richardc1983 Posted October 15, 2007 Share Posted October 15, 2007 Hi there. Have been fixing one of my scanners today, gobos out of align, just as I had it all fixed and it was working perfectly I was screwing everything back together. One of the pins on the motor board where one of the leads connects to has come off. Looks like I need a new piece for the motor board. So now the motor sends the colour wheel all over the place. Anyone have any ideas??? Light is a Mojo scaN 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinE Posted October 15, 2007 Share Posted October 15, 2007 Do you mean the pcb that disappears inside the motor? Or the main micro pcb? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardc1983 Posted October 15, 2007 Author Share Posted October 15, 2007 Ok in my light there is a cable that plugs onto a little plug like thing on the edge of the motor, it has about 5 little pins on it that goes into the the adapter cable. I think this is connected to a pcb? Im not sure? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinE Posted October 15, 2007 Share Posted October 15, 2007 So which bit is broken? The bit attached to the motor or the bit attached to the main PCB or the bit attached to the cable? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardc1983 Posted October 15, 2007 Author Share Posted October 15, 2007 The bit attached to the motor. One of the pins has broken off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinE Posted October 15, 2007 Share Posted October 15, 2007 Ok, this could be tricky! I would personally strip down the motor and solder the wires directly to the board. The problem is that stripping down the stepper is fiddly, it must be reassembled with the utmost cleanliness, the insides are highly magnetic and a single speck of swarf will jam it solid. I suppose the official line would be to replace the motor and that's probably what the manufacturer would do...good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardc1983 Posted October 15, 2007 Author Share Posted October 15, 2007 Ah rite ok. I think replacing the motor would be easier, any idea where I can get one from??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinE Posted October 15, 2007 Share Posted October 15, 2007 The obvious one is the Geni importer..which is LED Distribution. Whether they will want to deal with small DJ stuff is another matter!! Maybe a Geni DJ retailer will help..I would think LED will be able to give you some leads in your area. The motor may be a generic..I cant advise as I've not had one through the workshop. If it is, you can get them from places like CPC or Farnell but they won't be plug-in, you'll have to decipher the type, lead colours etc, not for the inexperienced..but likely to something like this: cpc motor These BTW are ok in Martin 812's etc but are not suitable for just anything! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardc1983 Posted October 15, 2007 Author Share Posted October 15, 2007 Thank you for your info Kevin Im thinking might be easier just to buy a new fixture, there cheap enough these days. Can get a new scanner for £75!! Had a look at the website kevin and couldnt find a motor? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinE Posted October 15, 2007 Share Posted October 15, 2007 Oh. I just tried the link and it went straight to it! They are £25.60 including the VAT, the postage from there is about 3.99 extra or so! Might be worth keeping an eye on ebay for a scrap or battered one, there's bound to be a good motor in there somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardc1983 Posted October 15, 2007 Author Share Posted October 15, 2007 Yeh I had a browse at the website cos I dont think that one would work in my scanner. I dont really have a clue what am doing to soldier anything either. Im not electrically minded u see! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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