Marine Electronics Repair and Service

Comprehensive Marine Electronics Service

Marine electronics operates in one of the harshest environments — salt water, humidity, vibration and temperature extremes. Any failure at sea can jeopardize crew safety and the voyage. EFIXLAB offers professional repair of all types of marine electronics — from small fishfinders to complex GMDSS systems.

GPS Navigation and Chartplotters

Garmin — GPSMAP 7x3/8x3/9x3, ECHOMAP UHD (touchscreen repair, GPS module, antennas)
Raymarine — Axiom, eS/gS Series (display replacement, processor board repair)
Furuno — NavNet TZtouch, GP series (chart plotter regeneration, NMEA interface)
Simrad — NSX, NSS evo3S, GO series (screen, transceiver repair)
Lowrance — HDS Live/Pro, Elite FS (transducer repair, display replacement)
Humminbird — SOLIX, HELIX (screen replacement, GPS antenna service)

Radar Systems

Furuno — FR series, DRS (magnetron replacement, scanner motor repair)
Raymarine — Quantum 2, Magnum, Pathfinder (FMCW/pulse radar service)
Simrad — HALO, Broadband (solid-state radar repairs)
JRC (Japan Radio Co.) — JMA series (marine radar electronics)
Garmin — GMR, Fantom (radome and open-array repair)

Sonar and Fishfinders

Garmin — Panoptix LiveScope, CHIRP (transducer repair, processing unit)
Furuno — FCV series (sonar module, display repair)
Simrad — S5100, BSM series (broadband sounder regeneration)
Lowrance — Active Target, TotalScan (transducer and cable service)
Humminbird — MEGA Live, MEGA DI (side/down imaging sensor repair)

Autopilots

Raymarine — Evolution EV series, SmartPilot (course computer repair, actuators)
Simrad — AP70/AP80 (heading sensor, drive unit service)
Furuno — NavPilot 700/300 (compass sensor, pump unit repair)
Garmin — Reactor 40, GHP series (ECU and hydraulic pump service)
B&G — H5000, Triton2 (sailing autopilot electronics repair)

VHF / SSB Radios

Icom — IC-M510, M330, M423 (transmitter/receiver repair, DSC module)
Standard Horizon — GX2400, GX6000 (radio transceiver service)
Raymarine — Ray63/73/90 (radio electronics regeneration)
Simrad — RS series (VHF transceiver repair)
Icom SSB — IC-M802, IC-M710 (HF radio, antenna tuner service)

AIS Systems

Raymarine — AIS700, AIS950 (transceiver and splitter repair)
em-trak — B100/B400 (compact AIS transceiver service)
Simrad — AI80, NAIS-500 (AIS module regeneration)
Digital Yacht — AIT series (AIS electronics repair)

Instruments and Displays

B&G — Vulcan, Zeus (sailing instrument display repair)
Garmin — GMI, GNX series (wind, depth, speed display service)
Raymarine — i70, p70 (LCD replacement, data bus repair)
Simrad — IS42, ISxx (instrument display regeneration)
Furuno — FI-70 (multi-display electronics repair)

GMDSS Equipment

EPIRB — emergency beacons (battery replacement, electronics test)
SART — radar transponders (transceiver service)
Navtex — JRC NCR-333, Furuno NX-700 (receiver repair)
Inmarsat C — SatCom terminal electronics service

Typical Marine Electronics Failures

Corrosion and Moisture

Salt corrosion — PCB and connector damage from salt exposure
Water ingress — seal failure, condensation inside housings
Galvanic corrosion — dissimilar metals, ground loop problems
Delamination — moisture under conformal coating

Power Supply Problems

Voltage spikes — alternator surges, battery isolator problems
Lightning damage — direct or indirect strike damage
Ground loops — interference from shared DC ground
Battery voltage fluctuations — brownouts during engine start

Mechanical Damage

Vibration damage — solder joints, connectors, cable fatigue
Impact damage — cracked screens, broken housings
UV degradation — plastic housings, display bezels

Display Problems

Dim or dark screen — backlight, inverter failure
Touch unresponsive — digitizer damage, moisture under glass
Discoloration / dead pixels — LCD matrix degradation

Communication Problems

NMEA 2000 / 0183 errors — network backbone damage, connector corrosion
No GPS fix — antenna or receiver failure
Radio transmission problems — antenna, cable, PTT switch