SIX SCREEN USED KITT SCANNERS FROM KNIGHT RIDER! OH MY!

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@invictus0x0 4 года назад

I love how those scanner controllers were clearly built with parts off the shelves of an early 80's Radio Shack.

@bullhornzz 3 года назад

That would explain why none of them work 🤷‍♂️

@stephenw2992 3 года назад

@@bullhornzz Those American semiconductors were good stuff. Not like the rubbish you get of Ebay these days.

@wesdionne278 3 года назад

Actually this company adiautotech somehow either made those controllers or knew of the company that did. They were introduced in a carparts magazine in the late 1980's. Very expensive.

@spavliskojr Год назад

They had to built those things fast and with minimum expense. makes sense it would look like that.

@paulodias3389 4 года назад

i have 44 years old and i want to say tanks to save kitt from the junkyard .. you are the man from portugal

@martinfreekie7659 3 года назад

Thats an incredible thing to own but I would just have to connect the last 2 bulbs, the right way round. Its annoying me just watching it on the video.😄

@horusfanatic 4 года назад

Awesome video and info on all of the scanners from Knight Rider!

@rayman4449 3 года назад

So darn cool! This is really making me want a scanner bar just to have on display. So one thing I just find amazing is the folks who built the bumper display gave it to David H not working correctly. I know it's original but I'd fix the lights that are out of order hahaha! What a cool piece!!

@michaelknight2721 2 года назад

Hi Joe, love your KITT scanner.

@paymydues 4 года назад

Great upload filled with nice info as usual.Thanks again for going to the trouble and sharing this.

@46GarageUSA 8 месяцев назад

In the 80's I posed the question in electronics class of us making the scanner. I remember us using step up power transistors to light the bulbs. We didn't use relays. But that 555 timer chip worked only when it felt like, or until we found one in the parts bin that actually worked lol

@hydrolisk1792 3 года назад

Funny thing about that cinch connector. So changers that were installed inside vending machines from that era used exactly that same connector. I reconized it straight away because I manage a vending company and we still have those old changers LOL.

@datort 4 года назад

That's so interesting to see these details so many years after the show ended. Thanks for all your efforts and putting these videos online. Looking forward to all what's coming!

@staceyward777 2 года назад

Used to build so many projects from those 10-segment displays with LM3914 chips to drive them. Still have some of those bargraphs in my junk box.

@bobbova8708 4 года назад

thanks for another informative and interesting video.like some of the others I recall seeing this in David Hasselhoff's living room and seeing it here in this level of detail is great.also the different types of scanners and controllers is interesting to see.I think when High performance Pontiac magazine did the two issues with the Kitts they said the redesigned scanner controllers were built with parts from Radio Shack.again a huge thanks! and these troubled days this video just made my day!!!

@tyymclarenfan 4 года назад

I want to build a Amber front bar for my recovery rangerover rescue unit, as love the series and have the whole dvd knight ♞ rider boxset and still watch to this day 👍

@bassemahmad5506 4 года назад

Xxc

@bassemahmad5506 4 года назад

Dfd

@dhanushkaariyasinghe597 3 года назад

Thanks

@FirstDan2000 4 года назад

Finally someone besides me who saw that the opening credits of the TV show had a scanner pattern using only six lamps. I presumed it was faulty and was a blooper that made it into every single episode.

@davethomas1241 3 года назад

I have so much respect for you guys

@MegasXLR 4 года назад

Imagine having that bumper under your TV like David did

@rayman4449 3 года назад

I swear this is the coolest most intriguing channel on youtube

@wesdionne278 3 года назад

Yes, these scanners were sold on adiautotech back in the 1980's and 1990's. Please see my intro on KITT's voicebox about them. Small company that knew all about the KITT car.

@wesdionne278 3 года назад

I personally bought a similar one from JC Whitney for around 40.00 for use on my MonteCarlo, but mine didn't have a rotating knob to adjust how slow or fast the lights revolved back and forth.

