2021-07-02, 08:47 AM
OHi,
I have an motorboat at 37ft and about 12 t,
The steering is hydraulic but the old autopilot was linear drive (autohelm 5000).
Issue is that I have to activate the clutch on both the autohelm and the hydraulic pump when when activating the pilot / motor controller.
So if linear drive tries to push/pull the rudder and the hydraulic pump is not deactivated the autohelm will automatically “de-clutch” so the rod will run freely.
Is there a way to configure the time from activating the clutch to the time the controller tries to push/pull the linear drive. ?
Another thing I noticed the hydraulic clutch draws about 6amps while activated, isn’t that a bit high ?
Best regards
Dennis.
I have an motorboat at 37ft and about 12 t,
The steering is hydraulic but the old autopilot was linear drive (autohelm 5000).
Issue is that I have to activate the clutch on both the autohelm and the hydraulic pump when when activating the pilot / motor controller.
So if linear drive tries to push/pull the rudder and the hydraulic pump is not deactivated the autohelm will automatically “de-clutch” so the rod will run freely.
Is there a way to configure the time from activating the clutch to the time the controller tries to push/pull the linear drive. ?
Another thing I noticed the hydraulic clutch draws about 6amps while activated, isn’t that a bit high ?
Best regards
Dennis.