On 11/14/2025 12:36 PM, John Robertson via Jukebox-list wrote:
Hi Tony,
See below.
On 2025-11-14 6:48 a.m., Tony Miklos via Jukebox-list wrote:
John, I'm going to have to print out your papers and try it again. I'm not sure, but I think the display was flashing "10" then went to regular play mode. Then it will take selections, pull the CDs onto the player,and act "stupid".
I've never had symtoms anything like that, that wasn't cured with a new/rebuilt player so I didn't pay much attention to the number.
At the moment I can't think of the name of the only guy I know in the US........................ It just came to me, well sort of. It's something like Rob Stapleton. Does anyone know who I mean? I googled him a couple ways and came up blank. Not to put down John, it's just that the guy is in the US.
Rod is a great guy and a huge resource for Deustch Wurlitzer products!
You can reach him by phone or email:
(740) 653-9344
TECH@WURLITZER-OHIO.COM
John :-#)#
John, I did forget to mention that one resistor, I think off of the +5v regulator, had gotten very warm at some time. That area of the board is all brown but I believe some of the components were replaced. The regulator was clipped onto the aluminum base (with compound) but where it's soldered to the board it was very hot at one time. For testing I screwed a smaller heat sink onto it and it didn't heat up too bad. Oh, and the plastic cover was cut and cracked out of the area below, evidently to keep the area cool. It puts out something close to 5.1 volts. I suppose I could/should cross reference the number to see if it's a 1 amp or a 1.5 amp. Either way I guess they are cheap enough to simply replace. I don't see that as the problem, just some preventive maintenance.
All this on a machine that was supposedly bought brand new and no one but me ever worked on it. NOT! Another thing I didn't mention. The owner said they turned it on when they got it, and in 20 years, they never turned it off. Something sounds fishy!
I hope Rod isn't so busy like other times I talked to him Ha,Ha,Ha.