@KevinBenecke 3 года назад

I can't remember the episode at the moment. But we get to see a control box in one of the episodes when Bonnie is overriding the computer. You see her flip the switch then turn the knob to override the computer. I think this happen in a couple of episodes.

@AnhYeuEmMaiMai69 4 года назад

your knowledge is impressive and as a kid I loved this show...thanks for sharing

@MoonsingerMedia 3 года назад

So I what about KARR’s yellow scanner .. and the controller for that was able to make it look damaged and glitchy (just before He and KITT collided).

@vlamirmarques2336 3 года назад

Fantastico !!!!

@robr. 2 года назад

Love this video love all the videos about the show 👍

@Someone-dt7ty 2 года назад

The whole time I was thinking that it has to go back on a car to shine again!

@ryansavage5944 3 года назад

Love this as usual! Great job Joe!

@haylsgo 4 года назад

Love watching these videos that you're doing

@JBandMachine 4 года назад

Fascinating. I loved every single article you guys ever posted to the website, but video just takes it to a whole new level. I have an old JC Whitney scanner that I plan on using in a similar fashion to the originals. Retaining the JC control box but using relays to power the 55w halogens in a nice custom scanner bar. Keep up the good work guys. My views and likes will keep on coming 👍

@MrJeep75 4 года назад

Awesome, thanks

@digitalmagicAR 4 года назад

Great video! I realize they only built that stuff for a show that might only run a few years (or less) but I'm still impressed when someone can custom craft stuff like that. Seeing it after all these years is realy neat and a bit of a time travel as I loved the show and KITT

@JamesBond-yw3dj 3 года назад

I was just watching some of your old videos. You guys probably already noticed this, but the connector on one of the original scanner boxes looks identical to the connector John plugs in Karr in the Kitt vs Karr episode. Just a little fyi from another huge Knight Ridwr fan 😉

@mikemccrory1406 4 года назад

Awesome info on the scammers!! Very cool stuff!

@zombiefirebird9714 4 года назад

This is very awesome, I'm in love with this channel and I'm very interested for any of these cool finds or just Knight Rider in general for to come in the future I always thought that sometimes the scanners were malfunctioning and not set to that pattern

@davida1hiwaaynet 2 года назад

Fascinating again! I am amazed that they used H1 bulbs in those scanners. That is essentially a 55 to 68 watt high beam headlight lamp! I guess it makes sense, though, that it needed to be visible on TV even in daylight. The controller boxes are also fascinating. Would have been interesting to do with 1980's electronics!

@fbisurveillancevan7479 3 года назад

I didn't know that Alan Harper was into Knight Rider.

@Samuel-gc6js 3 года назад

Great nose. I'd really like to see a mould of this put on a trans-am to see how it would look :)

@markoconnor1186 4 года назад

I found amazing,met Michael Scheffe in England,and knee he designed Knight Rider,and now know he did so much more ! Amazing so any pictures of Micheal working on Knight Rider please ?

@mrjsv4935 4 года назад

Very interesting, hope to see videos about repairing those scanner control boxes :) Just yesterday watched Knight of the Phoenix and No Big Thing from DVD.

@thebandit7408 4 года назад

This nose was removed from one of the cars that was crushed and gifted to david from the crew

@James-seafan 2 года назад

interesting video thank you

@nomanjones4803 3 года назад

At 9:00 you show two scanners, the black one was used in NIGHT RIDER 2000 it can be seen on the bench where Michael is putting K.I.T.TS parts together after he was scraped.

@Squicx 4 года назад

DON'T EVER INSTALL THAT IN! It must be preserved!

@johnmogavero8156 3 года назад

I wish I had this in my room

@bjarkeistruppedersen8213 5 месяцев назад

If you watch Give Me Liberty… or Give Me Death, the scene where they argue in the semi, you can here the relays in the background. The sound departement forgot to remove it 😃

@patientmental875 4 года назад

Amazing content & history! You should mold that front bumper lol

@KnightRiderHistoriansOfficial 4 года назад

We did!

