Ensuring Correct Alignment - Raymarine 150/400 Installation Manual

Step 5: Install the Rudder Position Sensor

Ensuring correct alignment

CAUTION:
Take care to ensure correct rudder sensor alignment. If the
sensor is not correctly aligned, the autopilot system will not
perform accurately.
Vertical alignment
When viewed from the front of the boat, the connecting rod should:
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Note: If misalignment exceeds +/-5° the ball-joints will bind or fail.
Front view - rudder amidships
Top view - rudder amidships
be as level as possible, so the ball-joints at each end are level
remain parallel to the tiller arm's plane of rotation at all times
Parallel
Tiller arm
or quadrant
Aft
Ball joints (level)
Connecting rod
Parallel
60˚
90˚
Minimum: 75 mm (3 in)
Maximum: 310 mm (12 in)
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Sensor arm
Rudder position
sensor
Mounting base
Cable entry
60˚
Maximum
permitted
travel: +/- 60˚
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