Back Lighting

The fish finder and GPS backlight is such a simple idea really that it’s hardly worth discussion. However, this simple feature, installed an almost all units, makes the difference between night and day when it’s needed.

Imagine navigating through a channel late in the evening, and later than planned and it is getting dark, and there’s no cabin light. The simple fish finder or GPS backlight makes the difference between comfortable use of instrumentation, and almost zero use of it.

Imagine walking through the woods with handheld GPS in hand late in the evening, without a backlight. The backlight adds a safety layer to your instrumentation, which is usually not needed, but highly important when it is.

The quality and implementation of backlights varies from incandescent bulbs, to LCD lighting. Always ensure power sources are well maintained and spare battery supplies are adequate.

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