Oscillating Blower Trouble

[Buzzie8]

I was wondering if anyone had any problem with their WW 1.0 middle on-board JCC oscillating blower device? Mine is acting up sometimes working, sometimes not. A few times I would hear a slight hum coming from that area and when I move the oscillating cone it seems like it catches then moves to a "home" position. My distributor said it could be a magnetic sensor that needs realigned, a belt, or the whole thing needs rebuild or replaced (around $1400). I want to troubleshoot some more tomorrow but thought if anyone had any similar issues I would surely like to hear about them. Thanks,

 

[wisheewashee]

I was wondering if anyone had any problem with their WW 1.0 middle on-board JCC oscillating blower device? Mine is acting up sometimes working, sometimes not. A few times I would hear a slight hum coming from that area and when I move the oscillating cone it seems like it catches then moves to a "home" position. My distributor said it could be a magnetic sensor that needs realigned, a belt, or the whole thing needs rebuild or replaced (around $1400). I want to troubleshoot some more tomorrow but thought if anyone had any similar issues I would surely like to hear about them. Thanks,

I spoke with Al at JC about mine. Same issue. He said take the belt off and zip tie the sucker still because they have always had a real problem with this design. The gantry has 3 blowers and the middle one although nice when it works and swings around behind the car is just not worth getting it fixed. I am convinced the best blowers are stand alone with air blades. I may do that one day

 

[Buzzie8]

OK, I should have made an update. I pulled the oscillator motor device that includes the box and electronic box. I took it apart. I found that the motor was bad. I found the exact motor online. I spliced in five wires to attach new motor. And about an hour and $150 later I was up and running. It was doing exactly the same thing you describe. You can check before you pull it off by rotating cone around and feel for "hicup" type bumps while it rotates. If it rotates very freely then the motor might not be your problem.

 

[Mister_Sharky]

I'm wondering how to wire in the smart nozzle to a Mac Neil MCC. We have never bothered with the smart nozzle and we are using the dryers on a remodel from water wizard to Mac Neil 35' xpress. Just asking if you guys knew apart from the 120 v where the 24vdc ties into.