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Mary400e
Lieutenant Joined: 05 December 2016 Location: Copenhagen Status: Offline Points: 27 |
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Posted: 25 April 2019 at 15:42 |
Hi All
I have the original Max Power retractable bow thruster installed in 2007 as part of the delivery of the boat. I have last year 2018 changed the controlbox, joystick, batteries, up/down motor due to errors. This year I'm facing problems again. When I activate the thruster the "up" turn green - no error. But when I push the "down" I get one beep and after a few seconds - beeps !! and the I have the error. But above happens approx. 50% of the time! When the thruster is down, it works perfect. Have you some surgestions to where to start? PS I will try to conduct an "automatic" set-up according to the manual. Is there areas where I need to grease ? Best regards Jesper (Hanse 400e - Tiramisu placed in Copenhagen)
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Mary400e
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Hi All
Update, I have used the manual setup and done a lot of investigation. The solution was to adjust the (in the control box) the "down" setting with 1/4 turn clockwise. Now its seam to be working BR Jesper (Hanse 400e - Tiramisu placed in Copenhagen)
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Downeaster
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Hi - I am having a similar problem with my Compact Retract. The boat is out of the water.
I wanted to check the thruster before launching and I am glad I did. The thruster lowered no problem. The turbine works fine in both directions. But when I tried to retract, it moved a small amount and then stopped. Now when I cycle power, the control panel shows 'UP' when I turn it on - even though it is still in the down position. All 3 lights flash when I try to retract. I am hoping maybe, since it is out of the water, that there is some additional friction. If that is the case maybe I can increase the 'UP' setting in the control box? I am not able to see limit switches in the manual so I assume the limits are based on current to the retract motor. Does anyone know if that is true? Finally - how does the unit retract? Can I push it up into the hull or is it geared in both directions? I see the straps which makes me think I can push it up manually. But it doesn't seem to move freely (I didn't push too hard). Any suggestions? Thank you!!!
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Downeaster
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I was able to get it working again by increasing
the 'UP' current limit by rotating the 'UP' potentiometer a quarter turn in the control box.
FYI, the Compact Retract it doesn't have limit
switches. There are definitely no connectors or wires for switches in the
control box. The retractor motor itself looks very similar to an automotive
window motor which also use current sense to determine when to stop. If set up
correctly and tested on occasion I think it is ok. But if something jams it
open, the controller will think it is in the 'UP' position - so not good. |
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Downeaster
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For future refence and searches on this topic I received a very helpful response back from Max-Power regarding limit switches on the unit. So very robust system - which is good.
"The up/down servo motor of the CR model is equipped with a hall effect sensor, which count the rotations that the motor needs in order to reach its UP and DOWN positions. After correct set-up procedure was followed and the system is in Normal Operation Mode, the calibration path taken by the leg is written at the EEPROM memory of the microcontroller. If the thruster is not fully up, the unit will automatically raise as soon as power supply to control card is restored). If thruster meets any abnormal resistance when lowering or raising, the system will automatically go into Manual Mode." |
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