Near Intersection of I-35 & I-90 Southern Mn. | I wan unaware of the solar activity and possible problems. I was doing some tillage with an Autopilot/CFX-750 on WAAS.
I did notice some more inconsistency than I was used to but not terrible. I stopped to pick up a rock and when I returned got the "low voltage error from the steering position module" message. I inspected the lead fromt the sensor to the the main harness and it looked OK. I reseated the connectors and returned to the tractor.
I believe the only way to clear the fault is to cycel the power on the Nav II. Without thinking I powered the 750 down rather than the Nav II (they are powered separately in my case). This did not clear the fault so I powerered the Nav II Down/Up. This cleared the fault, I drove a bit manually and attempted to set a new AB line. This did not seem to work properly the first time but did on the second try. At that point, I finished the field.
I wouldn't think that the warning and fault would be related to GPS problems. This seems to be a weak spot in the Nav II setup. I have seen problems with the short cable several times among various customers. I have a spare but can't seem to find it.
Another operator took over and worked another small field last night. I have not discussed any problems with him yet this morning. |