ever wonder what's inside the actuator?

[vector1]

i did. had to track down a faulty diode and use the other for comparative research. looks pretty simple really except for the card with all the electric stuff.

made in denmark

caution: not to be opened by unauthorized personnel--oh well.



sorry, it's after a mid and i'm not going to clean off the bench for a picture.

[vector1]

radio shack has the resistors but you can't buy just one, they come in a 5 pack, so i have a lifetime supply, but at a buck i can't complain

radio shack part #271-1321 1k-ohm, 1/4 watt, 5% tolerance.

like to thank richard and his friend scott carr for taking the time to help and answer questions.

you know how you can spot a jbl driver? they carry resistors in the glove box

[Richard Hudgins]

Mark,

Were you able to repair the unit?

What do you think caused the resistor to Fail?

Must be lack of road circuit time.

The JBL needs infusions of various road course configurations as often as possible to maintain owner sanity.

Of course it is a non-sequitur to call a JBL owner sane.

[vector1]

lol, that's a good one richard, always get a laugh out of your humor.

re the resistor

don't know why exactly it failed. best guess is the abuse it took from the way it was previously hooked up and just finally failed for some reason. the way the system is set up the lights are alway off so the resistor is working harder than if the lights were always on? don't know if this makes sense since i'm not electrically literate. at a 1/4 watt it wouldn't take much, but if it wasn't previously damaged then whatever killed it would have to go through the circuit board in the controller and it is working fine. scott said that he set the controller board up so it would be difficult to damage it then he laughed and said it had been done a few times btw.lol

re the road course, i'm going to have to fix that one too. i can't get a run at my favorite offramp because of traffic. was going to mid america at omaha yesterday but wasn't quite there, maybe next week, probably have to take the goins car, you know, learn how to walk first thing. plus there's plenty of runoff!

take care

[FWB]

when i opened mine, mine was different