The new B&G WS310 wind instrument is garbage. The one I installed lst spring lasted 1/2 way to Bermuda, and the replacement is DOA. The B&G forum is full of similar complaints.
Joel On Tue, Dec 20, 2022 at 10:34 AM Bill Coleman via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > From someone who has been through similar anguish with a 22 year old B&G > system, I would suggest you just sell your soul to B&G and sign your name > on the check. Either that or go Raymarine before you get into B&G too > far. . I thought I could upgrade certain things of the B&G on the cheap, > but it was torture. After trying to convert different things to NMEA 2000 > with Actisense and B&G converters, I finally just gave in, bought the CPU > and new autopilot, Zeus, etc. And yes that was painful, but at least now > things work. Still have the old 213 masthead unit, BTW, and I also have a > newer one as the spare. There were a couple of electronic boxes that did > the MHU and Depth conversion from analog to to 0183. then converting that > to NMEA 2000. It was very confusing. I had an IT Guy help me one day, and > he was tearing all kinds of wires out and I was about having a heart > attack, but things still worked. Later, with more tinkering on my part, > they didn't work correctly. The point is, most of the old wires and boxes > were not needed. But then I still had trouble. Hence purchasing the 5000 > CPU and a functioning electronic system. But of course, it didn't all end > there. Last year I was having trouble with wind direction. A little > investigation determined a bad connection where the wires terminated at the > base of the mast, in a cheap terminal block that was actually steel, and > getting a little rusty. Cleaning all that up brought things back to snuff. > The signals from these transducers are so tiny, any slightly imperfect > connection causes bad outcomes. > > Bill Coleman > Entrada Erie PA > > On Mon, Dec 19, 2022 at 6:44 PM Martin DeYoung via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > >> Charlie, >> >> >> >> I have a similar issue with Calypso’s B&G wind instruments. I have been >> following several related topics in Sailing Anarchy’s Gear forum where >> people much more familiar with the IT side of connecting a new sensor to an >> existing system. I have read much about various attempts to connect >> different manufacturers equipment through a NMEA backbone. >> >> >> >> My sense is there may not be an easy or simple solution at least for our >> 22 year old B&G system. >> >> >> >> Martin DeYoung >> >> Calypso >> >> 1971 C&C 43 >> >> Port Ludlow/Seattle >> >> >> >> Please show your appreciation for this list and the Photo Album site and > help me pay the associated bills. Make a contribution at: > https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > Thanks for your help. > Stu -- Joel
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