I have purchased the above
equipment to upgrade
electronics on my
boat. I purchased the
radar used on Ebay and it arrived with the 8 pin connector missing from the cable. I finally received a replacement yesterday and connected everything to bench test the unit with my E80. The scanner did not work! The display would flicker and reset in a loop. I reviewed everything in terms of connections. The
power leads are straightforward. The 8 wires to the connector are also relatively simple with the user's guide showing where each wire goes in the connector. At first, I thought I had a bad conncetion, but I know that is not the case today. So, I have narrowed it down to the scanner or my
power supply. I have been using a 1.5 amp trickle
charger as a 12V power supply. This works just fine for the E80 display, but perhaps there is not enough power for the
radar scanner? The scanner should pull 10 watts in standby and 34 watts active. The
charger should be putting out 18 watts? My next step will be connecting the display to a 10 amp circuit and a
battery. Any thoughts from the experts? I need to resolve this ASAP as returning this scanner will not be an easy feat through Ebay/paypal. I hope resolve this today. THANKS!!!