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S1 Wheel and Tiller Pilots Commissioning Guide
Wheel / Tiller drive cable connection
(CABLE SUPPLIED)
1. Ensure the Wheel or Tiller drive is installed with the drive cable routed in
accordance with the installation instructions supplied.
2. Connect the drive cable supplied to the
MOTOR
inputs at the SmartPilot
computer. For more information refer to the installation guide supplied with
your Wheel or Tiller drive unit.
Grounding the SmartPilot
CAUTION:
S1 systems MUST be connected to ships ground.
Failure to connect the SmartPilot to ships ground may cause it, or other onboard elec
tronics to function incorrectly.
• Use flat tinned copper braid, 30 A rating (¼ “) or greater. Equivalent stranded wire diame
ter 4mm or greater.
• Using the supplied yellow (¼ “) female spade connector, connect the braid to RF GND on
the SmartPilot computer.
• The other end of the earth strap should be connected to metal in contact with the water. If
this is not possible, it can be connected to the negative pole of the battery (ideally at the
battery itself).
• Keep the length of the earth strap as short as possible
MOTOR
A
B
D9296-1
RF GND
MOTOR
A
B
POWER
D6378-1
OR
S1 systems only
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