"Steve Lusardi" wrote in
:

I have just purchased a used FURUNO antenna and gearbox. I have not
received it yet. It was made in 2005 and has been used on a commercial
ship. It is probably safe to say heavily used, but the price was right
and it is sold as functioning well. I will, disassemble it, repaint
and mechanically inspect and repair as necessary, but my question is
about the magnetron. Furuno states the magnetron is rated for 2,000 to
3,000 hours. I have no maintenance history, but is to safe to think
that without recent replacement, the magnetron is used up? Should I
just replace the magnetron as just a general service replacement? It
is an RSB0074-0062 12KW. Thanks in advance,
Steve




How big a ship are you going to put this 12KW radar on, anyway?

It's the way wrong radar for navigation on a sailboat or a narrow channel.
It will simply eat a sailboat battery.