neurodoc
Senior Member
- Joined
- Feb 8, 2014
- Messages
- 115
- Location
- Argentina
- Vessel Name
- Fitzcarraldo
- Vessel Make
- 55 Ft Steel Trawler
Hi there, greetings from Argentina!
I just got my (new to me) 55 Ft. twin engine steel trawler back into the water after almost 3 years on the hard doing half life maintenance. Some weeks ago I replaced the old shabby cable controls for a pair of Mathers Micro Commander controls the previous owner bought about 8 years ago, but never installed. Controls were brand new in unopened boxes. Installation was done "by the book" by a certified electrician and everything runs smooth while in gear....
According to the manual you can accelerate the engine(s) in the "gearbox disengaged" mode.
To do so, you want to place the lever in neutral and press the control button while moving lever forward until light goes from steady to blinking red... but this does not happen this way in my unit, as it only happens when moving the lever(s) backward. While in this mode the control (sometimes) emits a continuous beep indicating malfunction. We went through the whole wiring and jumper settings in the control boxes and nothing seemed to be wrong. any clues? Thank you!
I just got my (new to me) 55 Ft. twin engine steel trawler back into the water after almost 3 years on the hard doing half life maintenance. Some weeks ago I replaced the old shabby cable controls for a pair of Mathers Micro Commander controls the previous owner bought about 8 years ago, but never installed. Controls were brand new in unopened boxes. Installation was done "by the book" by a certified electrician and everything runs smooth while in gear....
According to the manual you can accelerate the engine(s) in the "gearbox disengaged" mode.
To do so, you want to place the lever in neutral and press the control button while moving lever forward until light goes from steady to blinking red... but this does not happen this way in my unit, as it only happens when moving the lever(s) backward. While in this mode the control (sometimes) emits a continuous beep indicating malfunction. We went through the whole wiring and jumper settings in the control boxes and nothing seemed to be wrong. any clues? Thank you!
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