Autohelm 6000 Control Head Replacemnt

[tstayman]

I have an Autohelm 6000 Power Pilot and the control head is bad. This is an old pre sea-talk unit and replacements are hard to find. Occasionally one comes up on Ebay or wherever but I'm not 100% sure they'll work. When I check the voltage coming into my control unit it's 24v. It looks like the 6000 came in both a 24v and 12v version and mine is the 24. I'm not sure if the control heads are the same or if I have to find a 24v compatible version. Also there's a Autohelm 6000 Stern Drive version that had an 'Indicating' control head and a 'regular' control head. I've seen these out there but again i'm not sure they'll work on my version. If anybody can shed some light on this I would appreciate it.

[Capn Dan]

The control heads are all 12 volt. The computer drops the 24 volt down to 12 to supply the control head. The indicating head will work as a replacement as long as it is a pre "ST" 6000.

[tstayman]

Capn Dan, thanks for the come back. I measured the voltage where the power supply enters the control head and it read 24v. Would this be an indication that the course computer is shot?

[Capn Dan]

Yes, pm sent