TackTick/Raymarine masthead wireless wind transmitter.

My Garmin/Nexus masthead unit has been up for close on three years. Recently it was coming off and on with the RSI showing no signal. A week ago when I was out for the weekend it didn't come on at all.
I am suspecting that the battery has had it but before I source another one I am still looking for an answer to this question: "Will the unit lose its pairing with the system while I replace the battery?"
If it does, this will mean that the rigger will have to do two trips up and down the mast. At seventy and with no mast steps on this boat it is beyond me. :(
 
Mine lasted 7 years. The way to check is through the Health menu in Setup. Press and hold the blob button and then down arrow until you get to Health, then right arrow until you get to wind. The battery display in that display is the battery state of the wind instrument itself.

Can't remember exactly how much the replacement was, but it's not just the battery, it's a new clear cover, seals and screws as well. It's a fiddle to take the thing apart as it's a very tight fit, you have to really do it side by side a tiny bit at a time - I think it took me about 20 minutes, including a first aid break to patch up the hole in my finger where I stabbed myself
 
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PuffTheMagicDragon said:
My Garmin/Nexus masthead unit has been up for close on three years. Recently it was coming off and on with the RSI showing no signal. A week ago when I was out for the weekend it didn't come on at all.
I am suspecting that the battery has had it but before I source another one I am still looking for an answer to this question: "Will the unit lose its pairing with the system while I replace the battery?"
If it does, this will mean that the rigger will have to do two trips up and down the mast. At seventy and with no mast steps on this boat it is beyond me. :(
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I assume that you would put the master display in a small bag and hoist it up to the top of the mast pronto to within a foot or so of the transducer and let it do its networking thing before lowering it again. That's what we had to do initially.
 
You need to look at the DETAIL in the wind bit. The standard battery icon on the display, when you have the wind health up will show the battery state of the masthead unit, not the display! The numbers you have are all software versions, underneath you will also have other numbers for Signal strength (my hull is generally 6-7, whereas the wind is 5. The initial one with node 5 shows that you have (at a guess) Hull transmitter, wind transmitter and 3 displays (total of 5 Nodes)
 
Hold on, which displays do you guys all have?

I have an MN30 which is purley a wind display, it cannot do anything else. I then have MN100 that is connected to my depth sounder. Unfortunately I can't seem to join the two together but that's another thread.
 
Mikedefieslife said:
Hold on, which displays do you guys all have?

I have an MN30 which is purley a wind display, it cannot do anything else. I then have MN100 that is connected to my depth sounder. Unfortunately I can't seem to join the two together but that's another thread.
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We have the same plus nmea interface, easy to micronet them together, some data them on wind display but all on depth / speed display as well as other nmea data from chart plotter and compass etc.
 
Mikedefieslife said:
Hold on, which displays do you guys all have?

I have an MN30 which is purley a wind display, it cannot do anything else. I then have MN100 that is connected to my depth sounder. Unfortunately I can't seem to join the two together but that's another thread.
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But Twister Ken is the OP and has reported a 5 node system... which would be an MN30, MN100, Hull, Wind and one? other...
Your MN100 will be the Master instrument, and in Health should show 4 nodes...
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reeac said:
I assume that you would put the master display in a small bag and hoist it up to the top of the mast pronto to within a foot or so of the transducer and let it do its networking thing before lowering it again. That's what we had to do initially.
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Unfortunately the receiver/computing unit is in the cabin and is wired to the log, depth and plotter. The wireless masthead unit needs to be paired with the receiving unit by being held within 1 metre and pressing a little button on it until an LED flashes and then goes out, at which stage it can be taken up the mast and fitted to its mounting. The problem lies in the fact that, for pairing to be successful, the masthead unit's battery needs to be charged. This is why I fear having to get the rigger twice (1) up the mast to retrieve the unit, at which stage I can replace the battery. The new battery will then be charged by the sun. When this is done the units can be paired. (2) Rigger calls again and replaces the unit at the masthead.
I think that this can only be avoided if the units do not lose their pairing while the battery is replaced. I imagine that a new battery (2xAAA in a heat-shrunk tube) will not have an initial charge... unless there is a safe way of charging it before being inserted.
I hope that the Garmin agent can provide a solution. Unfortunately I had bought the original set from another dealer and then, soon after and luckily during the warranty period, Garmin bought out Nexus which left me with a system that is now half Nexus, half Garmin.
Thanks for your input.
 
reeac said:
I assume that you would put the master display in a small bag and hoist it up to the top of the mast pronto to within a foot or so of the transducer and let it do its networking thing before lowering it again. That's what we had to do initially.
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Think you owe me a beer for even suggesting this.

Mine is now stuck at the top of the mast. Seems with any wind the weight of the bag plus the display is not quite enough to bring the halyard back down.
 
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