mmmm A handheld VHF or magnetic knife can put your autopilot into an alcoholic stupor as you move around .... been there done that one LOL
A treasured sailing knife has been relegated to a mast pouch... The VHF handheld is in my waist/thigh kit with gps and delorme tracker.... I have been removing the kit as I came aft. I am sure if there is a non magnetic handheld VHF. .... Don > On Sep 20, 2014, at 1:21 PM, Kim Brown via CnC-List <[email protected]> > wrote: > > 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: > [email protected] > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of page > at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album Email address: [email protected] To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com
