.

Cheers,
Steve

[vortex]

I have a 435i flush mounted on the console of my Excalibur and it's been out in the Irish winter without a problem. Even the odd power wash doesn't seem to bother it. The sunlight viewable screen is the business too!

Mark