@shanehosking8582 4 года назад

Hi from Australia 🇦🇺 Absolutely LOVE your uploads keep up the great work. William Daniels, doing your intro voiceover, he may be getting on in years, but he's still got it! I've got to say having a K.I.T.T mounted nose would have to be THE ultimate wall hanging! Looking forward to the next video. 👍

@KnightRiderHistoriansOfficial 4 года назад

Thank you!

@MrPAULONEAL 2 года назад

Mr Feeny

@andreasfrank2978 4 года назад

You are the best

@ryangriffith3729 4 года назад

Love the channel and what your guys are doing. I would love to see a video on that weird first nose they used in the the pilot and some shots you spoke about it in this video

@KnightRiderHistoriansOfficial 4 года назад

We can do that!

@ryangriffith3729 4 года назад

@@KnightRiderHistoriansOfficial thanks guys and thanks for keeping this alive!!

@radexx 3 года назад

Loved the video. Thanks! Relays can be quite bulky, I was wondering if they're built into the control boxes or the scanner bars themselves.

@Subypowa 4 года назад

Great video. I was wondering if the connector of box #4 is whats seen on the episode kitt vs karr when john stanton activates k.a.r.r's vocie box.

@morganrussman 3 года назад

David had leopard skinned place in the 1980s? The 1980s were weird times 🤦‍♂️🤣. I had noticed that in the intro that the light bar in k.i.t.t's nose there didn't go all the way, but didn't think about it much.

@ryanjosef 4 года назад

when i was in high school i used to take a technology/ engineering class and one day i built a controller using a nes555 chip , i think a 16 pin counter with a pin outputted to reset to have 8 and i needed a IC to invert the output of the counter so it wasnt all on with one off chasing . fun project

@OldCouchGamer 3 года назад

I watched now so many videos from you and have a question. Did any KARR related props like the amber colored scanners or the voice box survive after the show went off air?

@yipas 3 года назад

Hey Joe buddy, you sound the same way as you did with the dash documentary, as though you have a cold. Be careful my friend! And get well soon!

@michaelcartwright8570 3 года назад

It's nice that you have William Daniels's full endorsement to the extent of lending his voice as KITT in your intros! Have you done any interviews with him for your channel?

@KnightRiderHistoriansOfficial 3 года назад

Not yet!

@PetesGuide 2 года назад

@@KnightRiderHistoriansOfficial Please do this soon!!!

@matthewbucknall8350 3 года назад

I'm finding that wiring being wrong way more stressful than I should!

@rayman4449 3 года назад

Lol you and me both. I want to reach through the screen and swap those wires! Haha

@kavindugilshan 3 года назад

In the scanner last 2 lights are installed interchanged .

@KRHExclusives Месяц назад

13:50 After last October (2023), we're going to have to revise this statement. Of course, I'll handle that! (Oh, and I'll do a demo on how they did THIS scene, too @ 14:37 ...close, but not quite!)

@williammitchell4695 4 года назад

Blaine just like David's line from Knight Rider 2000, It's a kit from radio shack

@PitoCanito 4 года назад

Sweet! I'll ask, I understand if you can't say... How much was the "Hoff nose" at auction? Also, any news on the Scanner sound? Mark Scrivani told me once it was an old Roland Synth... he use to have a cassette tape loop os that sound :) Please keep sharing, thanks! Rafael

@mb-ql1gb 3 года назад

Was the original one LED? It looked different to all others when lit, seems like they did not have that highlight point (from the bulb) as halogens do. So my guess is that there was something different.

@MrPAULONEAL 2 года назад

They didn't have LED back then so it was most likely incandescent.

@adrianfrankowski138 4 года назад

Another excellent content! Thanks :) I saw this nose in earlys '90 in "Bravo" - it was an European monthly newspaper for teenagers :) I wonder about one question: Few years ago I saw (probably on RU-vid) a movie with KITT's scanner powered by relays. I remember this funny clicking noise. Whether it is possible, that was yours movie? Regards from Poland 😉

@KnightRiderHistoriansOfficial 4 года назад

Yes it was!

