Electronic engine controls: good or bad?

Was that the Wesport 112' in the late 90's? I remember that back then, tried to take the Atlantic blvd bridge out.

Yes. Not positive the make, but the size is about right.

I was around then, turned out to be low voltage to the micro commanders. They ate at Houston's and upon startup, boat went into forward with quite a bit of power.

Same event. It was startling, to say the least. Left an impression on me in terms of choosing gear, making decisions like this one being discussed. Of course, with the new Cats I had no choice but to go electric, and I chose Kobelt. Had good success minus the lightening.

The CAT OEM sturdy brand of controls are the most reliable and rugged from what I've seen.

Had I gone ZF versus TD I likely would have used their stuff.

CAT controls weren't available to give me the palm beach helm. Kobelt was, and they were easy to install, use, and rely upon.

They make the ones for a palm beach helm and sell them through the CAT dealer.....the shifter comes out of a CAT box.

I have the ZF Micro Commander controls on Cats. Learned the low power problem is from incorrect install. The APS is an automatic power selector which takes power from two separate battery banks and supplies power the to the processors. If it looses power it will automatically switch to the other battery source. You can power processors direct with a toggle breakers to keep it simple. Also, power can be left on continuous, they only draw .05 amps. Definitely will check install and wire direct to eliminate the potential problem.

Zf mathers

Consider running your power supply through a DC to DC transformer/conditioner. Newmar makes them.

Thanks, I read about the low voltage problem ours are same as your controls.

Thanks, will be checking how they are wired soon.

https://dcpoweronboard.com/dc-ups-nav-pac/