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Keep us updated on the story please. I'd like to know which brand of electronic controls are in dire need of a software update!
How could I ever forget my 1985 Audi! It did the unintended acceleration three times while I owned it. Fortunately no accidents or injuries resulted from those three times. Just some clean shorts.You guys have obviously forgotten your car history. Unintended Acceleration
How could I ever forget my 1985 Audi! It did the unintended acceleration three times while I owned it. Fortunately no accidents or injuries resulted from those three times. Just some clean shorts.
How about.... "For my next trick..!"Okay! I was all about "Premature Acceleration" until I got to "Flesh Wound."
That's awesome!
Good point in terms of what systems were installed. If this was what is seems (waiting for final report of course) this happens more than people like to think. Mechanical or electrical failures leading to loss of engine control, sudden accelerations, transmissions going into reverse on their own etc... Many here have stories of wonky electronic controls or failures. Fortunately most happen outside marinas or close quarters situations. But every once in a while there is a situation in close quarters like this that is a real eye opener.
When Kobelt looked at the unit, they found a defective potentiometer, but I was also reminded that I had not followed the correct procedure for using the remote control. In the pilot house I can deselect the console controls and shift them to the two outside stations where the remote can be plugged in. You are supposed to plug the controller in before you shift control to those outside stations, so if there is a fault, instead of frantically trying to unplug the remote outside you can hit the kill button for the electronic controls within the pilot house, or deselect outside station control. Be that as it may, when you apply 270 hp to a 44" prop, even a 65 ton boat gets up and goes pretty damn quick, so going forward my finger will be poised over the kill button with one hand, while the other transfers control to the outside station.
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