@Samuel-gc6js 3 года назад

What's your fave nose? Mine would be this one but with the grills where the fog lights are :) Also I would fix the scan pattern :)

@suprdav2 4 года назад

Was the second one from the right what we saw in KITT vs KARR when the harness was reconnected and reactivated KARR?

@KnightRiderHistoriansOfficial 4 года назад

Same type of connector but different number of pins

@hydrolisk1792 3 года назад

Think of me as the genie in the magic lamp!

@JBandMachine 4 года назад

Joe, here's a question for you. You said that every control box did a basic scan, and there was one box used for more complex patterns like one way scan/Soul Survivor. So my question is, how did they achieve the all on followed by scan sequence? Any time we see this, are they using the 1 special box? Or do the normal boxes have the ability to do this too? Interested to hear your thoughts!

@homeone4054 4 года назад

Was the 'pilot' scanner actually a scanner at all? I don't recall the pilot scanner ever being lit up on the pilot nose (i.e. the standard Pontiac nose they changed before the proper KITT nose was made. Any thoughts? Great video and info. Thanks Joe! Edit: Of course - I just looked again - the scanner was on in the Pilot when Michael met Kitt for the first time in the garage (on the original modified Trans Am nose)

@KnightRiderHistoriansOfficial 4 года назад

Yes it was a proper scanner using the same circuitry you see throughout season one.

@RM-eo3uu 4 года назад

@@KnightRiderHistoriansOfficial I had a 1981 Corvette, and I watched the pilot of Knight Rider when it debuted on NBC. I thought the Pontiac Firebird and dash was incredible so I made some phone calls to Universal in Burbank and finally got ahold of someone who told me it was Mike Scheffe that designed the car for the pilot. They gave me his phone number, I remember he was living or working in Marina del Rey at that time. I got ahold of him and talked with him for some time, he was absolutely fantastic. I remember he told me the pilot car, KITT was stolen by some young guy who broke in to the Universal Backlot lot and security chased him and the car crashed and was wrecked. I believe that was the reason for the change in the scanner location. Because they had to rebuild another hero car. I hope I remembered that correctly, it's been quite a few years. Lol. I'm sure Mike could clarify it. I told him I wanted to build the dash and put it inside my 81 Corvette. I asked if he had any type of pictures that he could send up to me. He said that he could and that he would, he took my name and address and sent me these beautiful colour photocopies of pictures that were taken during the building of the dash and KITT the Knight Rider car. In each picture he described what was happening and the pictures showed the team that Mike assembled to build the dash and customize the rest of the car. I still have those colour photocopies stored in my boxes of collectible items. I did build the dash, and I had a working digital speedometer and tachometer and it turned out great, and it was thanks to Mike for his kindness. I then got a hold of Universal Studios and the electronics department and talked with a gentleman by the name of Dick Chronister. Dick was handling the electronics for the Knight Rider series and also for Airwolf. I told him I was coming to Los Angeles and would really like to meet with him. He told me when I got to LA, give him a call and he'd leave my name at the front gate and I could come in and we'd visit. That is exactly what happened. Dick was an absolutely marvellous individual, and took me around and showed me the one Studio where the dash was mounted on a wooden stand and all the cables came out the back over to a control board that manipulated all the LEDs the digital speedometer and tachometer. They had a camera in the studio and whatever shot they needed according to the script, a close up of the dash was done there and then edited in to the rest of the episode that was being filmed for that week. He took me around and showed me a number of the Knight Rider stunt cars, you could see some of the damage on the fiberglass body, but as he explained the camera wouldn't pick it up when it was being filmed. Dick gave me one of the Bank of switches that was installed on the Center Council inside of KITT. It was absolutely a great visit, and I give thanks to Mike Scheffe and Dick Chronister for everything that they provided to me and for taking the time to explain everything they did so that I could recreate the dashboard in my 81 Corvette. Now we have companies that manufacture the dashboard all LEDs everything. It was a great time and my dash did look good in the Corvette, obviously a little smaller scale compared to a Trans Am. To everyone that has their own KiITT, enjoy it for it is truly the coolest car that has ever appeared on the TV screen.

