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bucksgarage
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Posted - 08/20/2025 :  06:07:34 AM  Show Profile  Visit bucksgarage's Homepage  Reply with Quote
I have a 2010 Vision with the electric stop arm that doesn't want to deploy when the W/L are engaged normally or with the emergency override switch. Lights flash normally as well. When you pull out on the stop arm, the electric motor starts pulling it back to the stowed position and then stops normally. Any ideas to what this might be?

Thomasbus24
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Posted - 08/21/2025 :  11:59:09 AM  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
You'd have to go into Blue Bird Vantage with the body number to see how they wired it up, but it sounds like either the blue wire going into the stop arm is not seeing 12 volts to activate the arm.

If it is getting that signal, the internal switch/motor assembly has failed.
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TRex
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Posted - 09/09/2025 :  1:29:39 PM  Show Profile  Visit TRex's Homepage  Reply with Quote
Hi, I am trying to post a Thomas question but my new post isn't showing up. Any ideas? TRex
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bucksgarage
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Posted - 09/11/2025 :  04:07:14 AM  Show Profile  Visit bucksgarage's Homepage  Reply with Quote
Thank you Thomasbus24. The wire did have the correct voltage to activate the arm, but I found out after more testing that the solid state module was faulty. I replaced the module and it all went back to normal again.
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Thomasbus24
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Posted - 09/11/2025 :  07:01:05 AM  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
TRex,

Something weird is going on with you account, I see several post of your Thomas question and several spam posts under your name.

Email me at geared2low@gmail.com and I'll reset your access.
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