[C320-list] ST4000+ Repair

[Paul Rickman]

Two years ago I called Raymarine about my ST4000. I ended  up sending to them and it was totally
redone. Roundtrip was like five days. Works perfect. Mine is a 1999 as well.

Pauil
Affinity 657
Bay Bridge Marina




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From: Michael Ferguson <coralman at bellsouth.net>
To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
Sent: Sat, November 21, 2009 6:37:53 PM
Subject: Re: [C320-list] ST4000+ Repair

Hi
Bernie
What year is your st400+. I am having a similar problem on a 1999 model.
Michael
Nauti Clew 169


On 11/21/09 5:27 PM, "Bernie Garrett" <berniegarrett at telus.net> wrote:

> Hi folks,
> 
>  
> 
> Just a quick note to say I had a longstanding problem with my ST4000+
> Autopilot giving a LOW BATT (low battery) alarm intermittently. Eventually
> it was doing it every 5 minutes, so after swapping some wiring etc I sent
> the control Head back to Raymarine who swapped the PCB for me. Apparently it
> is a well known problem with some of these units. The cost was $200 which
> was far cheaper than an upgrade to a new system, (or getting a marine
> electronics technician to diagnose and replace wiring unnecessarily). The
> autopilot tracks nicely and route follows well when linked to my GPS so I
> will keep it for several more years I think.
> 
>  
> 
> Cheers 
> Bernie 
> _________________________________________________
> Bernie Garrett, 
> 
> #88 Antares
> 
> Point Roberts, WA
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