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AMI Continental 1 stops at all records then rejects them immediately
by M De Simone 13 Jun '25

13 Jun '25

I have a Continental 1 which was working fine and I decided it was time to replace the ac chords on the mechanism. I removed the mech, removed the turntable and the gripper motors, replaced the zip chords and put it back together. It started picking every selection and immediately rejecting them as soon the needle made contact so I figured I had to reset the transfer motor as per the service manual. I did so carefully and adjusted all 6 microswitches but the problem still persist. It also seems the gripper and record are a bit out of alignment. Before I start adjusting everything and potentially worsening the issue I thought it best to deal with the selection and rejection issue first. I have reread the manual but still have no idea what could cause this? The end of record switch is not activated. Looking to the group for some guidance here. Thank you, Mauro Mississauga, Ontario Sent from my iPhone

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Rockola 490 Amplifier Transistor
by M De Simone 07 Jun '25

07 Jun '25

I’m out of my “tube amp” comfort zone here but, a very good freind asked if I could help him out. The amplifier is from a model 490 and the complaint was no sound left channel. I have been through the amp and found 2 blown fuses F3 and F4 which relate to the left channel and 1 shorted output transistor Q15. I know in 70’s Seeburg amps usually the drivers go with it and best to replace drivers and power transistors but in this case all others are fine, hoping someone who is familiar with this amplifier can tell me if there are any other components that would be taken out with this or if I’m good to replace the power transistor and fuses and go test? Also what transistor would replace Q15? Thanks for any suggestions, Mauro Sent from my iPhone

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AMI H 200 Selection Issues
by karl hjort 06 Jun '25

06 Jun '25

Hi all, Once again out of my comfort zone. I'm supposed to be retired but every now and then I get talked into something. In this case it is an AMI model H 200 select. I solved a couple of simple issues that resulted from improper transportation. Tonearm had jumped out of place preventing gripper from completing its travel down to the turntable. Records out of place preventing carousel from rotating. After cleaning most of the switch contacts selection buttons latch, pulse generator rotates, buttons release but converter doesn't move, no pins are pushed and carousel does not move. Carousel will rotate using scan button. If I manually push a pin and activate scan button a few seconds carousel will turn to that pin, stop, lay record on turntable and put it right back. Jukebox owner is 30 miles from me so I'd like to be armed with a few idea before going back. After leaving the other day it occurred to me that maybe when I reset the tonearm somehow I snagged the end of record switch into a constate of being closed. Any ideas greatly appreciated. Also I am a recent transplant to SW Florida, Fort Meyers area so all of the guys I used to refer these older electro-mechanical jukebox owners to back in Georgia aren't much help. If there is anyone in the area I'd be happy to pass along contact info. Thanks, Karl Formerly of Columbus Coin-Op Shop

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Part needed
by Jukebox Repairman 06 Jun '25

06 Jun '25

I have a customer looking to add a dollar bill validator for a rowe cd100 D Let me know if you have one Thanks! Rick

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Seeburg SMC
by Paul Howlett 30 May '25

30 May '25

I have a customer with a Seeburg SMC with a bad volume control connector. Are there any pins (male and female) available? Paul Howlett Pinball Paul's 703-361-0420

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Seeburg M100A Pickering Cartridge
by Andrew Burkhart 26 May '25

26 May '25

I’ve read about the M100A Pickering cartridge, it needing to be rebuilt, and I have questions. Will all original carts need to be rebuilt at some point? What fails in the cart that causes it to need rebuilding? After a proper rebuild (say from Wes-Tech Services) has anybody had to have it rebuilt again? How long will it last (very roughly) after a rebuild? Besides Wes-Tech, who else rebuilds these? Every now and then there’s someone on eBay selling some sort of goop and instructions to rebuild this. Anybody here go this route? How well did it work? My cartridge is still working and I believe it has not been rebuilt since it has the original black rivet. I may have read about some of this in the Jukebox-list archives before they were lost. Hopefully, the responses will help add this info back to the group. Andrew

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Seeburg KD amplifier bench test
by M De Simone 25 May '25

25 May '25

Can I bench test a Seeburg KD amplifier? I’ve never attempted it before. I have a jig setup for testing other Seeburg amps, it’s plug and play, I have the whole back door. It seems that if I just attach speakers, an input and plug it in it should be the same but thought I’d check here to see if my thoughts are correct. Please let me know if any of the fine members here have done it. Thanks, Mauro Sent from my iPhone

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Q160 pickup past A1
by jukeboxbob＠juno.com 23 May '25

23 May '25

HI Yes I have owned the jukebox for years. I recently had the mech out of the machine because the record transfer arm was seized on it's pivot point. I gave the mech a good lube job. It sat not used for a couple of years. I guess I could have disturbed the contact block. I'll check it out. I have the service manual. Thanks Bob

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Rowe CD100 Mech Control Computer
by karl hjort 22 May '25

