2024-01-23, 08:04 AM
It appears so. I don't know exactly what failed, I just noticed the actuator stop working and then pypilot telling me no controller connected, then it would reconnect again but actuator still not work before disconnecting itself again? Turns out the motor on actuator is shorted and kaput. I guess motor controller was in a reset loop coz it was connected to shorted motor?
Conditions were by no means crazy, 10-15kts and probably 1.5 - 2m seas. #1 Genoa fully unfurled and full mainsail. I was using wind function on pypilot at the time. My tiller is pretty heavy in these conditions. My guess is duty cycle but it's just a guess.
Prior to this occurring (like a day before) I did open config settings on pypilot plugin and was scrolling around until I noticed that my mouse scroll wheel movements changed whatever settings I was hovering over, I.e. unintentionally. I tried to change them back to whatever looked like default or normal but may not have succeeded. I'll be more careful next time
I've ordered PCNautic on Onno's advice. Hope it's good ?
Conditions were by no means crazy, 10-15kts and probably 1.5 - 2m seas. #1 Genoa fully unfurled and full mainsail. I was using wind function on pypilot at the time. My tiller is pretty heavy in these conditions. My guess is duty cycle but it's just a guess.
Prior to this occurring (like a day before) I did open config settings on pypilot plugin and was scrolling around until I noticed that my mouse scroll wheel movements changed whatever settings I was hovering over, I.e. unintentionally. I tried to change them back to whatever looked like default or normal but may not have succeeded. I'll be more careful next time
I've ordered PCNautic on Onno's advice. Hope it's good ?