Ray C-80 sources

chromer · Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2011 9:23 pm Post subject: Ray C-80 sources

My Raymarine C-80 is showing a white screen of death. Anyone have a source on new ones ? I am watching Ebay etc..

dotnmarty · Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2011 9:42 pm Post subject:

You might check with Capt. Matt who has the Tomcat "Napolean". A search shows several happy C-brat customers

starcrafttom · Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2011 9:56 pm Post subject:

http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/boa/2691011159.html

starcrafttom · Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2011 9:56 pm Post subject:

http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/boa/2691011159.html

Aurelia · Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2011 9:56 pm Post subject:

They are still selling them at a few places but I would not recommend paying a new price for such an outdated unit with all the other devices available for a similar price.

http://www.google.com/products/catalog?hl=en&safe=off&q=c80+rayarine&gs_upl=1630l7286l0l7451l16l12l2l0l0l0l244l1742l2.6.3l13l0&um=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.,cf.osb&biw=1569&bih=777&ie=UTF-8&tbm=shop&cid=17404297827270113507&sa=X&ei=vN-9TtO1L6TiiALawLz9Ag&ved=0CGkQgggwAA

JamesTXSD · Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2011 10:16 pm Post subject:

Try one more thing before you write it off: turn off all power to the unit by shutting off the batteries. On occasion, our E-80 will not shut down properly (seems to take the right "timing" on holding the off button), and I either get the white screen, or the screen goes black, but you can still see a faint glow of light around the rheostat button. It takes removing all power from the unit to get it to shut down properly and then it starts up fine.

Good luck. I know there are plenty of newer, fancier, sleeker models out there, but I really like my Raymarine.

Best wishes,
Jim B.

Wandering Sagebrush · Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2011 10:22 pm Post subject: Re: Ray C-80 sources

chromer · Posted: Sat Nov 12, 2011 1:34 am Post subject:

Thanks for all the wonderful advice, I will go look at it more tomorrow.

potter water · Posted: Sat Nov 12, 2011 10:42 am Post subject: Try the master reset

I had this happen in the middle of Jackson Lake this past summer. I called the Raymarine people and they told me there is a master reset that you can do...re-boot may be a better word. It consisted of holding down the gray soft button on the bottom left of the console for several seconds. I'm not talking about the power button, but either the left most gray soft button or perhaps the one next to it. The whole think jumped and jived, and came back up and has been fine since. Yours may be the same problem as I experienced, maybe not. Ray marine said it happens on "rare" occasions, usually because one of the gray buttons, will stick and confuse the computer after several minutes. He Also said to check FIRST that I had no other buttons binding in their little holes.

C-dore · Posted: Sat Nov 12, 2011 11:10 am Post subject:

Had this happen to me also some how it got changed to night on the screen and the brightness was to low to see it. Some how I got it back to the day screen.

Peter_BDA · Posted: Sat Nov 12, 2011 11:59 am Post subject:

If you need a new one, check these guys out-I have always bought my electronics from them including a C80 on my last boat and the Garmin for my C-Dory.

http://www.consumersmarine.com/

Peter

Sea Angel · Posted: Sun Nov 13, 2011 6:59 pm Post subject:

I had the same problem after 5+ years without any previous problems.

I tried the usual power off-on cycle, but it did not work.

I pulled all the connectors from the rear of the C80 display,
sprayed the male and female contacts of the connectors with electronic
contact cleaner/lubricant and --
I reseated the connectors a couple of time before I re-applied power.....

This worked and has continues to work after 6 months without a hitch.

A cheap fix, if it works.

Art