Grehan
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My Raytheon ST 50 wind instrument has stopped working. Have checked what I can - instrument itself looks ok, so do deck level/instrument connections, and the masthead wind vane.
Before it packed up completely it had started to give inaccurate (and also obviously wrong) direction and force readings, and behave very sluggishly (e.g when tacking).
Qn. :: It's 10+ years old (although it's never given a spot of bother in the 5 years we've had Grehan). Is the instrument itself likely to have just died of old age or is the problem more likely to be elsewhere? Like the cabling connecting masthead and instrument/SeaTalk system?
If it's the instrument, I guess there's no point in thinking about a repair . . is there?
Thoughts or suggestions much appreciated. Thanks.
Before it packed up completely it had started to give inaccurate (and also obviously wrong) direction and force readings, and behave very sluggishly (e.g when tacking).
Qn. :: It's 10+ years old (although it's never given a spot of bother in the 5 years we've had Grehan). Is the instrument itself likely to have just died of old age or is the problem more likely to be elsewhere? Like the cabling connecting masthead and instrument/SeaTalk system?
If it's the instrument, I guess there's no point in thinking about a repair . . is there?
Thoughts or suggestions much appreciated. Thanks.