B&G must think the 213 MHU is still good, as they are still making them and charging more for them than their newer units. At least they are repairable - I put new bearings (SS races and ceramic balls) in my old one, and it is still working - -Knock on wood.
Bill Coleman On Tue, Dec 20, 2022 at 10:38 AM Joel Aronson via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > 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 > > 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
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