Hi,
First time posting. I have a ST5000 plus autopilot. worked well up until putting the boat in the water 6 weeks ago. Had a pretty bad leaking steering cylinder so changed it as it had to be done and i thought air might be the problem.
The issue- when operating the auto pilot on standby or auto, it will only steer to starboard.
I have switched the drive polarity and it will then send it to port but not starboard. The - (minus) inputs are not responding.
-The rudder indicator is working and showing correctly
-Allthough I'm along side while doing these tests, i have set it to auto, and while inputting the minus in increments of 10, the compass reading on screen reflects the inputs. Then if i manualu steer to the port and go past the compass reading the auto will then energies the auto helm to correct back to starboard. but never to port
Any ideas???
First time posting. I have a ST5000 plus autopilot. worked well up until putting the boat in the water 6 weeks ago. Had a pretty bad leaking steering cylinder so changed it as it had to be done and i thought air might be the problem.
The issue- when operating the auto pilot on standby or auto, it will only steer to starboard.
I have switched the drive polarity and it will then send it to port but not starboard. The - (minus) inputs are not responding.
-The rudder indicator is working and showing correctly
-Allthough I'm along side while doing these tests, i have set it to auto, and while inputting the minus in increments of 10, the compass reading on screen reflects the inputs. Then if i manualu steer to the port and go past the compass reading the auto will then energies the auto helm to correct back to starboard. but never to port
Any ideas???