22 May '25

Hello All, Tried to search archives but it refuses to load. I'm sure I'm not the first person to plug in a proplayer back wards but I bet I'm the first person who sure as heck knows better and did it anyway. Back before I retired when an employee did it I had plenty spare parts around, swapped it out and had another employee fix it. Things are different now and I did it to TWO computers before I realized what I had done, and this is my sister's jukebox. I'm fresh out of spares and am hoping someone knows exactly which part I let the smoke out of so I can get her back up and running quickly. TIA, Karl, Formerly of Columbus Coin-Op Shop

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Q160 goes past A1
by jukeboxbob＠juno.com 22 May '25

22 May '25

Hi I have a q160, that will select, pickup,play, and put back,all selected records except A1. It scans past A1,and stop's to pickup a ghost record,when scanning from right to left. Ideas please? Thanks Bob

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Seeburg M100A Pinbank Issues
by aburkhart＠unilect.com 22 May '25

22 May '25

After having much success with getting a couple of Rockola machines operational, I am now getting into the Seeburg world! I have a Seeburg M100A that was converted to 45 play with the CalCoin kit, and which I intend to convert back to 78. I have 2 manuals for the machine, one from Victory Glass (the nicer manual) and the other from Jukebox Arcade (has some extra info than the VG one). My machine has two issues as I can tell: 1. When making any selection, the selected pin is not moving into the play position. I can manually trip a pin and the machine will go to that selection and play. 2. After playing a selection, the record is put back in the rack but the pin is not canceled, and the mech will search and go to the same selection to play. I manually cancel the pin and the mech will stop, as it should. The credit system is adding credits with coins as it should, and removing credits when a selection is made. And the amp is working well. I do not have an analog VOM yet, but one is coming soon, and I believe I need that to help diagnose this issue from what I have read on various forums. I am seeking guidance for the two issues presented above, and would like to know if the subsequent models B and/or C are in any way similar to the Model A as to the pinbank operation when searching for info on the web. I have also ordered Ron Rich's mech guide, although, it may not cover my specific model - I am hoping there may be enough info to help at some point. I measured the various solenoid resistances and they are within range, and free moving. What should I look at first after I get the analog VOM? TIA! Andrew

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Wurlitzer 546B amp
by Tony Miklos 16 May '25

16 May '25

I have a strange one here. A wurlitzer 2910 with a 546B amp (what is a "B" mean?) The amp looks near perfect with a square wave on a scope, but in the juke with that weird speaker set up, it's missing something. First I found that when the amp is set to Mono, the volume goes way down. Changing the bass treble and balance seem to do not much at all. Swapping left and right phone input plugs, showed that one channel on the cartridge was real weak. I put a new cartridge in it and although it sounds a lot better, it really acts strangely when adjusting the bass and treble. depending on the other channels settings, if I lower the bass on the other channel, it gets way more bass, I mean a lot more bass! Moving those switches just makes it do some really weird stuff. No rhyme or reason to it. I did clean them and on the bench, everything looked and acted fine. I don't think there is any crossover except a cap on the one midrange/tweeter that I need to replace. The way the treble is sounding, that cap may be shorted. Now that my back is feeling a little better I'll replace it. From the parts manual I think it's a 22uF bi-polar. What a weird setup. Two different types of 12" speakers and one mid-high range. There is room and even slots cut for another mid-high range but no mounting holes or studs. -- Tony Miklos Tony's Jukebox Repair

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Rock-Ola 1448 makes a group of wrong selections
by M De Simone 14 May '25

14 May '25

Need help! I am working on a 1448 and during test running found that selecting 61 through 80 plays 101 through 120. Can anyone shed some light on this? It’s being picked up on Friday and I have to have it sorted out by then. Many thanks, Mauro Sent from my iPhone

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Rock-Ola 1446 for sale
by Tony Miklos 09 May '25

09 May '25

I have a Rock-Ola 1446 with a deadbeat owner. I've had it stored for almost 10 years and would like to get it out of my way. It was/will be working, the cabinet is finished in oak veneer and the inside painted. The top side of the machine mech, shroud, side panels, mirrors are all done. and everything works. The front door is not done at all, it's in worn condition but I think the grill is very nice. Unfortunately I can't find the pics right now and it will be a bear to pull out and unwrap. So until I find the old pics (may have to make my old PC work) I'd unwrap only if someone is very interested and will come to look at it. I am in Newport, TN. I was asking for $2,000 for the work completed. Is that price inline for a box fitting my description? I now know better to get a down payment for big jobs. -- Tony Miklos Tony's Jukebox Repair

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222 write in problem
by Jukebox Repairman 08 May '25

08 May '25

I have a machine customer brought only wanting to swap out the amp. What he failed to tell me was that it also doesn't select. With the carriage at rest position, make any selection it immediately trips & plays V8 (rest position). After cancelling that and trying any other selection it will not trip to play. Readout is fine via battery test. Pulled back door off and selection receiver has had caps replaced Regards, Rick

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part needed
by Jukebox Repairman 08 May '25

08 May '25

Anyone have an Electrical Selector from a Seeburg 100B Or 100C ? I need to replace one of the snap switches and nothing on ebay.

