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![]() "Bruce in Alaska" wrote in message ... 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 |
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