[Rhodes22-list] Raymarine tiller pilot installation help

[Olivier Hecht]

Thanks Mike. That's actually the manual I've been using, but the pinout diagram on page 13 for the bulkhead connector doesn't have anything to orient the six identical pins. There's a "key" in the male end of the plug that ensures it's always inserted the right way, but they left that off of the diagram, so it's missing critical info!

I ended up opening the unit so I could use a multimeter to identify the +12v and ground wires. 

In case it helps anyone else in the future, as you look into the male end of the plug with the key at the bottom (6 o'clock) position, the 12v pin is at the 1 o'clock position and the ground pin is at the 3 o'clock position. This aligns with pins 1 and 2 in the diagram on page 13 if you assume that it's a representation of what you'd see looking at the male end of the plug with the key at the 6 o'clock position. 

I was able to temporarily connect power and the unit seems to work!  Now to mount it in the boat and maybe even find a chart plotter it can talk to so we can worry less about steering constantly on longer trips...

Olivier 

> On Jul 5, 2016, at 12:07 AM, Michael Weisner <mweisner at ebsmed.com> wrote:
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> Olivier,
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> Does this manual help?
> 
> Mike
> s/v Wind Lass ('91)
> Nissequogue River, NY
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