[C320-list] ST4000+ Repair

[Sam & Suz Weston]

Had the same problem...Sam Weston  Mariah #585
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bernie Garrett" <berniegarrett at telus.net>
To: <c320-list at lists.catalina320.com>
Sent: Saturday, November 21, 2009 4:27 PM
Subject: [C320-list] ST4000+ Repair


> Hi folks,
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> 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.
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> Cheers
> Bernie
> _________________________________________________
> Bernie Garrett,
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> #88 Antares
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> Point Roberts, WA
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