Per the crowd view I disconnected the motor and turned things on and the control heads and other instruments came up fine. Connection seemed fine without corrosion. Put a meter to the motor lead and hit auto and then a course change. Volts came out and nothing popped. Reconnected the lead to the motor. and engaged the autopilot and it responded appropriately. Motor seemed fine. So now the mystery deepens- moisture get in somewhere and short things out and then dry out? Is this time related - after an hour or so motor heats up and dies. Motor/ belt unit just binding in a bad spot and after disconnecting letting sit etc. it is all better? Will not get a chance to give it a real work out for a couple of weeks. Worrying to have it randomly dying. We often use it and a couple of times a year for hours (think overnight from Key West). Guess we'll see.
Kim TrustMe!!! 35-3 All, The weekend's project is to trace down the dead autopilot. Looking for ideas about likely suspects to prioritize the process. Standard Raymarine Wheelpilot- X5? Been working great for years. Chugging up the river trying to beat the rain last Sunday after a weekend out and it died. Actual symptom is the breaker blew so the depth, wind, speed and auto went dark. After getting back on course, had the Admiral flip the breaker and all the units came back including right heading numbers on the auto pilot but engaging the autopilot did nothing (not even a whimper out of the motor) except blow the breaker again. So we hand steered home and left the issue for another day. Shorted wires, dead motor, or ? Worked fine going out and halfway back. No event- (wake, rain, course change) it just stopped. It was not working hard. Anyone have any ideas on what voltages I should see where. There is a rudder position indicator in the mix. Looking for a 'Mine did that and it was the ____________" Thanks Kim Brown TrustMe!!! 35-3 _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com
