As I mentioned before, I have had this problem both with my old wheel unit and a new to me unit. The problem goes away when I shut off the power to the autohelm. Being a simpleton, I am of the opinion that the problem lies within the controller and not the wheel drive.
Jonathan _____ From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of David Knecht Sent: Thursday, October 03, 2013 9:34 AM To: j...@dellabarba.com; cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List Raymarine ST4000 autopilot problem Hi Joe- Have you ever had the problem where it does not release wheel control when you flip the lever? I still don't know what caused that. Dave On Oct 3, 2013, at 9:05 AM, "Joe Della Barba" <j...@dellabarba.com> wrote: Mine has an issue where it randomly releases :-( I "fixed" it with a bungee, but does anyone know what part is causing this? I have fixed the opposite issue where it won't work because the drive pin shears about 5 times from buying the thing in 1989 to now. BTW - do not EVER let all the plastic gears come apart. It is about 20 times harder than a Rubik's Cube to get them back in correctly. Raytheon ended up fixing it for me on the condition I never ever call them or send them any parts of the autopilot again. Joe Della Barba Coquina C&C 35 MK I <mailto:j...@dellabarba.com> j...@dellabarba.com _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album <http://www.cncphotoalbum.com> http://www.cncphotoalbum.com <mailto:CnC-List@cnc-list.com> CnC-List@cnc-list.com David Knecht Aries 1990 C&C 34+ New London, CT
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