A couple of questions:
1. I checked the output that feeds from the course computer to the
autopilot motor and it shows +/- 7 volts. Is that normal? I'd have though it should go +/- 12v? It is a ST50
Autohelm system from 1996 but upgraded in 2003.
2. I removed the old faulty chain drive unit (which is receiving the +/- 7v) and it is really small like this below. It is actually a windscreen wiper
motor and found it
for sale in Germany here. It only outputs 2nm and rated at 12v.
Note. I can't say what it was like before as it stopped working only a few hours after I bought the
boat.