Got me a Jetsonic model J CAL series B

[Thomas1234]

Needs some good cleaning and polishing of the domes...does not work jet, should the rotators turn on when i power red an black?
Can anyone one give me more info, my guess is CAL stands for California? What does the black box do? any help appreciated!

 

[Thomas1234]

Adding a nice promo to the thread ;-)

 

[cmb56]

I believe the black box is a strobe power supply. If you look what are in the rear amber lampholders you can see if there are strobe flash tubes or halogen lamps.
If it is halogen lamps I do not know what the box is.
If I do not remember wrong you must have power to any of the function cables, not only the power cables, to have it to run. I do not know which one.
You have function cables for revolving, steady red, front flashing and rear amber.

Michael

 

[dg0223]

Yes, the black box is for the strobe power supply, and yes, if you put the black wire to ground and the red wire to power the rotators should spin and light up. If anything, there should be a secondary, thinner gauge, red wire or red with white wire that you should touch to the power. The thicker red and the thinner red together should make the rotators spin.

 

[Thomas1234]

Opened the black box, it's placed to the left of the horn, doesnt look like a strobe supply:
If is push the right coil the rotators start (no lights yet) my guess this is the "stepper" module for the CAL version B Jetsonic.

 

[jph2]

Nice find for you!

 

[gtpts27]

That’s the brain/relay board for any smart functions (not the J22 strobe supply). Depending on installed options, it controls the smart rotators, front cut off, etc. I got a J series B a couple months back and messed around a good bit with it. Wasn’t wired correctly when I received it so took some time to figure everything out, but pretty cool stuff. The schematics in the back of this install guide were very helpful in orienting me. You’ll see a set for J-CAL I believe. https://www.fedsig.com/resource-document/file/8062

 

[Thomas1234]

@gtpts27 thanks for the link, maybe you can help me out here:

Does anyone know how to activate the "rotators to home position and start flashing" ?

tried all the wires, maybe it's a combination?

black is ground
red is power + color=
Green is right alley
Orange is left alley
Blue is rear Warning light
Yellow is front stationary flashers if fitted
Gray is option front steady burn.
Red/white is 4x rotators
Black/white is?

 

[Thomas1234]

This video was really helpful (credits by Curtis Bramhall) and now i know: Although i do have the pc control box, i don't have the micro-switch/plastic piece and so the rotators can't find their way "home".

 

[gtpts27]

The bar I got had a busted microswitch (took me a bit to figure that out). Fortunately I had an extra, but it did prompt me to look around for a replacement. I bought these (link below) but haven’t had a chance to test them. They do look correct and numbers all match. May have a chance to test one this weekend. Also, are you also missing the “gear” w the indent on it that triggers the microswitch? Wasn’t clear on that. I may have an extra somewhere.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00FHCICVA/?tag=elightbars-20

 

[Thomas1234]

Yes, i miss the white top gear with the indent, my guess it was not used on this bar or broke and the whole unit was replaced, btw looks very similar to the Aerodynic motors. Also i noticed that 2 out of 4 "chips" are missing, these might be needed for the flashing or powering the relays?

 

[gtpts27]

Perhaps J-Cal bars didn’t have the smart rotators/flashers? Not sure but a possibility. I can take some pictures of my bars and boards for comparison.

 

[Thomas1234]

@gtpts27 I think that is a big possibility, but not 100% sure yet.
When i look at the parts list the microswitch is not used on the CAL version, that explains!
Still not sure why there are 5 relays on the board...

 

[Thomas1234]

and the "basic"motor:

 

[Stampeed Valkyrie]

Not sure what is going on here.. the brain box is definitely for the smart Jet series I don't know enough about them to know if the J-CAL series bar ever had this option. The motor and gearbox is definitely not one found on a smart series Jetsonic. It's quite possible that the board you have has been bypassed as they were known to fail.. and they replaced the gearbox with a normal one since the light just needed to work.

my .02 cents.

My J-CAL is not a smart bar..

 

[Thomas1234]

Maybe its safe to say the J-CAL never had the smart rotators and the brainbox i got, is only used for the rear amber flashers.

 

[Stampeed Valkyrie]

The relay board however is a smart board for the rotators.. not a flasher board. I had to replace one of these boards just recently.

 

[Thomas1234]

polished the lenses and cleaning the bar progress:
Speaker segment removed, will be repainted to matte black (its now high gloss black)