Hey! I bought a Wurlitzer Tower “Rainbow” CD jukebox from someone that said it worked but needed a new laser eye. I’ve been cleaning it up And troubleshooting and having a really hard time figuring out what I should actually be looking at. The issue is the selector will allow me to pick a CD and track and it will place it on the turntable but it never spins. After about 30 seconds it puts the CD back.
The jukebox uses the Philips CDM12 Industrial or “Pro-Audio” player and I’ve used the built in tests to verify the laser eye actually moves and attempts to get focus but it will just bump up and down during the “93” self test. When I do the “95” test that is supposed to spin the spindle, nothing happens. I soldered on some test leads and I see a constant 4.6 v being applied to both solder joints of the motor. If I apply 1.5v to the leads I can get it to spin so I don’t think the spindle motor is bad.
I’m getting frustrated and just don’t know where to start. Would a bad laser eye keep the disc from spinning? I ordered a replacement from eBay just to see if it helps but I have no idea what I’m doing. Anyone have any suggestions?