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Title: JJC Electronics connection help
Post by: NigelW on August 07, 2023, 08:57:21 am
Morning All,


I have a very old JJC electronics master and slave module and an unreadable image of a connection diagram which I found on here (resolution too low to make any sense of).


I understand that the unit is still working but I'm keen to avoid damaging it. If any one can share a readable copy of the connection diagram to the green terminal block I'd be grateful.


Thanks


Nigel
Title: Re: JJC Electronics connection help
Post by: Martin (Admin) on August 07, 2023, 09:54:32 am
 
1. What units do you have ... model No.?

2. aby chance of a couple of photos?    :-))
 
 
Title: Re: JJC Electronics connection help
Post by: NigelW on August 07, 2023, 10:03:48 am
Hi Martin,


I have a JJC 304 Master and a 310 slave. The 304 sound on the master is I think a gas turbine. It's the 310 sound on the slave I'm interested in which I believe is the turbocat. Guessing I can just connect this via a 3.5mm lead, or potentially remove the heatshrink and swap the 310 chip across to the master. It's the connections on the green terminal block I'm not sure of. 2 of these are obviously for the speaker and I assume the other 2 for the power input. I plan to run the speaker via an old Maplin 12w amp.
Title: Re: JJC Electronics connection help
Post by: NigelW on August 07, 2023, 10:07:49 am
I've attached a couple of images of the 304 and 310 sound units
Title: Re: JJC Electronics connection help
Post by: NigelW on August 07, 2023, 10:09:45 am
And this is the diagram I'd like to get in a readable resolution
Title: Re: JJC Electronics connection help
Post by: Stan on August 07, 2023, 10:40:27 am
I hope you can get the info you need. It is a long time since these units disappeared of the scene and the late production models were not very good. Please note I am not saying your units will not function just making you aware there is no back service for these units should they fail. Good luck with your search.


Stan.
Title: Re: JJC Electronics connection help
Post by: NigelW on August 07, 2023, 10:44:39 am
Thanks for the reply Stan.


I know it's a long shot and that they're a little flakey from a cooling point of view so will tread carefully and add a fan assuming I can get them working. They were ahead of their time in terms of sound quality, and with the Action Electronics Noisy Thing no longer available it's a shame really. It's for a Dutch Courage that has been in build for over 12 years (!).


Anyway, fingers crossed and I'll report back.


All the best,


Nigel
Title: Re: JJC Electronics connection help
Post by: mrlownotes on August 07, 2023, 02:24:16 pm
Nigel
I have a JJC installation and Setup sheet.
Do you have an email address I can send some scans to?
PM me your email, to keep it secure.
N.B. You can run the master unit on 6 to 18 volts which gives an output of up to 15 Watts through an 8 ohm speaker.
Cheap 4 ohm speakers are not recommended.
The chip under the heatsink is a 15 Watt audio amplifier.
I ran one, with an attached slave unit on a 12 Volt NiMH and later on a 4S Lipo (16.8 Volt).
I had to eventually add a 5 Volt minifan blowing across the heat sink due to the chip overheating and cutting out.
Title: Re: JJC Electronics connection help
Post by: mrlownotes on August 07, 2023, 03:59:03 pm
Nigel......email sent.
Good luck with your installation.
Title: Re: JJC Electronics connection help
Post by: NigelW on August 07, 2023, 04:01:50 pm
Many thanks for all the info Alan. Very grateful.
Title: Re: JJC Electronics connection help
Post by: Umi_Ryuzuki on August 07, 2023, 07:03:13 pm
Didn't we re-scan these JJC sound instructions recently?
Title: Re: JJC Electronics connection help
Post by: NigelW on August 14, 2023, 07:44:58 am
Many thanks for the info. I'm pleased to report that it's all up and running perfectly with the turbocat slave model. No external amplifier fitted but a small PC fan blowing cool air on the amp chip heat sink. A tip to anyone using an 8W 4Ohm speaker - attaching a cut down closed ended pringles tube gives a far deeper sound.
Title: Re: JJC Electronics connection help
Post by: Martin (Admin) on August 14, 2023, 04:58:37 pm
 
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