how long does radar equipment last?

[norfolkboatguy]

What is the average life expectancy of a Ray Marine radar? Mine is 11 years old and giving me some problems. I'm wondering if I should try to fix it or replace it. Thanks.

[mrdai]

It doesn't take but a fraction of a second most of the time. There are different radar units and methods of using these units.

[lmarten]

Mine is over 12 years old. I just revived it, this year, by replacing the cable from the radar to the display.

[SG]

How long? Well aside from chance, how often you use the unit affects certain parts. Some items, like the rotor motor, have duration and number of cycles of on-off factors.

We've had Furuno equipment. We upgraded because of new features; and not because anything was wrong with the equipment.

Obviously if you have to spend 2/3rds of the cost of a new unit, you wouldn't spend that, you would upgrade. Of course there is the "death of a thousand cuts" ....

[Paaul]

Since you will need a new cable and connections with your new unit if you decide to upgrade. I would replace the cable on your old unit and see if that fixes your problems first.