
Troubleshooting a RPM signal problem
Such problems started out with very evident and clear symptoms. For this vessel, it started out simply as well. RPM info was not displayed on one of the ECR console monitors. After some faultfinding carried out by the crew members, they suspected that one of the modules was the culprit. So some workshop evaluation by us revealed that the suspected module might not have been the problem. Customer was informed accordingly. The instruction was to , nonetheless, recondition the m

An Unusual suspect - Problem with Rudder Indication
Sometime in Feb 2022, we were presented with a request to help resolve a rudder indication problem onboard. Well, from the outset, it appeared like a run-of-the-mill problem. But as the investigation unfolded, it was everything but. In fact, what directly caused the problem was a defective signal transducer. But what was more than meets the eye was what caused that new signal transducer to work for a couple of week, then failed. Wasnt exactly a walk in the park for most. But