[C320-list] Wheel pilot and Crazy Ivans

[sailorlew at aol.com]

I had a similar problem. I removed all the wires from the control head, cleaned them, & reattached. Solved the problem.
Lew






-----Original Message-----
From: Magnuson's Time A Weigh <gary.magnuson at frontier.com>
To: C320-List <C320-List at Catalina320.com>
Sent: Mon, Feb 28, 2011 11:09 am
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Wheel pilot and Crazy Ivans


Paul,
ould you be willing to share those settings?  I have owned our 1995 model 
or three years now and it has always done the crazy Ivan's.  I am not sure 
hat I have messed with any of the settings. Does everyone run through the 
etup process every season?

hanks,
ary Magnuson
ime A Weigh # 205
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rom: "Paul" <pjaarch at verizon.net>
o: <C320-List at Catalina320.com>
ent: Monday, February 28, 2011 8:53 AM
ubject: Re: [C320-list] Wheel pilot and Crazy Ivans

 Mine also started doing that at the beginning of last year.  As it turns 
 out, some of the settings in the setup had changed over the winter.  I 
 contacted a friend and he gave me his settings.  Works perfectly now.

 Paul Adison
 C320 "Rough Draft"
 #722

 -----Original Message----- 
 From: R.G. Miller
 Sent: Monday, February 28, 2011 12:43 AM
 To: c320-list at catalina320.com
 Subject: Re: [C320-list] Wheel pilot and Crazy Ivans


 Hi Alan;
 Mine started doing that a number of years ago after not doing it for  a 
 few years. Swore there was something wrong with the unit. Turned out that 
 the fridge was going on and off more than before and that was affecting 
 the compass. Moved the compass further away (ahead of the water tank) and 
 never had the problem again.

 RG Miller
 Pretender #197


> From: goodmanalanlee at hotmail.com
> To: c320-list at lists.catalina320.com
> Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2011 20:01:14 -0500
> Subject: [C320-list] Wheel pilot and Crazy Ivans
>
>
> Hi folks. Like most of us, I have a ST4000+ wheel autopilot. Problem is 
> it is very prone to doing 'crazy ivans' (reference from Tom Clancy's Hunt 
> for Red October). I have tested the flux compass following RM's 
> diagnostic guidelines and it checks out ok. I don't think my set up has a 
> 'course computer, just a 'control head' ... does this make sense? Could 
> this be an electrical supply problem (short, broken wire?). Anyone with 
> any insight? I don't want to have to replace the whole system if it is an 
> easy fix or just one bad component. Anyone have an old but working 
> control head and/or compass ... I would like to use the 'swap and test' 
> method, versus paying for expensive technician time to trouble shoot with 
> test equipment. Happy to pay 'rental fees' for these components and 
> outright purchase the parts that fix my problem. Any thoughts from the 
> forum? Alan Hull #67 Holland, MI
>