On 2/9/2024 12:28 PM, John Robertson via Jukebox-list wrote:
On 2024/02/09 3:22 a.m., Tony Miklos via Jukebox-list wrote:
This isn't for a collector per se. It's for a woman who grew up dancing to the jukebox her father had bought. After years it developed problems with the sound and after replacing all three speakers (luckily the originals were saved), decided to take the amp and tone arm for repair and sometime between now and then, they got lost. I have no idea why the motor was removed. Anyway she isn't the average collector, she doesn't care what parts it takes just so she can hear it play again (and dance to it).
Not to mention that the cabinet is painted red using a roller, so it looks pretty ugly. Yes, it's a shame to leave it like it is and to use other parts that may fit, but I'm doing what the customer wants. By the way, many people have and will continue to change of adapt the tone arm to take a cartridge other than the Cobra it came with, that part doesn't take away from it's value.
PS: I don't need the motor bracket like I thought, just the motor.
Tony
I'm thinking how hard would it be to replace the DC motor with an AC one from a later machine? A bit of re-wiring, sure...but a more reliable motor as a result.
John :-#)#
Always nice to have your input John. Are those motors problematic? I've worked on that series of mech but not a lot. I also picked up a nice original 1900 that had two field coil/brushes part and one armature in a box of spare parts with it. The good one needs to come out for a good clean and lube, so I'll compare resistance and if looks good test them. Maybe I'll get lucky and only need the gear head for one. ( guess I deleted the part where I said it is an 1800 that is missing the motor)