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c
electrical installation
c1
connecting drive to autopilot
As the Type R Autopilot Drive is designed
to work with most autopilot manufacturers’
equipment, the wiring colors or connection
references will differ slightly in each case.
However, drive to autopilot connections
are fundamentally the same for all makes
of autopilot. The Type R drive has a simple
four wire connection - two wires are for
the drive motor power feed, the other two
are for the clutch (Fig C1). Refer to the
autopilot manufacturer’s instructions for
wiring information.
Note that the Type R drive requires a 12V
input for both the motor drive and the
clutch. Do not use with a 24V system.
c2
rudder Feedback unit
C2a Connection - non-Simrad Autopilots
i) Connect the RFB Module wires to
autopilot junction box - refer to Figs
C2 and C3 for the correct wiring
color connections for common
autopilot brands.
ii) Setup and calibrate the RFB as
described in section B10.
drive cable
autopilot
RED
MOTOR +12V
BLACK
MOTOR -12V (0V)
GREEN
12V
WHITE
CLUTCH -12V (0V)
Fig C1 - Motor and clutch cable connections
Fig C3 - Rudder Feedback connections by manufacturer
rfb raymarine navman tmq course-
master comnav garmin
si-teX
sP110 sP70/80
red
red
orange red
orange
power
red
+ve
pin 3
black
green
black
blue
blue
common black
-ve
pin 1
white
blue
blue
green brown poSition Yellow wip
pin 2
Shield
Silver
black black
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Fig C2 - RFB cable connections
