G
Gyda
Guest
I have just mounted a 711-C autopilot connected to a Simrad HLD-2000 linear drive unit on a 47ft sailboat, and have only been using it a couple times (after successfully done the initial setup and sea trail). Today, the pilot came up with an alarm: “Bypass/ clutch is overloaded. Please turn OFF and check drive circuit”.
I´m not able to find anything wrong with the steering mechanism what so ever. I´ve tried to shut the autopilot down completely, but the same alarm occurs when I turn it on again. I´ve tried to do the dockside setup but are not able to go through with the rudder test because the alarms comes up immediately when the test is initiated.
The rudder limit is 30 degrees when turned hard-over on both sides, which also is the value put in the Rudder limit setup menu.
The linear drive unit has been in the boat for years working flawlessly with the old Simrad autopilot, and has not been touched in any way, so there should not be an air bubble issue, I think.
I run a diagnose on the processor unit and it showed: Bypass/Clutch: Present
What should I do..?
I´m not able to find anything wrong with the steering mechanism what so ever. I´ve tried to shut the autopilot down completely, but the same alarm occurs when I turn it on again. I´ve tried to do the dockside setup but are not able to go through with the rudder test because the alarms comes up immediately when the test is initiated.
The rudder limit is 30 degrees when turned hard-over on both sides, which also is the value put in the Rudder limit setup menu.
The linear drive unit has been in the boat for years working flawlessly with the old Simrad autopilot, and has not been touched in any way, so there should not be an air bubble issue, I think.
I run a diagnose on the processor unit and it showed: Bypass/Clutch: Present
What should I do..?