Hi all,
One of the bits of kit that came with the
new boat is an
Autohelm 5000. The control unit itself is toast, but the rotary drive seems ok. I pulled it apart and I’d say it has had next to no use.
Clutch and
motor both working nicely. All clean and fresh in the
gearbox.
I can bypass its built-in
electronics (well, pull them out and bin them) and drive the unit with any one of a range of
autopilot controllers I have on hand. But before I cobble something up I wonder if these old rotary drives were any good? I see some grumbles about the linear drives from this era, it not much about the rotaries. If it’s anything like the rotary drive unit from my Coursemaster it will last longer than me.
Any thoughts?
Matt
Linear Mode
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