400: Wind vane / transducer location on the Lagoon 400S2, test, setup & how to fix it

[CatNewBee]

Hi there. I have a problem with my wind direction sensor - sort off.

It shows me only angles between -30 to 30 degrees, it is a iTC-5 E70010 according my readings.

I aligned it via the settings (Align Wind Xdcr), I can manually adjust it to meet the current wind direction, but this does not really help. I tried to 'Calibrate WindXdrc', circling around about 20 times, it dit not work, so i stopped - lookt funny to other circling for an hour in the bay. It transmits some data, it turns 360 degree, but it does not show this on the instruments.

I am not sure how to fix it, and where the iTC-5 is located in the L400. Wind speed is working however, and mechanically the wind vane looks ok, she is pointing to the wind, so it seems to be a electric problem.

Any hints how to test it or to fix it are highly appreciated.

Thank you very much!

[CatNewBee]

Fond the iTC, it was behind a panel on the seat bench in the salon, next to the main switch board (about 50cm on the left). Still no idea how to test the vane.

[CatNewBee]

Sorted it out myself.

found this webpage:

http://forum.raymarine.com/showthread.php?tid=97

I could measure it at the iTC-5 wire connectors with a Voltmeter.

Voltage on green to ground was 6.8V, so sin / cos was only sin and overvoltage. Dameged electronics in the wind vane masthead unit. Replaced it and now works as expected.

Maybe someone find this information useful.

[Catapault]

Neat, thanks for the Info.

I'm having issues calibrating my wind-vane for all angles, so will take a look at that.


And yes, sailing in circles calibrating (either compass or wind) does look kinda hilarious...

Regards

Mark.