120.4 degrees, eh? A few years ago during an offshore race, Touche's wind instrument indicated a steady 99 knots with gusts to 274 knots. After a power off/on cycle it indicated a more reasonable low 20's. :)
Dennis C On Mon, Nov 30, 2015 at 9:28 PM, Russ & Melody via CnC-List < [email protected]> wrote: > Hi Fred, > > Thanks for the link. I think maybe I should get one of my Instrument > mechanics to see if they can come up with a value for the thermistor. > Otherwise I might just grab a few and do it on a trial basis. > > When it first started failing, years ago, I mentioned it at a C&C > rendezvous and got a "don't worry, it happens all the time" kinda response. > I would like to credit Jim but now I can't be sure. And when the one on > *Amazing > Grace *went too I came to believe it is common. Or maybe the Strait of > Georgia is responding well to the promise of global warming and really is > 120.4 degrees :) > > Cheers, Russ > *Sweet *35 mk-1 > B.C. South Coast > > > At 06:44 PM 29/11/2015, you wrote: > > This is the first one I’ve heard of that failed. Usually they’re very > reliable. It’s just a thermistor potted in the transducer housing: > > http://www.airmartechnology.com/uploads/wiringdiagrams/91_636.pdf > > No info on the value of the thermistor... > > — Fred > > Fred Street -- Minneapolis > S/V Oceanis (1979 C&C Landfall 38) -- on the hard in Bayfield, WI :^( > > On Nov 27, 2015, at 6:47 PM, Russ & Melody via CnC-List < > [email protected]> wrote: > > Now, how about the unreliability issue with the temperature sensing > element of the Raymarine transducer? Is it a simple RTD and of what value, > so I can haywire something in stead of it? > > Cheers, Russ > Sweet 35 mk-1 > B.C. South Coast, where it has dropped below freezing on some > nights now! > > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > [email protected] > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the > bottom of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > [email protected] > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the > bottom of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > >
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