Code3 SD NIGHTPROBE

Cxp20338

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Jun 23, 2022
17
Chattanooga
Hello all, I am currently the new owner of a Code3 SD Nightprobe. I have located some wiring issues UNDER the rotator plate. Is there a trick to getting to the wires WITHOUT disassembling the rotators?
 

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JohnMarcson

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May 7, 2010
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Taking the old style rotators off isn't bad. I think it is easier than "working under them". If it is a full nite probe you probably want to see each contact point as well as the main power contacts anyway.
 

Cxp20338

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Jun 23, 2022
17
Chattanooga
Taking the old style rotators off isn't bad. I think it is easier than "working under them". If it is a full nite probe you probably want to see each contact point as well as the main power contacts anyway.
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This is a wire under the tray going directly to the rotator assembly. It obviously got hot, and is potentially shorting out. Can the rotators be removed without removing the bulbs?
 

Benno

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Jul 17, 2011
364
Germany
Hello all, I am currently the new owner of a Code3 SD Nightprobe. I have located some wiring issues UNDER the rotator plate. Is there a trick to getting to the wires WITHOUT disassembling the rotators?
I think no!
To get to the brushes, the lamp holders have to be removed. If you have to go directly to the cables under the plate, then this plate must also be removed.

I'm currently working on an SD with Nightprobe and SelectAlert. Maybe these pictures will help you a bit:
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Could you please take some detailed pictures of wiring at the terminal block? Unfortunately, there was not much left of the original wiring on my SD, so I have to completely reconstruct it.
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Benno

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Jul 17, 2011
364
Germany
This is a wire under the tray going directly to the rotator assembly. It obviously got hot, and is potentially shorting out. Can the rotators be removed without removing the bulbs?
Yes, you only have to loosen the drive belt and remove the Pin (red arrow) - then you can remove the lamp holder together with the bulbs.
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Can you tell me (and maybe also take some pictures) what is attached to the top of the lamp holder (blue circle)?
 

Cxp20338

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Jun 23, 2022
17
Chattanooga
Yes, you only have to loosen the drive belt and remove the Pin (red arrow) - then you can remove the lamp holder together with the bulbs.
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Can you tell me (and maybe also take some pictures) what is attached to the top of the lamp holder (blue circle)?
The dual filaments are GE 4454. Here are some pictures.
 

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Cxp20338

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Jun 23, 2022
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Chattanooga
Take note, my bar appears to have fewer options than yours. I only have electrical contacts on the two outboard rotators. The front cutout is misleading. I believe mine only has the alley function.
 

Benno

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Jul 17, 2011
364
Germany
Take note, my bar appears to have fewer options than yours. I only have electrical contacts on the two outboard rotators. The front cutout is misleading. I believe mine only has the alley function.
Right, without brushes on the inner rotator it is "only" a standard one.
Do you have a Nightprobe controller? If not the following Patent with a (schematic) wiring diagram would may be helpful.

The combination of Nightprobe and SelectAlert Rotating Pods (rear only) makes the wiring many times more complicated.

Thanks for the pictures! They show me some details - that are missing at my SD.
 

Lyle

Member
Oct 28, 2012
302
Maine
Sorry to cut in on this post,,, but I thought a NightProbe was a spotlight system for the MX7000 and the like. Please educate me!
 

Cxp20338

Member
Jun 23, 2022
17
Chattanooga
Sorry to cut in on this post,,, but I thought a NightProbe was a spotlight system for the MX7000 and the like. Please educate me!
Nightprobe was a very early option for code3. It was similar to select alert in that it offered takedowns, and alleys on bars. They were NOT common at all, less so than selec alert. Finding an Nightprobe bar is almost like finding a unicorn. Just happened upon mine through sheer luck, and a friend who instantly recognized what it was.
 

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Lyle

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Oct 28, 2012
302
Maine
Nightprobe was a very early option for code3. It was similar to select alert in that it offered takedowns, and alleys on bars. They were NOT common at all, less so than selec alert. Finding an Nightprobe bar is almost like finding a unicorn. Just happened upon mine through sheer luck, and a friend who instantly recognized what it was.
VERY cool, never knew that!
 

RS485

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Aug 5, 2019
369
Central MA
Let me know if you are able to locate more diodes. I wasn't able to find anything with those numbers. Think one on my bar is bad.
Looks like the diode has part number "1N1199" (I believe the 7704 is manufacturer's date code i.e. 40th week of 1977). This diode is rated to handle 12AMPs up to 50 volts according a datasheet I found.
Hope this helps
 

Benno

Member
Jul 17, 2011
364
Germany
The dual filaments are GE 4454. Here are some pictures.
Unfortunately, I haven't been able to find one yet, so I'll have to find something similar.

Do you know what kind of light cone the 4454 produces? Is it a flood, spot or something in between?
Could you maybe take a picture of how it looks on the wall?
 

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