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| Originally Posted by Skiffy Trying to decide now is like trying to choose Betamax or VHS, they are complex systems that will have teething troubles. Sky hook on zeus drive seems like a nice and very useful feature.
I'll wait 12 months or more before decide, how about an independant system that can be coupled with a choice of motors? that would be nice. |
Skiffy,
Your wish seems to be coming true. Now it seems ZF will offer its own version of ZEUS (they did build the gear after all) to any engine builder. It was on display by Gregory Poole at the Pirate's Cove Tournament in NC, with a phony jackshaft to a Cat engine.
Now for the tricky part. Steering, my friend was told ZF's version would be all electric. CMD is electric to hydraulic with a secondary hydraulic backup of some kind.
The trim tab will be in a "fixed" position. This certainly simplifies things for the wizard that will build the electronic interface between the systems. The trim tabs are more effective farther out on the hull anyway.
So what technician can work on this?
One supplier is a good idea.