Thanks Fred, it looks like the ACU-200 should work. Ken H.
On 28 October 2017 at 16:04, Frederick G Street via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > A quick correction to my email below: the Raymarine ACU-200 has a maximum > *continuous* current rating of 15 amps. > > — Fred > > Fred Street -- Minneapolis > S/V Oceanis (1979 C&C Landfall 38) -- on the hard in Bayfield, WI :^( > > On Oct 28, 2017, at 1:51 PM, Frederick G Street via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > Hi, Ken! As far as the Octopus vs the Simrad drive, the 1012LAM7 has a > slightly shorter stroke than the Simrad (178mm vs. 200mm). Depending on > the geometry of your tiller arm arrangement, it may or may not work without > a little modification. As far as the electrical requirements, the Simrad > is rated at 3.3-5 amps (10 amps peak), the Octopus is rated at 4-6A (19 > amps peak). And the Simrad has a peak thrust rating of 350kg and the > Octopus has a peak rating of 400kg. They’re very similar in most respects. > > Defender has the 1012LAM7 for $1499.99. Occasionally you can find one for > less elsewhere online. > > As far as the Raymarine goes, here are some answers: > > 1. p70 — correct; and yes, you can have more than one in a system > 2. EV-1 heading sensor — correct > 3. ACU-400 — a little bit of a gray area here. Typically I like to be a > bit conservative when it comes to autopilot systems. The max current > rating on the ACU-200 is 15 amps, and the *stated maximum* for the > Octopus is 19 amps; but I think you’d be *REALLY* hard-pressed to see > those kinds of loads typically on a boat the size of yours. At worst, > you’d pop the fuse in the ACU and need to replace it. I sold an > Octopus/ACU-200 system to Richard Bush on the list, and I haven’t heard of > any issues at all with his system. Granted, he’s river-sailing, and not > going offshore into heavy storms. But for all coastal sailing and most > bluewater, the ACU-200 will work fine with the 1012LAM7; I really doubt > you’re going to go over the peak rating of the ACU-200. [Let the flame > wars commence…] > > — Fred > > > Fred Street -- Minneapolis > S/V Oceanis (1979 C&C Landfall 38) -- on the hard in Bayfield, WI :^( > > > > _______________________________________________ > > The bills have started coming in for the year 2018 and have gone up > again. October will be our fund raising month. Please consider sending a > small contribution to help keep this list running. Use PayPal to send > contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > All contributions are greatly appreciated! > >
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