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PZell
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Initially Posted - 08/16/2004 :  12:13:13  Show Profile
I hope I didn't get snookered. Picked up an Autohelm ST1000+ off of EBAY for a great price. Did the installation and went to do sea trials. I did circles until I was blue in the face with no results in the calibration mode. Anyone have suggestions? All the functions seem to work and the calibration menu says what it's supposed to. I put it on Auto and the compass heading never changes. I hope I'm doing something wrong. I'm VCR challenged so I'm hoping there is something I'm just not doing right. Suggestions?
Paul C25FK Sparky
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dlucier
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Response Posted - 08/16/2004 :  12:18:41  Show Profile
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by PZell</i>
<br />I hope I didn't get snookered. Picked up an Autohelm ST1000+ off of EBAY for a great price. Did the installation and went to do sea trials. I did circles until I was blue in the face with no results in the calibration mode. Anyone have suggestions? All the functions seem to work and the calibration menu says what it's supposed to. I put it on Auto and the compass heading never changes. I hope I'm doing something wrong. I'm VCR challenged so I'm hoping there is something I'm just not doing right. Suggestions?
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When the autopilot is put on "Auto", the compass heading displayed SHOULD NOT change. When it is "Standby" mode the compass heading displayed will change depending on your present course, but once you select Auto, it will lock in that heading.
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PZell
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Response Posted - 08/16/2004 :  13:33:19  Show Profile
Thanks. That's a bit of info. However, I don't believe the compass heading changes in standby. It just flashes the last course set in. According to the instructions the unit is calibrated for deviation by doing slow circles. I did that but the flashing dashes that are supposed to change to a course and deviation never show up on the display. If I skip that procedure and go directly to course alignment I get the flashing display course/deviation and can change that display. But if I try to then lock on a course I still get whatever I changed that display to and the unit doesn't seem to put me on the course selected. Still hoping I'm just not getting it.
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Ed Montague
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Response Posted - 08/16/2004 :  18:56:36  Show Profile
Paul, No offense meant, but I believe if you re-read the calibration instructions you need to press a button to accept the calibration results or you can add or subtract the variance to your magnetic compass and then press a button to accept. I haven't calibrated for a while, but I seem to remember this to be true.
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dlucier
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Response Posted - 08/17/2004 :  09:46:22  Show Profile
Paul,

Along with what Ed said, since you bought it secondhand, you may want to revert the settings back to the generic factory defaults.
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PZell
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Response Posted - 08/17/2004 :  11:31:37  Show Profile
Thanks Ed & Don for the suggestions. Keep 'em coming. I believe I have corrected for variance as suggested. Also, reset calibration setting to
vanilla. Trying to get all the honeydos done this week so I can get out to
Sparky Fri & Sat to look at things again. I may have about 3 feet too much
power cable run. Might see if it can be rerouted and shortened. As I said I'm
VCR challenged so this thing is mentally exhausting. Now that all my kids have flown the coop, I even had to learn how to set my own watch.
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jwilliams
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Response Posted - 08/17/2004 :  11:52:08  Show Profile
Paul,

Go get the boat keys from Kirsten and take my 1000 and compare how it works against yours. I won't be back til Wed. night anyway.

Jim
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PZell
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Response Posted - 08/17/2004 :  12:31:57  Show Profile
Thanks. Might do that. Think I have a set of your keys on my boat somewhere.
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PZell
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Response Posted - 08/22/2004 :  14:01:28  Show Profile
So much for "winning" on E-Bay. Looks like the Flux-gate Compass is Kaput.
Guess by the time I get it repaired, I might as well have bought new.
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Brooke Willson
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Response Posted - 08/22/2004 :  22:05:24  Show Profile
I dropped my ST 1000 two years ago and killed the fluxgate. I don't remember what it cost to get it fixed, but it was considerably less than a new tillerpilot (maybe $ 100 ?). Take it to a Raymarine dealer and have them give you an estimate.

Brooke
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PZell
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Response Posted - 08/23/2004 :  10:49:05  Show Profile
Yeah. That's about it - 75-100 bux. It's on the way for repair. All told
still cheaper than a new one, plus the mate bought it for me. I was just
a bit miffed that it had problems.
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