@KnightRiderHistoriansOfficial 4 года назад

What a fantastic story! We would love to see the photos he gave you as I wonder if they are the same ones he gave us in the 2000’s. Did you take any photos at the studio of the insert dash or any of the stunt cars? Do you still have the buttons? We would love to hear more. You can email us at knightriderhistorians@gmail.com. Thanks!

@homeone4054 4 года назад

@@KnightRiderHistoriansOfficial Cool...will look out for it again. Great channel by the way. I must say you guys are really doing the hard yards for all us KR fans!

@racitup4114 4 месяца назад

Is there a description of the original 8 scanner modes somewhere?

@montedoran9305 4 года назад

Once you restore all your scanners, and controllers w/ them, will you at anytime, later make more to sell? (With or without speaker; for scanner sound). I've always loved the pilot season scanner, where it lights up all at once; (powers on), then scans back and forth, and same way shuts off.

@batmansgta362 3 года назад

What was the name of the inventor of this circuit for the Cylons and K.I.T.T.? I remember it was called the "'inventors name' circuit" I'm not finding anything online.

@batmansgta362 3 года назад

Found it. "Larson Scanner".

@joshuaharper4439 3 года назад

Where can I get a scanner bar and controller that is close to the original scanner and controller on the knight rider car is there a pacific place where I can buy this replica please let me know I greatly appreciate it

@pauljones1350 3 года назад

Did David sell up these items at auction as he lives over here in wales Britain now as he married one of our lovely welsh girls he is still going to America often though with you the other side of the pond as they say .keep up the good work

@dynamicstudio9504 4 года назад

Is there a still original K.A.R.R screen used out somewhere?

@zombiefirebird9714 4 года назад

one of the surviving cars that they have is the one that was buried in the sand as KARR, but I think you have seen that video where he answers questions if not then you should, it's very interesting

@captvictor 3 года назад

@@zombiefirebird9714 can you post the link to that video?

@zombiefirebird9714 3 года назад

@@captvictor it's in one of the answer videos from Knight Rider historians I think I'm not too sure about it tho

@captvictor 3 года назад

@@zombiefirebird9714 ok thx, I'll look it up :)

@mikekozi-lester3887 3 года назад

Add on some cars Karrs of mine of the past !!! Going to need some metal types also

@royglennie Год назад

Would love to see the schematic or close ups of the circuit please!

@nashreporter 2 года назад

what power halogen lights in this scanner?

@Samuel-gc6js 2 года назад

18:33 is that what John reconnects in KITT vs KARR?

@tryksta7247 4 года назад

Joe, this is incredible. Very interesting. Noticed the pilot presentation scanner seemed to have individually lit rectangular lights as opposed to Michael Shceffe's design clearly showing individual bulbs. Is that my mind playing tricks on me or does the pilot presentation nose have a different light setup? Also are the bulbs actually white and just appear red because of the lens? Or are they actual red bulbs?

@KnightRiderHistoriansOfficial 4 года назад

They are clear bulbs with a red lens

@patientmental875 4 года назад

Wonder what happened to the original pilot front end

@tryksta7247 4 года назад

@@patientmental875 Me too. Likely destroyed as with most of the cars. I know it was used in a lot of promotional photos. Just not sure if those were taken before the pilot aired/was completed or during the first season

@DirtyMoney1971 4 года назад

Where and how can I build my own?? When I get my new ride I want this but it will definitely have an on and off switch!!

@MotorScotti 4 года назад

Have you guys watched Videobob's video on the Knight 4000 scanner? Do you think that one was a leftover of the show as well or a completely new unit?

@KnightRiderHistoriansOfficial 4 года назад

No that wasn't leftover from the show, it appears to be a modified JC Whitney off the shelf scanner

@MotorScotti 4 года назад

@@KnightRiderHistoriansOfficial Cool, thanks for the info!

