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AMI F80 Hum problem
by Jamie McElroy 09 Aug '25

09 Aug '25

Can anyone help me with this please. In the video is my G80 with a rebuilt amplifier. It plays beautifully. However, the other cartridge a when plugged into the amplifier makes a continuous humming noise. It will play fine but still hums. I cannot figure out why it continues to do this. Can you please help with this question. Thank you. IMG_4667.MOV <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1N1Wo3b6o0sPdx98nQ8GGDPYtfcbPlPp-/view?usp=…>

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Wurlitzer 2900 selection issue
by Jukebox Repairman 09 Aug '25

09 Aug '25

Ok hoping the Wurlitzer experts can solve this one. This 2900 will not go to search / scan mode. It keeps loading the same record but even with all selection pins down. You can make a selection and it pops the correct pin but never goes into search mode. Just keeps playing same selection repeatedly. I’m not Wurlitzer savvy. Never have been My thought was a bad cube relay but the other issue is no manual to help troubleshoot Regards, Rick

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Rock-Ola 1434 playing too fast!
by Tony Miklos 07 Aug '25

07 Aug '25

What in the world could cause this to spin the record faster than 45 rpm? It can't be the idler wheel since it's a single one. The motor is marked 115V 60 Cycle. There is no tape or anything on the motor shaft. While it was spinning I lightly put a file on the shaft to clean off anything that could have been put on it to speed it up. The inside of the "flywheel" is clean. There was a wire holding the one part of the motor upwards, the area where the rubber mount was failing and sagging worse than the others. They have been replaced and the motor is straight up and down. The motor shaft is in contact with the idler wheel properly, not near touching the larger diameter part of it. I don't get it. It's close to 48rpm. Funny how easy it is to hear a difference of 3 rpm, very easy! And yes I've checked it with a strobe disk and it shows that it's fast. If I can find the right kind of phone app to measure the motor's rpm, what should it's speed be, anyone know? -- Tony Miklos Tony's Jukebox Repair

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AMI "Model B" Breaking 78s!
by Derek Thompson 06 Aug '25

06 Aug '25

This is a bad situation I can hardly believe it myself, I thought it was only a myth that jukeboxes actually broke discs. Had this machine about 13 years and had no problems once we took it apart and lubricated it etc. Within the last year or so there has been a gripper (transfer arm) jamming problem. If you switch the mains off when it jams you can turn the motor by hand and the record is returned to the rack and all continues as normal. Not however if there is another selection waiting to be selected. If you don't switch the mains off quickly enough, the rack starts to move even though the gripper has not yet returned the 78 to the rack! Hence breaking everything in its path. I assumed this was a lubrication problem, however recently the same thing happened again after lubrication, I lost 15 of the 20 discs this time. I assume it is something more, why is the rack starting to move before the record has been returned? You can avoid this potentially happening by only selecting one record at a time, so the rack will not move if there's a problem, but it needs sorting clearly. It can go a long while before jamming, other times it can jam repeatedly, it's random. Am pleased to see this list still exists, it's many years since I used it. Thank You. D.

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Test
by Tony Miklos 05 Aug '25

05 Aug '25

I've been having email trouble. Can anyone see the Rock-Ola post from me a couple of minutes ago? -- Tony Miklos Tony's Jukebox Repair

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Re: 24" T-12 LED Replacement
by Ed Inman 05 Aug '25

