Jefa autopilot type AP1 |
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| Jefa autopilot type AP1 |
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The Jefa AP autopilot is the answer to the request from the market for
an affordable and easy to operate stand alone autopilot. The development
has been inspired by many years of experience in the successful
production of Jefa autopilot drive units. Special attention was given to
an intuitive and user friendly control panel which is 100% water tight. The three
dimensional integral compass (also used in high end defense missiles)
ensures an extremely steady course also at high seas. The Jefa AP1 autopilot is
suitable for tiller as well as wheel steered boats using an under deck
autopilot drive like the linear drive,
direct drive,
transmission drive,
sprocket drive and
compact drive. All these drive units
can have an integral rudder feedback unit, so no separate installation
is necessary. The Jefa AP1-12 autopilot is suitable for boats
up to 45 foot. The continuous output on 12 volts is 7 Amps and the peak
output is 15 Amps. Please click on the picture for a larger view. |
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| Plug & play system: |
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| The above layout shows the super easy "plug & play" installation of the autopilot drive system. Only the plus and minus have to be connected and the drive unit, servo box and control panel are all plugged in. There is no need for a separate fluxgate compass and separate rudder feedback unit like other systems use. |
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| The illustration at the right shows the easy user interface of the Jefa autopilot. The autopilot is switched on by pressing the the I/O button. This will cause the autopilot to power the clutch line which will engage the autopilot drive and the wheel can be let go. The autopilot will now keep the ship on course. 3° adjustments can be done with the < and > buttons. Pushing the << and >> buttons will result in a 10° course change. Pushing the X button will result in a 100° tack course change. The SET button will bring the pilot in the setup mode. Settings like rudder damping, rudder gain and dead band adjustment can be set here. This is all clearly explained in the user manual. |
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The illustration at the left shows the LED lamp configuration of the control panel. All necessary information regarding setup, operation and adjustment can be transferred to the user via these LED's. |
| Pricing |
Jefa autopilot type AP-1 |
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Part No. |
Description |
Price in Euro |
AP1-12 |
Jefa AP1-12 autopilot - 12 volts |
€ 900 |
DU-RF-EXT |
Separate rudder feedback unit (for use with non Jefa drive units) | € 188 |
AP1-12-LD |
Jefa AP1-12 autopilot - 12 volts, including DU-LD-12 linear autopilot drive unit | € 2.100 |
| Delivery overview of the AP1 autopilot: |
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| Separate rudder feedback unit: (in combination with a drive unit not made by Jefa) |
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