Dear all
I have a Bavaria 32, 4 years old which came with an autopilot Raymarine ST4000.
On my last sail, the autopilot appeared unresponsive, very sluggish to say the least, basically out of puff.
I have since checked the connections and when reading the In voltage to the ST4000, I have 13.3 V.
On the other hand, when I check the Drive outpout from the ST4000 (and sending command signals), I read between 3 and 9 Volts.
This, I conclude, is where comes the problem but still;, if anyone of you has an idea, I ll be glad to received any advice you may have on that topic.
Perhaps unrelated, I have also noticed that the compass, when calibrated (manually, not through a swing), holds a correct heading for a while then rapidly indicates nearly 180 degres off.
I am about to send back the unit to Raymarine to have it checked, yet, maybe there is a simple fix or check I could carry out.
Best regards and thanks for your opinions.
David
I have a Bavaria 32, 4 years old which came with an autopilot Raymarine ST4000.
On my last sail, the autopilot appeared unresponsive, very sluggish to say the least, basically out of puff.
I have since checked the connections and when reading the In voltage to the ST4000, I have 13.3 V.
On the other hand, when I check the Drive outpout from the ST4000 (and sending command signals), I read between 3 and 9 Volts.
This, I conclude, is where comes the problem but still;, if anyone of you has an idea, I ll be glad to received any advice you may have on that topic.
Perhaps unrelated, I have also noticed that the compass, when calibrated (manually, not through a swing), holds a correct heading for a while then rapidly indicates nearly 180 degres off.
I am about to send back the unit to Raymarine to have it checked, yet, maybe there is a simple fix or check I could carry out.
Best regards and thanks for your opinions.
David