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rowe R86 Preamp Board
by Jukebox Repairman 04 May '25

04 May '25

Does anyone know the value of the DS1 & DS2 current limiter bulbs for the volume circuit? I would like to see if any of the major semi companies have an in stock equivalent versus paying $19.00 each on ebay.. Regards, Rick

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Capacitor voltage
by M De Simone 04 May '25

04 May '25

I’m just spending the afternoon organizing my capacitors and came across some marked 333K. I understand the value but there is no voltage marked on them, is there a default voltage when none is indicated? Thanks, Mauro Sent from my iPhone

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Rock-Ola CD Fireball
by Tony Miklos 02 May '25

02 May '25

I've never seen one of these before. From pictures it looks something like a CD NSM with the two vertical stacks of CDs. Are they problem machines? Do I want to go out to attempt to fix it and learn in someone's house. Did they make other models like it or was it a flop and discontinued? My gut is telling me to pass on it. It is the floor model if that makes a difference. I think I'm talking myself out of it. I have 50 to 75 total service calls and machines in the shop waiting for their turn. -- Tony Miklos Tony's Jukebox Repair

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Massive magazine online collection - eg: Cash Box
by John Robertson 01 May '25

01 May '25

I just spotted this free site and they have almost every edition of Cash Box magazine - which you can search for names like Wurlitzer (and add 1015 or other models to the search) to see a lot of stories on Jukeboxes and their history. https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box-Magazine.htm They have a tremendous amount of information archived - for another example, have you wondered about who made various electrical/electronic components used in jukeboxes? Check out these Radio's (and Electronics) Master Encyclopedias: https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Radio-Master-Catalog.htm You can get lost for days if you love research! 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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Re: Seeburg 100B
by Tony Miklos 01 May '25

01 May '25

That looks like one of them way off to the right of the pic. On 2/9/2025 10:18 AM, Julie Mitchell wrote: > Thanks, Tony. If I were still in Knoxville I would just have you come > look. Do you mean these switches to the left, or is there something > directly under the mech? > > > > > On Sun, Feb 9, 2025 at 9:11 AM Tony Miklos via Jukebox-list > <jukebox-list(a)lists.netlojix.com > <mailto:jukebox-list@lists.netlojix.com>> wrote: > > Hi Julie, > > The first simple thing I can think of are the two switches under the > mech, they sometimes go bad. Often operating them back and forth a lot > gets them to *temporarily* work. You can work them fairly hard without > worry of breaking them. > > On 2/9/2025 9:14 AM, Julie Mitchell via Jukebox-list wrote: > > My Seeburg isn’t picking up selections, and the player doesn’t > move when I > > use the switch. Is there anything simple I can try to get it > moving again? > > I have the service manual, but I typically pay people to work on it. > > > > Thanks in advance for any advice > > > > -Julie > > -- > Tony Miklos > Tony's Jukebox Repair > _______________________________________________ > Jukebox-list mailing list -- jukebox-list(a)lists.netlojix.com > <mailto:jukebox-list@lists.netlojix.com> > To unsubscribe send an email to > jukebox-list-leave(a)lists.netlojix.com > <mailto:jukebox-list-leave@lists.netlojix.com> > %(web_page_url)slistinfo%(cgiext)s/%(_internal_name)s > Searchable Archives: http://jukebox.markmail.org/ > <http://jukebox.markmail.org/> > -- Tony Miklos Tony's Jukebox Repair

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Rockola Starlet Gripper
by Jukebox Repairman 26 Apr '25

26 Apr '25

Disregard my previous plea for help. I found one of my Rockola manuals buried in a box Regards, Rick

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Rockola Starlet Mech issue.
by Jukebox Repairman 25 Apr '25

25 Apr '25

Can someone who has a Rockola share a pic with me showing the orientation of the outer cam gear that operates the plunger on the gripper bow?I removed it to free up the trunnion and now I have it out of time. If I could see a straight on pic of the gear with gripper bow fully at rest and / or fully in play position that would be great. This happened to me once a long time ago and I don’t remember how I resolved it. Regards Rick

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Another Wurlitzer 24 select question
by Tony Miklos 25 Apr '25

25 Apr '25

If I'm not mistaken, normally the jukes of this era, when the pin goes into the star wheel, the lift, or drop of the selector just barely goes far enough to align with the record trays. On this box, when the pin goes into the star wheel, the lift goes past the center of the tray, almost too far. After adjusting it, it is working well, but not engaging in the center of the tray. So it's working going up and down, but it's a bit confusing why this one goes so far when engaging into the star wheel. Any ideas? -- Tony Miklos Tony's Jukebox Repair

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Wurlitzer 2900 Amplifier Issue
by M De Simone 25 Apr '25

25 Apr '25

I remember many questions about model 2900 on this forum and now I have a head scratcher, well for me anyway. I’m trying to figure out why relay RY5 located in the amplifier burns up. I have -29.5vdc across it (calls for -28v) and all the voltages around it seem to be very close as well. When I take an AC measurement across RY5 I get 15vac, not sure if that’s significant? It’s been recapped but C35 (3000@50v) is original and tests good with an esr meter. Any thoughts on what might be causing this relay to overheat? I’ve never worked in a model 2900. Thanks, Mauro Sent from my iPhone

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