Raymarine Autohelm ST1000 fault

[noswellplease]

My unit seems to have gone faulty (nothing happens) when pluged into cockpit power. !2 Volts available but no lights,nothing when connected. Does it cost an arm and a to get Raymarine HQ at Portsmouth to check it out. Anyone got any test suggestions or experience of this problem? Russ

 

[Talbot]

IIRC it is a minimum of about £40, but they are happy yo work to a ceiling figure and not go above it unless they have contacted you

 

[gwc2004]

If you get 12v at the socket and no LED then it could be as simple as dirty connections between the plug and socket. I usually get this at the start of every season and a quick clean does the trick.

 

[VicS]

Or bad connections inside the plug.

 

[trouville]

Ive got one of those!Im following the thread!

So far mine hasent gone wrong!Touch wood!! Cant aford to throw it overboard.

Dont use it That much but its a really useful extra. With tiller stearing.

 

[davebray]

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it could be as simple as dirty connections

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Any telephone numbers? /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

 

[noswellplease]

Ì'll get out my WD40 and see if it helps thanks everyone Russell

 

[pappaecho]

There is certain make of so called marine quality plug and socket which will give a 12 volt reading with a meter, and yet will deliver no amps so nothing works. I have had problems with autohelm, solar panels and 10 watt stern light with these connectors, and even cleaning them up does not always work.
Before you shell out for a repair, I would connect it directly across a good clean 12 volt source to see what happens

 

[oilyrag]

Intermittent fault on mine last year was down to the plug/socket. Looked OK but after changing them it's been fine.

 

[noswellplease]

Did you change the plug or socket? My plug appears to be sealed to cable so not easy to change unless you are Raymarine....

 

[oilyrag]

Both - mine had the 2 pin 'dri-plug' like this : http://www.safety-marine.co.uk/Searchlig....htm?P5718-S33-
If yours is a moulded plug then just cut it off and rewire into one of these - it's simple so long as you take care to wire +ve and -ve wires to the corresponding pins in plug and socket - it doesn't matter which pins you use.