Navico were bought out by Simrad, and now Simrad and Lowrance trade under the Simrad name.

This About us | Navico will explain better than I can.

 

es I knew that but they don't have any docs on the product in their site. At least they could make the internal schematics available for discontinued legacy products for those who want to self maintain or interface.

 

This information Navico Wheel-Pilot 5000 and this Downloads for TP5000 Tillerpilot | Simrad Yachting are two of the few references I can find on the Tp/WP 5000. Still doesn't help you though.

 

I have a Navico HP-5000 going on Ebay today if anyone is still interested.
Mark

 

If you want to connect to a gps you need a JB5000



If you want to connect to a gps you need a JB5000. The HP5000 unit will connect directly to the TP5000 or the JB5000 but will not facillitate connection to a GPS.

 

I would like to buy a Navico tp 5500 or tp 5000 if anyone who has one is thinking of moving up to more current autohelms.

 

I need to connect the TP 5000 (tiller pilot) to the JP 5000 box. The rear of the TP 5000 has a 8 pin round connector which connects to the HP 5000 (Handheld controller), but I don't have a cable to connect it to the JP 5000. I cannot find them online. Has anyone found those 8 pin connectors on-line anywhere? Maybe if I had the connector and some multi-stranded wire I could wire it direct, but I cannot find the connector anywhere.

I also have an older Garmin GPSMap 175 which has this straight 7 pin connector (two rows of brass contacts) and I cannot find that online either. All of the new Garmins use round 9 pin connectors. If anyone has an older GPSMap 175 straight connector they would part with, I would like to buy it.