Re: Stus-List Octopus Linear Drive Question

[Frederick G Street via CnC-List]

Nope — it’s FOUR wires: two drive wires, and two clutch wires.  The drive wires 
are the high-load ones, and go to the pump motor; reversing the polarity on 
them runs the pump in the other direction.  The clutch wires can be small 
(12-14AWG) and engage/disengage the drive when you put the pilot into/out of 
control.

Fred Street -- Minneapolis
S/V Oceanis (1979 C Landfall 38) -- Bayfield, WI

> On Jun 23, 2016, at 10:59 AM, Joel Aronson via CnC-List 
>  wrote:
> 
> Fred, you there?
> 
> Should be 3 wires - port starboard, neutral (I think)
> 
> I have the EV 200 on my Hylas 44.  Great unit, but Jake steers a better 
> course downwind in quartering seas!
> 
> Joel
> 
> On Thu, Jun 23, 2016 at 11:55 AM, Edd Schillay via CnC-List 
> > wrote:
> Listers,
> 
> This weekend, hopefully, I’m planning to connect my old Octopus Linear Drive 
> to a brand new Raymarine EV200 Autopilot. Is anyone familiar with the Octopus 
> drive and its wiring, or have a link to a wiring manual? Is it just two wires 
> or is there more to it? 
> 
> By the way, we’ll be naming the autopilot the Steering Using Linear Utility, 
> or, you know, SULU. 
> 
> All the best,
> 
> Edd
> 
> 
> Edd M. Schillay
> Starship Enterprise
> C 37+ | Sail No: NCC-1701-B
> City Island, NY 
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Re: Stus-List Octopus Linear Drive Question

[Joel Aronson via CnC-List]

Fred, you there?

Should be 3 wires - port starboard, neutral (I think)

I have the EV 200 on my Hylas 44.  Great unit, but Jake steers a better
course downwind in quartering seas!

Joel

On Thu, Jun 23, 2016 at 11:55 AM, Edd Schillay via CnC-List <
cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote:

> Listers,
>
> This weekend, hopefully, I’m planning to connect my old Octopus Linear
> Drive to a brand new Raymarine EV200 Autopilot. Is anyone familiar with the
> Octopus drive and its wiring, or have a link to a wiring manual? Is it just
> two wires or is there more to it?
>
> By the way, we’ll be naming the autopilot the Steering Using Linear
> Utility, or, you know, SULU.
>
> All the best,
>
> Edd
>
>
> Edd M. Schillay
> Starship Enterprise
> C 37+ | Sail No: NCC-1701-B
> City Island, NY
> Starship Enterprise's Captain's Log 
>
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Stus-List Octopus Linear Drive Question

[Edd Schillay via CnC-List]

Listers,

This weekend, hopefully, I’m planning to connect my old Octopus Linear Drive to 
a brand new Raymarine EV200 Autopilot. Is anyone familiar with the Octopus 
drive and its wiring, or have a link to a wiring manual? Is it just two wires 
or is there more to it? 

By the way, we’ll be naming the autopilot the Steering Using Linear Utility, 
or, you know, SULU. 

All the best,

Edd


Edd M. Schillay
Starship Enterprise
C 37+ | Sail No: NCC-1701-B
City Island, NY 
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Re: Stus-List Octopus linear drive

[Edd Schillay via CnC-List]

Pete,

The PO of the Enterprise put in an Octopus drive as part of a Robertson 
Autopilot system. The Octopus was alway quiet and ran perfectly (and I assume 
it still does - the Robertson "brain" started having problems).

A few months ago, through lister Fred Street, I purchased a Raymarine EV2 
Evolution autopilot, which I will install this spring to work the Octopus 
drive. 

I had considered replacing the drive, but Octopus appears to have a stellar 
reputation, so I'm keeping it in place. 


All the best,

Edd

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On Feb 20, 2016, at 11:39 AM, Pete Shelquist via CnC-List 
 wrote:

All -
I need to replace my autopilot ram and am considering the Octopus 1212LAR12.  
Anyone have installation or use experience with the brand?  At a recent boat 
show the only input I had was from competitors that stated the units are loud. 
 
Also, I made a quick search in my saved emails and did not find any previous 
references.  Please forward if you have something.
 
Thanks,


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Re: Stus-List Octopus linear drive

[Joe Della Barba via CnC-List]

Back in the day I bought Octopus drives when installing Autohelm/Raytheon 
autopilots. Back then at least we thought of them as better and cheaper.

 

Joe Della Barba

j...@dellabarba.com <mailto:j...@dellabarba.com> 

 

Coquina

 

From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Pete 
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Sent: Saturday, February 20, 2016 11:40 AM
To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
Cc: Pete Shelquist <pete.shelqu...@comcast.net>
Subject: Stus-List Octopus linear drive

 

All - 

I need to replace my autopilot ram and am considering the Octopus 1212LAR12.  
Anyone have installation or use experience with the brand?  At a recent boat 
show the only input I had was from competitors that stated the units are loud.  

 

Also, I made a quick search in my saved emails and did not find any previous 
references.  Please forward if you have something.

 

Thanks,

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Stus-List Octopus linear drive

[Pete Shelquist via CnC-List]

All - 

I need to replace my autopilot ram and am considering the Octopus 1212LAR12.  
Anyone have installation or use experience with the brand?  At a recent boat 
show the only input I had was from competitors that stated the units are loud.  

 

Also, I made a quick search in my saved emails and did not find any previous 
references.  Please forward if you have something.

 

Thanks,

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