The Autopilot works fine alone. But, when the ST60 Wind is turned on I get the alarm a few seconds later. I bought a new cable to use between the units with no improvement. I have been using them independently OK but cannot use them wired together. They worked fine together for the first year then the problem started ( no changes were made at that time).
Very possible that the Wind instrument has a defective Seatalk interface - it happened to me. You could try your Wind in another boat, just connecting it temporarily to the Seatalk Bus - if it jams those it is the problem
Your autopilot should have a separate Course Computer such as the 100, 400, S1... somewhere. Some models have two SeaTalk busses, and the recommended installation is to use one bus for the 6002 control head alone, and the other bus for instruments etc, so a SeaTalk fail on the instrument bus will not disable he Autopilot. I retired my boat this way (after the dealer took the one-bus shortcut).
The real solution is to have the Wind instrument fixed. The cheapest work-around is to cut the yellow SeaTalk wire between the 6002 and the Wind, so that the Wind instrument gets power but does not affect the data bus. That should let the AP and Wind each work normally and independently (no Wind-angle mode on the AP).
Raymarine have a forum you should join for more info and help.
SOURCE: I would like to connect my garmin gps72 via the
I connected my Garmin gpsmap76 to a Raymarine autopilot using the NEMA output from the GPS. The autopilot was also on the seatalk bus. It work fine. The GPS provided navigational guidance to the autopilot
SOURCE: Have a 2009 Catalina 375 sailboat. It has a
Your description of the motor running but no output certainly does sound mechanical. Sometimes things get stripped. Usually there is some other sounds, sometimes not, based on the number of teeth, etc.
I would be tempted to open up the gear case of the unit.... One detail of interest to me, do you have an opinion of the position of the device when it fails? For example: extended or retracted always has the unit stop.... The reason is imagine a tooth missing at one position, ....if you somehow got past that position, presto function....until the unit went back across the problem position....
I expect that there are electronics that decide what your auto pilot should do, but it boils down to a motorized unit, and IF, as you describe, that units' motor is actuated, I would expect output of some kind. The picture shows what looks to be a tiller mount controller, also there are other designs that may connect to your wheel, or some connect down at the rudder post...All need to go one way or the other when the motor is energized.
Do keep after and make this unit work, I think it helps you be able to run the vessel with less help....
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