These only seem to last a year before they rust out. Nobody has them in stock right now, any suggestions on a replacement? Not sure what I'm doing wrong, I only fish about 20 days a year and I hose out the livewell after every trip.
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| Author: | Polychrest [ Sun Jun 06, 2021 10:06 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Two of the new Hobie Livewell reed switches failed |
These only seem to last a year before they rust out. Nobody has them in stock right now, any suggestions on a replacement? Not sure what I'm doing wrong, I only fish about 20 days a year and I hose out the livewell after every trip.
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| Author: | mmiller [ Mon Jun 07, 2021 9:53 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Two of the new Hobie Livewell reed switches failed |
Early reed switches had an issue where the glass would crack and the inert gas would leak out. This leads to corrosion and then function issues. This should not be a problem since over a year ago we changed the way the reed (glass tube) was bedded in the housing. These should be available now. |
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| Author: | Polychrest [ Tue Jun 08, 2021 9:57 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Two of the new Hobie Livewell reed switches failed |
I updated the image URL, hopefully you can see the image now. Mine rusted outside of the glass. I located a new switch, any tips on how to seal this to prevent another failure? |
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| Author: | mmiller [ Wed Jun 09, 2021 5:31 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Two of the new Hobie Livewell reed switches failed |
Sealant to stop any water ingress in the ends of the wires. |
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