[C320-list] Wind Instrument Malfunction
Chris Burti
clburti at gmail.com
Thu May 10 13:39:41 PDT 2018
We had ST-60 instruments (still have ST-60 sensors, but upgraded to i70
instrument) I ran the tests that Raymarine tech advised, no joy. Sent the
head in to be tested, passed, sent the vane in, it passed... gave up and
bought a new vane on eBay..works fine now.
Chris Burti
Farmville, NC
On Thu, May 10, 2018 at 4:22 PM, Cliff Lee <rcliffordlee at gmail.com> wrote:
> We just went out for our check-out sail. No problems except that our wind
> direction and wind speed are not working right. The anemometer and
> masthead vane are moving. The wind speed display is active. When we turn
> it on, the wind direction "jiggles" and seems to read correctly for a few
> seconds. The wind speed also displays a value. After 2-3 seconds, the
> wind direction drops to zero degrees and the wind speed freezes at a
> constant value. I believe we have an Autohelm ST50 system. I tried to
> check whatever connection I could find, including the connections inside
> the binnacle display housing and at the nav station. I temporarily removed
> the fuse on the Nac/Com switch, and that made things go haywired till I
> reconnected. Any ideas? I'm no electrician.
>
> Thanks,
> Cliff Lee
> Comfort Zone - 1994 Hull 268
>
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