My Tacktick wireless wind instrument stopped reporting. The anneommeter cups seemed kinda of slow to react also. I googled the problem to the web and found some nice videos of people who repaired their units. I bought a new battery pack and carefully took mine apart and while apart, cleaned and lubed the shaft and bearings and it now works great. I never would have attempted it on my own, cause several screws are hidden under a decal. Suggest you query YouTube for make and model.
Chuck Scheaffer, 1989 C&C 34R, Annapolis > On 12/19/2022 4:47 PM Dennis C. via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote: > > > Charlie, > > Are you saying the propeller is sticking or the vane is sticking? Might > be spiders. Seriously, spiders sometimes make nests in wind instruments. > > Either way, you might be able to fix it. They're fairly simple units. > > I have an older Nexus (now Garmin) propeller style wind instrument. > After 20 years, it quit spinning in light breeze. I disassembled it, cleaned > and lubed it about 2 years ago. After reassembly, it's been going just fine. > I know it isn't like a GWS 10 unit but here's a link to a pic of the > disassembled unit. I think I cleaned it with Boeshield T-9 then lubed it > with McLube Sailkote but not 100% sure. You don't want to use any petroleum > based oil, however light. It will eventually dry up and turn to varnish. > > > https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mrwL0H6BZ2hfje0A1lRaIhJg-c9tLlI4/view?usp=share_link > > There may be some videos on how to disassemble anemometer cup type units. > > I also see them on eBay occasionally. > > A few years ago I emailed Garmin about interfacing my old wind instrument > with a GND 10 black box. I think they said it was fairly straightforward. > The important thing was that they actually answered and the answer was > helpful. > -- > Dennis C. > Touche' 35-1 #83 > Mandeville, LA > > On Mon, Dec 19, 2022 at 12:32 PM Charlie Nelson via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com > wrote: > > > > I have a Garmin 10 series instrument set on Water Phantom > with 4 GMI 10 displays, GWS 10 wind transducer and a Garmin knot-meter/depth > sounder all on a NMEA 2000 backbone which I installed about 10 years ago (?). > > > > This is connected to my Garmin 547(1?) chart plotter and this has > > worked fine. > > > > Now the wind transducer anemometer is 'sticking' in light air and I > > may need to replace the mast transducer unit entirely or at least the > > anemometer and wind vane. I can replace the cups and the vane for less > > than a boat buck and will probably try this before I consider going with > > Garmin's gwind replacement--the GWS 10 is no longer produced although I may > > be able to find one. > > > > > > > > Thanks in advance for any wisdom the list may send my way, > > > > Charlie Nelson > > 1995 C&C 36 XL/kcb > > Water Phantom > > > > > > Please show your appreciation for this list and the Photo Album > > site and help me pay the associated bills. Make a contribution at: > > https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > Thanks for your help. > > Stu > > > > > > > > Please show your appreciation for this list and the Photo Album site and > help me pay the associated bills. Make a contribution at: > https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > Thanks for your help. > Stu >
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