[C320-list] FW: Re: Autohelm ST4000+ Low Battery

[Karl Mielenhausen _/)]

Darrell,



Sounds like Raymarine may have improved their documentation over the years. On page 29 of my manual (circa 1998) the Low Battery "feature" is discussed. Monitors input voltage. Designed to alarm at 10 V or less (tolerance of +/- 0.5 v given).

Since you were on alternator power for at least one alarm incident, I would suspect a bad connection or bad board.



Karl Mielenhausen

2000 C320 Hull#690 "Silver Lining"

New Bern, NC

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From: Darrell [mailto: dgray at n-sea.org]

To: C320-List at catalina320.com

Date: Mon, 5 Jun 2006 07:51:29 -0700

Subject: Re: [C320-list] Autohelm ST4000+ Low Battery



On two occasions recently, My Autohelm ST4000+ has displayed the text "low <br>battery" though the unit seems to function just fine. I have scoured the <br>manual and can find no mention of this feature. I assume that the unit has <br>no internal battery and the message refers to the boat power supply (house <br>bank) . However on both occasions we were motoring and the house bank was <br>reading around 13 volts. Has anyone ever experienced this?<br>Darrell, #88 <br><br><br>

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