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Wurlitzer 1100 not making selections - resolved
by wschaefer rileycopc.com 18 Aug '25

18 Aug '25

Hi Jim Dirksen and all, Thanks for the reply. I'll answer your questions to assist others who may have this issue in the future along with my successful fix. Yes, the selection light was lit. No action at all when a button was pressed. Pins were not moving. Mech motor was plugged in. I remembered that I had Harold Hagen's compilation of Wurlitzer tech tips so I took it out. In the Dr. Know It All Wurlitzer volume #1 reference book, page 67, there's an article titled "intermittent selections in Wurlitzer 1100". From the entire tech tip, here's what applied to my issue - "There are other switches in the selector coil circuit in the Coin Register Unit (grinder), so check them first: contacts 3 and 4 on the Timing Switch (activated by the cancel solenoid), and contacts 3 and 4 in the coin isolation relay. Make sure the contacts are clean and adjusted properly." Next, I went to my repair manual to see what a cancel solenoid looked like. From there, I saw the set of contacts actuated by the cancel solenoid. They appeared to be okay. Next I found what the coin isolation relay looked like and checked those related contacts. Well, I'll be..... one of the three sets of contacts was stuck together! I cut up a brown paper bag into a few little strips, sprayed the strips with contact cleaner, and cleaned all of the contacts in the coin register mechanism. I powered up the 1100 and voila, I was able to select tunes again. Grateful indeed. Bill Schaefer From: JIM & LAURIE DIRKSEN <dirksenj(a)bellsouth.net<mailto:dirksenj@bellsouth.net>> Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2025 3:58 PM To: Jukebox list (jukebox-list(a)lists.netlojix.com<mailto:jukebox-list@lists.netlojix.com>) <jukebox-list(a)lists.netlojix.com<mailto:jukebox-list@lists.netlojix.com>> Cc: wschaefer rileycopc.com <wschaefer(a)rileycopc.com<mailto:wschaefer@rileycopc.com>> Subject: Re: [Jukebox-list] Wurlitzer 1100 not making selections Is the "make selection" light lit? Check the bulb. Do you hear a relay click or solenoid operate when you press a button? It's possible that selector pins are being selected, but the start micro switch is not starting the motor. Look at the rear of the pinbank to see if pins are moving. Be sure you didn't accidentally unplug the mech motor while poking around in there.

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Scan/Service switch for early Rowe Ami
by Nigel Pugh 17 Aug '25

17 Aug '25

Hi all, The group looks like it's gone very quiet, or I'm having an email problem - I need to replace the scan/service switch on a JAO Diplomat and found new 3 way double pole switches made by CRL that seem to be common with Fender guitar amps. Some of the original jukebox ones were made at the time by CRL too. Has anyone ever used one or do you think they would work ? The only think I can think of is that the jukebox versions did not lock in for the "Scan" position, you have to hold them down. I imagine as these were guitar amp switches all the positions locked in, but that's no big deal. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/372877751680?_skw=crl+3+way+lever+switch&epid=11… Nigel, UK

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Wurlitzer 1100 not making selections
by wschaefer rileycopc.com 14 Aug '25

14 Aug '25

Hi All, Last night I was giving my W1100 its semi-annual lubing and when I was done, I unfortunately discovered that it would no longer accept a selection. I've so far checked the two fuses (OK), the slug rejector (no jammed coins), and the coin register mechanism (no jammed coins). I was dropping in nickels & dimes pretty fast to build my credits to let it play for 20 minutes, hence me looking at the coin gear for a possible problem. I notice that when I drop a quarter, I can hear the 5 credits accumulate but when I then go to select a song, nothing further happens. I'm good with repairing most anything mechanical but since electricity is invisible, I'm slightly more impaired. [8^) Any tips are appreciated. Thanks, Bill Schaefer Castle Rock, CO

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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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