05 Aug '25

The LED replacements to use with the original ballast are called "Type A" and/or "Plug and Play" lamps. The one I bought for a hard-to-find 33-inch lamp came with clear plastic and would shine primarily in one direction only. https://www.ebay.com/itm/276824141757 To diffuse the bright "spots" and make the lamp shine more evenly like a traditional fluorescent tube I wrapped it in a plastic light-diffuser material called "Kreene." https://www.boxcarpress.com/shop/kreene/ I have generally found the result to be satisfactory. Ed -----Original Message----- From: Jukebox mailing list <jukebox-list(a)lists.netlojix.com> Sent: Aug 5, 2025 3:15 PM To: Jukebox mailing list <jukebox-list(a)lists.netlojix.com> Cc: Jukebox Repairman <jukin510(a)gmail.com> Subject: [Jukebox-list] Re: 24" T-12 LED Replacement Tony, Feit makes a plug and play tubular LED that illuminates 360 degree same as a fluorescent bulb. No need to bypass original ballast or rewire They’re available in variable color temps Regards Rick On Tue, Aug 5, 2025 at 6:52 AM Tony Miklos via Jukebox-list wrote: > Is anyone using these or other LED replacements? how well do they light > up pilasters? Must you sometimes rotate the sockets so the light shines > the proper direction? The same questions for other sizes also. > > -- > Tony Miklos > Tony's Jukebox Repair > > _______________________________________________ > Jukebox-list mailing list -- jukebox-list(a)lists.netlojix.com > To unsubscribe send an email to jukebox-list-leave(a)lists.netlojix.com > %(web_page_url)slistinfo%(cgiext)s/%(_internal_name)s > Searchable Archives: http://jukebox.markmail.org/ > _______________________________________________ Jukebox-list mailing list -- jukebox-list(a)lists.netlojix.com To unsubscribe send an email to jukebox-list-leave(a)lists.netlojix.com %(web_page_url)slistinfo%(cgiext)s/%(_internal_name)s Searchable Archives: http://jukebox.markmail.org/

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24" T-12 LED Replacement
by Tony Miklos 05 Aug '25

05 Aug '25

Is anyone using these or other LED replacements? how well do they light up pilasters? Must you sometimes rotate the sockets so the light shines the proper direction? The same questions for other sizes also. -- Tony Miklos Tony's Jukebox Repair

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Updated Wurlitzer Service Slants!
by John Robertson 05 Aug '25

05 Aug '25

Hi Folks, Thanks for Hildegard Stamann (along with Bill Butterfield, Jukeland, and a few other individuals) I have added quite a few more Service Slants to the site. I'm not watermarking these and am probably going to remove the watermarks from the ones I did too when I get around to it... A bunch from the 40s including one on refinishing the 1100's door! flippers.com Wurlitzer USA Service Bulletins and more! <#> 🔗 https://flippers.com/Wurl_USA.html <https://flippers.com/Wurl_USA.html> I'm also looking at making them into a single downloadable zip file so you can archive them all at once. If you have any Service Slants that are missing please send me scanned copies - 300 DPI minimum - to JRR(a)FLIPPERS.COM Missing: W: 1-132, 133-171, 174, 175, 186, 187, 191, 218, 263, 265, 273, 278, 279, 282, 283, 285, 287, 288, 289, 290, 313, 317, 318, 319, 321-327, 351, 372, 374, 376, and 382 or later. Enjoy! John:-#)# -- John's Jukes Ltd. 7 - 3979 Marine Way, Burnaby, BC, Canada V5J 5E3 Call (604)872-5757 (Pinballs, Jukes, Video Games) flippers.com "Old pinballers never die, they just flip out"

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For Sale
by Alan Segal 04 Aug '25

04 Aug '25

I have a Rock-Ola 1422, and several other jukeboxes for sale. This is the Rockola Link <https://mohave.craigslist.org/clt/d/bullhead-city-vintage-1946-rock-ola/785…> If you click on the above link, I also have a very old Seeburg Symphonola (H?) I also have an AMI C, AMI F, and others; but not put on craiglist yet.

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Rock-Ola 1434 cartridge wiring
by Tony Miklos 02 Aug '25

02 Aug '25

If you aren't familiar with this machine, it has 1 tone arm that goes high or low to play each side of the record with a cartridge on the top and the bottom. It uses two 51-1 cartridges. Much to my surprise, the two cartridges are wired in series. I'm planning on putting 2 new carts on it and wondering if I should put them in series or parallel. I'm surprised it works with two in series, being that they are ceramic. I forgot to look to see what the input resistor is and it's value is not on the schematic. I forgot to mention that the top and bottom cartridges are NOT wired to a switch to get a signal from only one cart at a time like Wurlitzer did. It's not the end of the world if my first attempt might not work well, but the reason behind this is boggling to me. I'll be using the Crosley cartridges as nice fitting replacements and will connect their (stereo) outputs parallel like I normally do. Not that it matters, but the machine is set to play 45's and it will stay that way. -- Tony Miklos Tony's Jukebox Repair

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