I have the Garmin 18hd radar and when I power up the unit I get “Radar Needs Repair” “Error Code 6”.
Anyone ever seen this and is there an easy fix?
I had “Error Code 5” and it required replacement of the pedestal (it’s an open array).
Here are the error codes:
Error-
Code - Description --------------------------- Notes
0 ------ Antenna rotation error -------------- Antenna has stopped rotating or is rotating at the wrong speed.
1 ------ Magnetron heater current error – The heater current is either too high or too low.
2 ------ Magnetron current error ------------ The anode current is out of specification.
3 ------ Over temperature error ------------- The circuit board temperature is too hot.
4 ------ Limiter error --------------------------- The diodes in the receiver limiter circuit have failed.
5 ------ AFC error ------------------------------- The software has been unable to tune the receiver for maximum sensitivity.
6 ------ Magnetron high voltage error ----- The high voltage power supply for the magnetron is out of specification.
7 ------ 36 volt dc-dc converter error ------- The voltage from the external voltage converter is too low.
8 ------ Motor error
9 ------ Motor stall error
10 ---- Motor hardware error
11 ---- Motor start error
12 ---- Motor stop error
13 ---- General motor fault
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Lee Strickland
Strickland Marine Insurance, Inc.
843-795-1000 / 800-446-1862