"Bruce in Alaska" wrote in message
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In article ,
"Glenn Strazds" wrote:

Autohelm 5000 Boat going in circles; Hunter 40

Hi there I thought I should ask this group; members with an Autohelm
5000
that have experienced their boat going in circles while endevoring to
make
the autopilot work and what they did to get it to do what it i ssuposed
to
do....

Is the controller defective? a nor and gate needs replacement? The
fluxgate
compass is close to a magnetic article?

Followed the owners manual for setting it up ?

Pondering replacement - Navman system to go with the 3100 series
instruments
already purchased and sent back for warranty - which do work well
otherwise
including nema

Thanks Glenn Strazds



Did it ever work for you, correctly? If not, then first thing I would
check is to see, if the controller to actuator wiring is hooked up
backwards. Ie controller says turn right and actuater is turning left.
This happens alot more often than one would think, with consumer
installations.

Bruce in Alaska

Aw, heck, Bruce beat me to it! If this is a new installation, and has
never worked just right, there is a 50/50 chance that the motor wiring needs
to be reversed OR the rudder position transducer/sender mechanical linkage
is turning it's shaft the wrong direction (does the linkage form the letter
"Z" or the letter "H"...... or is the sender mounted right side up or is it
inverted?)
All common problems, even when trying to do the install "by the book".
Lots of us have been there, done that, more times than we'd ever admit.
Old Chief Lynn