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Technical, Techniques, Hints, and Tips => The "Black Arts!" ( Electrics & Electronics ) => Topic started by: destroyer42 on October 18, 2009, 08:20:05 pm

Title: JJC Electronics
Post by: destroyer42 on October 18, 2009, 08:20:05 pm

Hi Fellow boaters,
Is there any one who can fix the old JJC smoke units?
I think it could be the module that not working correctly. Fan works no smoke. It belongs to a friend who is retired and I dont think he could afford a new one.

Regards
Destroyer42

Title: Re: JJC Electronics
Post by: ray123 on October 18, 2009, 09:05:08 pm

hi colin  why dont you bring it to the next boat meeting & let larry have a look  he is very good with eletronics  regards ray

Title: Re: JJC Electronics
Post by: Martin (Admin) on October 18, 2009, 09:09:35 pm

Did Hunter System used to do some repairs?

Title: Re: JJC Electronics
Post by: Umi_Ryuzuki on October 18, 2009, 09:11:33 pm

Do take a moment to make sure the water level is correct.
I had one gentleman contact me regarding a non working JJC unit, and
I told him to try adding another 60 ml of water... It went right back to working.

Just be careful not to over fill it, as any water through the fan will ruin the fan.

Title: Re: JJC Electronics
Post by: Bartapuss on October 25, 2009, 09:23:16 pm

Try hooking up the piezo vapouriser to a 24v supply directly to see if that still works, if it does then its the control board, however if this is faulty some of the components on there are long obsolete.

Title: Re: JJC Electronics
Post by: Umi_Ryuzuki on October 26, 2009, 03:08:50 am

Quote from: Bartapuss on October 25, 2009, 09:23:16 pm

Try hooking up the piezo vapouriser to a 24v supply directly to see if that still works, if it does then its the control board, however if this is faulty some of the components on there are long obsolete.

The vaporizor in the JJC was an AC powered unit. the circuit board had a coil on
it that would vary the voltage to the vaporizor from 1 - 54 volts AC.

Title: Re: JJC Electronics
Post by: andywright on December 01, 2009, 11:18:26 am

Doesn't sound like much chance of repairing Old Smokey then, I just thought I'd try mine before advertising it to sell, but it doesn't make smoke anymore.

Title: Re: JJC Electronics
Post by: Marks Model Bits on December 01, 2009, 11:40:59 am

I have repaired a few of these old smokey units by converting them to the same spec as my Foggys, what you get is a JJC box with Foggy internals.

Mark.

Title: Re: JJC Electronics
Post by: 787Eng on December 01, 2009, 12:41:34 pm

Or fix it yourself, the fogger module available from your logcal Maplin.
http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=35215  (http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=35215)

Mark