We recently replaced the little wind vane and the anemometer cups on the short arm transducer for the ST 60 wind instrument on our H320. The wind speed part is working perfectly but the direction indicator is is pointing 180 degrees in the opposite direction. The transducer conects at the top of the mast to a base with a four pronged plug and a threaded barrel set screw. Before I sit down to think this one through does anyone familiar with this type of unit has any idea why is this happening. Speed is OK so will deduce connection is also. Did not touch the elctrical connections nor wiring so there should not be reverse polarity. Does the shaft in the transducer have an alignment marker for the vane that I may have missed? Your help will be appreciated. in the meantime doing just fine with an old Windex.
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You have to calibrate it
There should be a procedure for that in the owner's manual or maybe on line.
There should be a procedure for that in the owner's manual or maybe on line.
It is called Alignment
Look in the manual under Dealer Setup. I had exactly the same thing happen on mine and adjusting the alignment corrected it.
Look in the manual under Dealer Setup. I had exactly the same thing happen on mine and adjusting the alignment corrected it.
Same Thing
After replacing ours that fell off while sailing it also was 180 out. After trying a couple of times to realign with no luck I gave up and started sailing backwards. If you have any luck please post I may try again
After replacing ours that fell off while sailing it also was 180 out. After trying a couple of times to realign with no luck I gave up and started sailing backwards. If you have any luck please post I may try again
You may need to re-linearize and re-align
I take mine off every year when I take the mast down for winter. And you cannot install the unit on its base in the wrong position as the 5 pins are set in a U-shape with a set screw which you do not need to touch when taking the unit off the mast. Some years when I put it back on, it does that 180. Don't know why ! But I found out that if I linearize the unit again, then re-align following procedure in manual, everything gets back to normal. Good luck
I take mine off every year when I take the mast down for winter. And you cannot install the unit on its base in the wrong position as the 5 pins are set in a U-shape with a set screw which you do not need to touch when taking the unit off the mast. Some years when I put it back on, it does that 180. Don't know why ! But I found out that if I linearize the unit again, then re-align following procedure in manual, everything gets back to normal. Good luck
Done, thanks a lot.
A backwards connection was not posible, the manual provided the steps for aligment and in 15 minutes it was working fine. Thanks to all.
A backwards connection was not posible, the manual provided the steps for aligment and in 15 minutes it was working fine. Thanks to all.
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