lustyd
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We have the Halo 20+ and it’s great. It often spots pot markers before we do!
Anyone had problems with B&G Vulcans ?
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Jamie Dundee
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The 3G and 4G radars are well known to die after a couple of years, mine died 2 weeks out of warranty. The Halo 20+ is excellent and no reports so far of early demise.
wonkywinch
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If you push B&G hard enough, you can get 50% off a new Halo model if your 3G/4G fails even outside of the warranty so widespread is the issue with this
The B&G Facebook group has reports of this discount across the world.
Jamie Dundee
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I got 50% of the original purchase price off the Halo20+, not fantastic but given the dearth of radars around in 2021 post covid probably not too bad.
Fimacca
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I inherited 2x v9 in the boat. I had to swop them round as the cockpit unit shut down in the sun - in the UK !!
The 4G radar still works.
I would not buy them......there must be better out there.
The 4G radar still works.
I would not buy them......there must be better out there.
lustyd
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The Zeus 3s is a lot faster than the Vulcan. Agree I wouldn't buy a Vulcan again it's frustratingly slow. I recently tried a Garmin at Marinesuperstore and despite being cheaper was exceptionally fast interface and seemed to have all of the features and more. If buying again I'd certainly move to Garmin over B&G.
mrangry
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I have had a vulcan now for over 3 years of hard use in Scotland and have had no issues. I do however notice the screen getting very hot on summer days.
