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DAMPING ADJUSTMENT
RUDDER AND RUDDER
GAIN ADJUSTMENT
Section
B
Make adjustments until the vessel operates properly
set of
conditions, at either slow cruising or
under one
high speed running, with the
FAST
SLOW.
or
This allows the signal from the
SENSOR
be
to
damped. Normally you
adjust this setting unless the Compass
high above the water. A n example
of a steel hulled vessel. If the heading display
the mast
jitters excessively in rough weather, increase the setting.
A t a low speed, engage the "AUTOPILOT".
rudder goes hard over to one side, either the rudder
or
reference unit
the pumpset wired are backwards.
Correct this before you proceed any further. Refer to
B
21,
page
Section
If
the vessel is under steering (i.e. too little rudder gain
correction being applied as per page
crease the rudder (RUD) setting.
being applied and the vessel is oversteering, decrease the
setting. T h e usual problem
If
the rudder setting that works for your vessel
15
20,
and
increase the rudder gain ( G A I N ) and reset
so
t h e rudder (RUD)
operating in the region
is between 00
and 04,
so the rudder operates in the region of
rudder gain is already a t 01, reduce length
rudder reference. See page
28, Section B
and
page
PILOT
preset in position
FLUX
GATE
Sensor
of
this would
for
the test procedure.
9
Section A)
If too
oversteering.
is
that for average conditions you are
of
05
10. If the
to
decrease the rudder gain
B
9
Section
for h r t h e r information.
Installing
COMPASS
do
not need to
mounted
is
be
on
If
the
in-
much rudder is
between
is
rudder setting
above
as
If
05
10.
the
to
the
an
for
illustration
the
Autopilot
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