[TG11] SPX-5 Virtual Rudder Indicator Shows Rudder Hard Over

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09-11-19, 02:19 AM (This post was last modified: 01-13-20 09:05 AM by Chuck - Raymarine - Moderator.)

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RE: [TG11] SPX-5 Virtual Rudder Indicator Shows Rudder Hard Over

Hello spencerdd,

If the wheel isn't turning, that's either the drive voltage not reaching the wheeldrive motor, or an internal problem inside the wheeldrive.

A couple of questions, then:

Can you hear anything from the drive motor when the pilot is in Auto?
If you have a multimeter on the boat, do you see any voltage between the pins on the wheeldrive connector when the pilot is trying to drive in Auto (expect about half the supply voltage as the system pulses the output), or at the drive terminals on the SPX5 course computer?

I would guess that you may have a poor contact in the wheeldrive's motor cable, or a worn drive (e.g. the belt) after 5 years of use. I would be surprised if it were an electronic fault in the SPX5.

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Tom

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[TG11] SPX-5 Virtual Rudder Indicator Shows Rudder Hard Over - spencerdd - 09-06-19, 02:04 PM

RE: [TG11] SPX-5 Virtual Rudder Indicator Shows Rudder Hard Over - Tom - Raymarine - Moderator - 09-11-19 02:19 AM

RE: [TG11] SPX-5 Virtual Rudder Indicator Shows Rudder Hard Over - spencerdd - 01-11-20, 12:31 PM

RE: [TG11] SPX-5 Virtual Rudder Indicator Shows Rudder Hard Over - Tom - Raymarine - Moderator - 01-12-20, 08:24 PM

RE: [TG11] SPX-5 Virtual Rudder Indicator Shows Rudder Hard Over - spencerdd - 01-12-20, 10:56 PM

RE: [TG11] SPX-5 Virtual Rudder Indicator Shows Rudder Hard Over - Tom - Raymarine - Moderator - 01-13-20, 11:06 PM

RE: [TG11] SPX-5 Virtual Rudder Indicator Shows Rudder Hard Over - spencerdd - 01-14-20, 07:48 PM

RE: [TG11] SPX-5 Virtual Rudder Indicator Shows Rudder Hard Over - Tom - Raymarine - Moderator - 01-14-20, 10:24 PM

RE: [TG11] SPX-5 Virtual Rudder Indicator Shows Rudder Hard Over - spencerdd - 01-15-20, 11:36 AM

RE: [TG11] SPX-5 Virtual Rudder Indicator Shows Rudder Hard Over - Tom - Raymarine - Moderator - 01-15-20, 08:59 PM

RE: [TG11] SPX-5 Virtual Rudder Indicator Shows Rudder Hard Over - spencerdd - 01-15-20, 09:11 PM

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