@knightridersofgreece 3 года назад

Is it me... Or the original scanners have the red plexi tinted so when it is not light up to look black?

@stephenw2992 3 года назад

That is probably the lamp housings with the interior painted black he was talking about.

@Axolotls12390 4 года назад

Lightbuld 7 and 8 are switched. 😁

@Axolotls12390 4 года назад

Hahaha, now i know why what happend in ‘86.

@jvsub 3 года назад

you bought the nose at auction in 2014 your video is 20:14 long nicely done but please you got to fix the scanner. can't leave it that way

@BrianKitching-wv5nh 15 дней назад

Was this David Hasselhoff's own Kitt front nose.

@mmledwards1979 4 года назад

I want one

@nickl8481 3 года назад

What happened to the car they used when KITT was in "Super Persuit Mode" in the later series?

@KnightRiderHistoriansOfficial 3 года назад

Crushed!

@nickl8481 3 года назад

@@KnightRiderHistoriansOfficial NOOOOOOOOO WAY 🤯🤯🤯!! Thank God people like you are here to preserve T.V history. Thank you. And thanks for the nostalgia. All the best from the UK. 😃😃😃

@Slidinsidewayz2009 2 года назад

Curious to know just what circuitry they used in those

@procta2343 4 года назад

Poor kit, he ended up been mounted on a wood plaque in the end, and mounted on hoffs fire place.

@brucewayne7838 4 года назад

i read somewhere that the leds used in the show came from the cylons helmets from the original battlestar gallatica series ! do you know if thats true?? oops just read further down that they are not led, sorry i thought they were!!

@saints093 4 года назад

Are those the original bulbs in the scanner, or were the bulbs replaced?

@KnightRiderHistoriansOfficial 4 года назад

They are original

@charlybora73 2 года назад

would it be possible to know the basic schematic for those original scanners?

@Slidinsidewayz2009 Год назад

Good luck with THAT request!

@Andy-From-England 4 года назад

You still see them on trucks today for them drivers with some nostalgia i only saw one 2 days ago here in England UK

@aprilpyle1192 4 года назад

I have even noticed that K.I.T.T.'s voice modulation went from flashing red to green up and down lines. What is up with that?

@leandrocardosoyt 4 года назад

Talk about nouse kitt in spm (super pursit mode) in 4 seasion

@DeadlyDigger Год назад

How many halogen bulbs actually light up in a sweep left to right. It looks like 2 but I’m not certain

@yodasscrotum 4 года назад

out of interest does anyone know how the sound was made for the scanner?I suspect it's a ultrasound heart beat but it'd be interesting if the hive mind could give me a answer ;)

@morganrussman 4 года назад

Could be.🤷

@yodasscrotum 4 года назад

@@morganrussman there's not much information or suggestions on the Web that I've been able to find,the only other one that sounds plausible to me is it's rope/sword type 'whooshing' sound recording?

@mark-wh2qc 3 года назад

Serious geekery..

@MACGYVER7400 4 года назад

I would like to build one but I can't find a circuit diagram

@stephenw2992 3 года назад

There was a project in one of the Australian Electronics magazines but I think it only ran Leds so might need to be modded to run lamps. I think it was in either Electronics Australia or Silicon Chip.

@staceyward777 2 года назад

How about making any of the schematics you have available?

@ryangriffith3729 4 года назад

Are you guys on Facebook I have a some questions I have the KR dvd box set I'd like to watch all the videos where they rebuilt kitt any help

@KnightRiderHistoriansOfficial 4 года назад

Knight Rider Historians on Facebook. Also KnightRiderHistorians.com

@ryangriffith3729 4 года назад

@@KnightRiderHistoriansOfficial look me up in the fb group

@SodaGumX 2 года назад

was it damaged in the earthquake david hasselhoff was talking about in a 1994 jay leno interview? he said it ruined his house

@BrianKitching-wv5nh 15 дней назад

Yes.David's house was badly damaged in the 1994 earthquake.He moved out 2 years later to Encino before selling that home in 2013 and moving to Calabassas which is where he is now.