Autohelm ST50 Wind Speed Transducer Spares, NOT bearings

[paulrae]

It's a long story that I won't bore you with, but I've managed to lose the magnet from the end of the wind speed shaft within the mast-head transducer, following stripping it down. It's shown in the picture in link below on the left-hand side.

https://onedrive.live.com/?cid=d57b857b59d08b86&id=D57B857B59D08B86!1832&sff=1

I've tried contacting a few parts stockists who've been unable to supply me with one. Ditto the forum's "Wanted" page.

I've been offered 25% trade-in against a reconditioned transducer, but I'm not sure that I want to pay nearly £200, given that I've done without it for 18 months.

Any suggestions for a possible source, or does anyone have a U/S transducer or part that they'd be prepared to sell me?

Any help would be much appreciated.

 

[nigelmercier]

It will be stuck to a chair leg, or something. Is this just a disc magnet? Plenty of them available.

 

[paulrae]

It was stored in a box with lots of other bits and pieces while we were decorating. No no longer in the box, probably stuck to something that was removed at some point in the past.

Not sure whether it's simply a disc magnet, or is 'segmented' in some way to give a pulse to the pick-up sensor in the transducer. My suspicion is the latter.

Has anyone disassembled the transducer lately who can remember what the magnet was like?

 

[nigelmercier]

Does this post help: http://www.ybw.com/forums/showthrea...wind-speed-slowing-down&p=3854710#post3854710

[Later] Do you mean you've lost the whole magnet assembly, or just the magnet?

Also, contact the seller of this item, he has lots of spare parts: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/390803176849

 

[paulrae]

Thanks for the further response.

The post does help, as picture 11 has the item that I've lost. It's the whole magnet assembly that's mounted on the end of the anemometer shaft. Looks like it's four magnets winthin a plastic housing which slips onto the end of the shaft.

My own searches turned up your Ebay supplier, but infortunately he doesn't have this part. I'm also waiting for a response from Tinley Electronics.

 

[paulrae]

An update,in case anyone else finds themselves in the same predicament.

Tninley supply the magnet assembly and the shaft together. Arrived and now fitted. Happy and relieved. Hopefully I've reassembeld it correctly - we'll see when we go back into the water on Saturday.

 

[nigelmercier]

Tninley supply the magnet assembly and the shaft together...

Tninley?

 

[Blueboatman]

Tinley Marine Electronics, Lymington iirc


( Edited for correct Company name)

 

[nigelmercier]

Tingley, Lymington iirc

Thanks, but none the wiser.

 

[Blueboatman]

Thanks, but none the wiser.

Tinley can, or could refurbish ST50 stuff . Eg Grafting a new masthead wind sensor onto existing ST arm and cable connector.

http://www.tinleyelectronics.com/tinleyelectronics_com_files/header-lhs.gif

 

[nigelmercier]

http://www.tinleyelectronics.com/

Got there in the end

 

[Blueboatman]

http://www.tinleyelectronics.com/

Got there in the end

I trust you enjoyed the journey as well!

 

[Laundryman]

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