Wanted Raystar 120 or 125 GPS Antenna (Seatalk)

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I know this is a bit (maybe a lot) out of order but I can't see a way of putting a wanted notice in the buy/sell section.
Anyway, anyone got a Seatalk Raystar 120 or 125. Must be Seatalk not NMEA (units have this stamped on them I believe)
PM me please if you can help.
Apologies to the Moderator in advance
 
Thanks for the reply. The third party units are NMEA only and although it could run my chart plotter I'm not sure the effect on my ST60 "speedo" which uses Seatalk.(my rotating transducer is usually jammed) I'm looking for the simplest refit possible so going for a Seatalk unit that I can just resplice on.
Thanks for your interest in my woe
 
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From what I can see, function will be the same - paddle wheel thingy provides speed thru the water, or not, if jammed, and GPS provides SOG. But yes, getting another Seatalk receiver might be simpler to wire in for you if you don't already have an NMEA multiplexer. JG Technologies have the Raystar 130 for £229, if all else fails.
 
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Thanks flowerpower. The 130 is a last resort because apart from the £229 I would need a Seatalk NG to Seatalk converter because the protocol is different.
Not too many people coming up with their old 120 or 125's I'm afraid. I'd even be happy with one that needs the internal battery changing.
Cheers
 
DavidJ said:
The 130 is a last resort because apart from the £229 I would need a Seatalk NG to Seatalk converter because the protocol is different.
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Indeed - if you ended up needing a converter box anyway then you'd be better off starting with a generic NMEA GPS. BR355 pucks are about £25, which leaves a lot left over for an NMEA->Seatalk converter.

Pete
 
Hi Pete
I'm on the edges of my knowledge here. Do NMEA to Seatalk converters exist? Would this be to drive my RL60 "speedo" (for SOG)? Since my chart plotter will run from NMEA
I'm guessing that my RL60 will only run SOG from Seatalk and not NMEA.
 
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Thanks. Unfortunately I think you are absolutely right. There must be dozens of failed battery ones out there, which I would be happy to unweld (RS120) and replace but how's the owner to know that's the fault?

Unfortunately, a GPS receiver is one of those boring things that people screw onto the radar arch and forget about, until they stop working. No real reason to upgrade, unless broken. So not exactly a roaring trade second-hand.
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Have gone down the new battery route,from memory a 3.6 v button type cell ?.............it did not work !
A Dremel mini grinder is an ideal item to attack it with but you you need care not to damage PCB.
Ended up buying generic GPS antenna from ebay to get my Raymarine 70CRC going again.
Those Raymarine 120 and 125 units do turn up on ebay,there were a couple on there about a week or so ago.
 
oldgit said:
Have gone down the new battery route,from memory a 3.6 v button type cell ?.............it did not work !
A Dremel mini grinder is an ideal item to attack it with but you you need care not to damage PCB.
Ended up buying generic GPS antenna from ebay to get my Raymarine 70CRC going again.
Those Raymarine 120 and 125 units do turn up on ebay,there were a couple on there about a week or so ago.
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I could go the generic NMEA route which would work on my RL70CRC but I also read SOG speed from my ST60 for which needs (I think) Seatalk. My whirly speed transducer is always gummed up.
 
Had a similar problem when I lost my 125 overboard on a bumpy trip. Couldn't find a reasonably priced raymarine replacement so I have replaced with a Garmin17x NMEA 183 from eBay for £50 . Little care needed in connecting but works well connected directly into the 150 course computer. I suspect others would work as well eg furuno. Good luck
 
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