Thanks will clean the wires and hook them back up. Do you know where I can get the proceedures on how to do the circle thing?
On 5/10/13, dwight veinot <dwightvei...@hfx.eastlink.ca> wrote: > Curtis > > I believe what you are describing as "dial in" is called a deviation check > on the fluxgate compass. You need to do very slow circles (counter > clockwise works for me) and if you go too fast that will be displayed and > you will have to start again. Usually after about 1 complete circle you > should see a compass deviation number, anything 3 degrees and below is > good. > You can also adjust the heading angle to be the same as that indicated by > your chart plotter or magnetic compass if you know it to be correct and > your > fluxgate compass reading is significantly different. I have discovered > that > sometimes the fluxgate compass may give very erroneous indications if the > boat is not moving forward. Make sure all 5 wires from the fluxgate > compass > are making good electrical contact at the spade connectors on the control > head...take them off and reestablish a connection and use some electrical > contact cleaner on the connections to improve things. > > Dwight Veinot > C&C 35 MKII, Alianna > Head of St. Margaret's Bay, NS > > > -----Original Message----- > From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Curtis > Sent: May 10, 2013 8:05 AM > To: CnC-List@cnc-list.com > Subject: Stus-List ST4000 Fluxgate dile in > > Can I dile in the fluxgate compass usint the control head for the st4000? > Or what is the the 3 circle procedure for this process? It is the > first time I have tried to use the auto helm st4000. When I put it on > auto, it holds the course just fine its just reading like 209 degrees > when the boat is tied up at the dock at like meg 340 degrees? > Can I do a large dile in and then swing the the boat for deveation?> > > -- > "The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to > change; the realist adjusts the sails." > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2012.0.2241 / Virus Database: 3162/5810 - Release Date: 05/09/13 > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > -- “The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails.” _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com
