neworleansrich
Senior Member
I just found out (sort of the hard way) when a Raymarine ST6001 Autopilot looses its compass signal there is no warning or alarm. Needless to say the autopilot doesn't hold a course either.
This autopilot is integrated with a RL80c plotter/radar and no alarm sounded on that either. The RL80 does alarm when the GPS looses a fix. The only indication of the compass signal lose on the RL80 is the little ship icon pointing in the wrong direction. I reread the manuals and could not find info.
Lucky my problem was only a crushed wire from the compass.
This autopilot is integrated with a RL80c plotter/radar and no alarm sounded on that either. The RL80 does alarm when the GPS looses a fix. The only indication of the compass signal lose on the RL80 is the little ship icon pointing in the wrong direction. I reread the manuals and could not find info.
Lucky my problem was only a crushed wire from the compass.