Steve-
For your chain counter, take a look at the CruzPro CH30 Chain Counter and
Intelligent Windlass Controller at: http://www.cruzpro.com/ch30.html

I am associated with CruzPro.


--
Charlie Johnson
JTB Marine Service
St. Petersburg, FL

When is Cruzpro going to make a rope/chain combination like the Auto
Anchor 500RC? Maxwell sells the 500RC for about the same price as the
CH30 but the CH30 has the soft stop feature of the much more expensive
500RCX. Unfortunately the CH30 can't handle mixed rode.

I assume the CH30 uses a microprocessor of some kind. It should be a
relatively simple matter to program it to recognize the first X feet at
one wheel diameter for chain and the rest at a smaller diameter for rope.

I am holding off purchase right now but I can't hold off forever.

Charlie J wrote:
Steve-
For your chain counter, take a look at the CruzPro CH30 Chain Counter and
Intelligent Windlass Controller at: http://www.cruzpro.com/ch30.html

I am associated with CruzPro.


--
Charlie Johnson
JTB Marine Service
St. Petersburg, FL




--
Glenn Ashmore

I'm building a 45' cutter in strip/composite. Watch my progress (or lack
there of) at: http://www.rutuonline.com
Shameless Commercial Division: http://www.spade-anchor-us.com

I looked into the CruzPro a couple years ago.. In looking at the wiring
diagram, I don't see how it can keep track of the chain 'up/down' if the
gypsy is released for free fall.. It appears that the counter can only
detect the direction of the gypsy from the power up/down buttons.

With all the 'bells and whistles' they have this thing doing, perhaps the
have something in the gypsy pickup/sensor that can deduce the direction of
rotation.

Steve
s/v Good Intentions

"Steve" wrote in message
...
I looked into the CruzPro a couple years ago.. In looking at the wiring
diagram, I don't see how it can keep track of the chain 'up/down' if the
gypsy is released for free fall.. It appears that the counter can only
detect the direction of the gypsy from the power up/down buttons.

With all the 'bells and whistles' they have this thing doing, perhaps the
have something in the gypsy pickup/sensor that can deduce the direction of
rotation.

I believe they detect which button is pressed. Now, logic would dictate that
when the sensor picks up pulses without any button signal, the chain is most
likely going down.....:-)

Meindert

The sensor is a pair of motion detectors, call them U & D. When the
magnet on the chain wheel passes U before it passes D the direction is
up and when it passes D first it is down.

Steve wrote:
I looked into the CruzPro a couple years ago.. In looking at the wiring
diagram, I don't see how it can keep track of the chain 'up/down' if the
gypsy is released for free fall.. It appears that the counter can only
detect the direction of the gypsy from the power up/down buttons.

With all the 'bells and whistles' they have this thing doing, perhaps the
have something in the gypsy pickup/sensor that can deduce the direction of
rotation.

Steve
s/v Good Intentions



--
Glenn Ashmore

I'm building a 45' cutter in strip/composite. Watch my progress (or lack
there of) at: http://www.rutuonline.com
Shameless Commercial Division: http://www.spade-anchor-us.com

Makes sense.

Steve
s/v Good Intentions

Makes sense.

Steve
s/v Good Intentions

"Steve" wrote in message
...
I looked into the CruzPro a couple years ago.. In looking at the wiring
diagram, I don't see how it can keep track of the chain 'up/down' if the
gypsy is released for free fall.. It appears that the counter can only
detect the direction of the gypsy from the power up/down buttons.

With all the 'bells and whistles' they have this thing doing, perhaps the
have something in the gypsy pickup/sensor that can deduce the direction of
rotation.

I believe they detect which button is pressed. Now, logic would dictate that
when the sensor picks up pulses without any button signal, the chain is most
likely going down.....:-)

Meindert

The sensor is a pair of motion detectors, call them U & D. When the
magnet on the chain wheel passes U before it passes D the direction is
up and when it passes D first it is down.

Steve wrote:
I looked into the CruzPro a couple years ago.. In looking at the wiring
diagram, I don't see how it can keep track of the chain 'up/down' if the
gypsy is released for free fall.. It appears that the counter can only
detect the direction of the gypsy from the power up/down buttons.

With all the 'bells and whistles' they have this thing doing, perhaps the
have something in the gypsy pickup/sensor that can deduce the direction of
rotation.

Steve
s/v Good Intentions



--
Glenn Ashmore

I'm building a 45' cutter in strip/composite. Watch my progress (or lack
there of) at: http://www.rutuonline.com
Shameless Commercial Division: http://www.spade-anchor-us.com

When is Cruzpro going to make a rope/chain combination like the Auto
Anchor 500RC? Maxwell sells the 500RC for about the same price as the
CH30 but the CH30 has the soft stop feature of the much more expensive
500RCX. Unfortunately the CH30 can't handle mixed rode.

I assume the CH30 uses a microprocessor of some kind. It should be a
relatively simple matter to program it to recognize the first X feet at
one wheel diameter for chain and the rest at a smaller diameter for rope.

I am holding off purchase right now but I can't hold off forever.

Charlie J wrote:
Steve-
For your chain counter, take a look at the CruzPro CH30 Chain Counter and
Intelligent Windlass Controller at: http://www.cruzpro.com/ch30.html

I am associated with CruzPro.


--
Charlie Johnson
JTB Marine Service
St. Petersburg, FL




--
Glenn Ashmore

I'm building a 45' cutter in strip/composite. Watch my progress (or lack
there of) at: http://www.rutuonline.com
Shameless Commercial Division: http://www.spade-anchor-us.com