My autopilot stopped working correctly. I set it and it will slowly start turning toward the starboard side. If I hit a 10° either way it will crank it completely around in a circle. Any suggestions would be great. I'm not even remotely close to being a technical guy when it comes to this stuff.
Raymarine Autohelm 6000
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tiltrider1
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With the Autohelm series, the first thing to check is the fluxgate compass. They were known to just fail.
First relocate it to make sure that something magnetic has not suddenly taken up residence next to it. If this fails then try replacing it.
Autohelm was a great company that Raymarine bought up. Even Raymarine has not made the Autohelm series for over 25 years. There is a very high likelihood that the system has reached the end of its life.
First relocate it to make sure that something magnetic has not suddenly taken up residence next to it. If this fails then try replacing it.
Autohelm was a great company that Raymarine bought up. Even Raymarine has not made the Autohelm series for over 25 years. There is a very high likelihood that the system has reached the end of its life.
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I have a 6000 in my sailboat. Takes anything you can throw at it. Raymarine stiil rebuilds drives and I believe other components so its still worth throwing a fluxgate at it.
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In standby, turn the wheel hard over in each direction while observing the rudder position bar graph. If the motion isn't fluid, more than likely the feedback is in need of replacement. If the feedback checks ok, again while in standby, make a slow circle while watching the heading. Again it should be fluid and continuously count up (or down) through all compass quadrants without stopping or skipping any headings. Those 2 items are the common reasons the ST series act as yours is acting.
