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Is there a thermal fuse to protect the motor?
In Response To: Gremlins, autopilot ()
Sounds like a winding breaking down on the motor (like a bad starter motor). Sometimes it gets in that "bad sector" and not much happens untill it cools down. That's my WAG.
Messages In This Thread
- Gremlins, autopilot
- sealed?
- Is there a thermal fuse to protect the motor?
- Isn't Whitlock owned by Lewmar?
- Reversible motor drives.
- Thanks Al
- This gremlin is back
- Could it be the clutch?...
- Just a thought..
- It sounds like it might be a rudder feed back issue to me.
- This was exactly the problem I had leaving Norfolk in February
- That's good info
- Yikes, now I'm getting nervous!
- Did the motor move at all?
- Wires?
