ST 60 Humming Noise

[fla.sailor]

Hey folks,

The strong summer fl storms have left my st60 wind instrument humming and I do not mean a tune! I get power, but no data is displayed and the the other instruments connected to it all work fine. Before I pay $200 to raymarine for repair, I am looking for suggestions.

Of course is it worth spending $200 for repair or spend x3 to go wireless???

thanks!
-dennis

[GordMay]

Check the cables and connectors.

Otherwise, consult Raymarine Tech Help, or:

‘Retired’ Raymarine Manuals➥ Raymarine Marine Electronics - Retired Instrument Manuals

ST60 Wind ➥ http://www.raymarine.com/SubmittedFi...81105_4www.pdf

[Beausoleil]

Originally Posted by fla.sailor

Hey folks,

The strong summer fl storms have left my st60 wind instrument humming and I do not mean a tune! I get power, but no data is displayed and the the other instruments connected to it all work fine. Before I pay $200 to raymarine for repair, I am looking for suggestions.

Of course is it worth spending $200 for repair or spend x3 to go wireless???

thanks!
-dennis

When you say other instruments, do you mean that other devices, like say an ST-60+ Graphic, can receive and display NMEA/SeaTalk wind data? In either case, it appears the ST-60 Wind instrument - or the masthead unit - is malfunctioning. If the other devices receive wind data, then the ST-60's display is bad. If not, then probably the whole unit is bad, and it's only relaying power thru its SeaTalk cable power lead (red wire). If the unit displays 0 knots (or 0 degrees), then it could be the masthead unit, or the input circuitry the masthead unit wiring connects to.

[svHyLyte]

What is humming, the display head or the masthead transducer? If the masthead, the bearing for the cup spindle may be wasted--particularly if there was a nearby lightening strike.

[fla.sailor]

The additional unit that is working fine is the tridata, the close hauled is getting power but does not hum [a tune].

The humming noise is coming from the st60 control head and there was a very nearby hit - one of those you duck for (like that would do a lot of good!).

thanks for all the replies, keep 'em coming!

-dennis