Ted,
It is expressly because of the problems like you have encountered that
substitute equipment is a necessity to troubleshoot intermittent problems.
The only available methods are substitution and blind luck.
Steve
"Ted Lindgreen" <ted@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> <d6fcf7e0-a58c-4d5f-ab33-4896b8dd1024@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> Jerry <gpoore@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
>>My autopilot switched from AUTO to STANDBY while out at sea. ...
>
> I had a similar problem with my smartpilot S2G. Not only did the
> autopilot behaved irradically, also the autopilot now and then
> re****ts loss of GPS-info, while the GPS-page on the chartplotter
> shows no problem at all. The only way to get the smartpilot back to
> work was to pull its fuse (and thus also powering down all Seatalk-
> connected equipment, except for the chartplotter, which has its own
> powerfuse).
>
> After months of trying to locate the problem, I accidently found it:
> the ST600r on the outside console beeped now and then for no appearant
> reason.
>
> It turned out that the Raymarine SeaTalk connector of the ST600r was
> the problem. At full power this caused the ST600r to produce enough
> garbage onto the SeaTalk-bus to screw up the autopilot.
>
> Inspecting the connector and socket revieled that there is hardly any
> contact-presure between the pins and the sockets. In a stationary
> situation,the connection is fine, and thus is the problem impossible
> to find while in the harbor. But when the engine is running full
> speed the vibration causes the connection to get flakey.
>
> After fixing the louzy Raymarine SeaTalk connector I have had no
> more problem.
>
> It is amazing that a company as RayMarine delivers such rotten
> connectors with its (rather expensive) equipment.
>
> Regards,
> -- ted
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