I have a customer who swears his OMT was brand new when he bought it. Someone else before me upgraded it to a CD Pro when the older ones stopped working. I temporarily lost the serial number, but it fell within the range where all the BC 337s needed replacement.
Looking at the credit/control board... it appears that all of the transistors were replaced, including the BC327s. Or who knows, maybe they were all removed, tested, and replaced with the old ones? I can tell by the soldering and the rosin that they had been soldered in again.
Anyway, it won't play a CD. It looks like the usual bad CD player problems, in and out, spinning erratically then returning it to the carousel. A good working player acts the same way, and the player from it works fine in my test box.
So should I assume someone did indeed "test" the BC337s and put them back in? I have plenty of 2N2222s to replace the BC337s.
To make things worse, I don't have a Wurlitzer to test it in, and it's a little over an hour away to the customer's house.
Any ideas? Words of wisdom? Change the transistors and take a trip there?
- Tony Miklos Tony's Jukebox Repair
Hi Tony,
If this is a CD-Pro then it has a controller board in the CD chassis, have you verified that it is working correctly? What code numbers does it display in sequence when it the machine is powered up.
https://flippers.com/wurlitzr.html#Troubleshooting
flippers.com
German Wurlitzer jukeboxes models and troubleshooting page <#>
🔗 https://flippers.com/wurlitzr.html#Troubleshooting https://flippers.com/wurlitzr.html#Troubleshooting
download the PDF at *6) /CDM-12 & CD-Pro/* which may help you figure put what is happening.
John :-#)#
On 2025-11-13 4:07 p.m., Tony Miklos via Jukebox-list wrote:
I have a customer who swears his OMT was brand new when he bought it. Someone else before me upgraded it to a CD Pro when the older ones stopped working. I temporarily lost the serial number, but it fell within the range where all the BC 337s needed replacement.
Looking at the credit/control board... it appears that all of the transistors were replaced, including the BC327s. Or who knows, maybe they were all removed, tested, and replaced with the old ones? I can tell by the soldering and the rosin that they had been soldered in again.
Anyway, it won't play a CD. It looks like the usual bad CD player problems, in and out, spinning erratically then returning it to the carousel. A good working player acts the same way, and the player from it works fine in my test box.
So should I assume someone did indeed "test" the BC337s and put them back in? I have plenty of 2N2222s to replace the BC337s.
To make things worse, I don't have a Wurlitzer to test it in, and it's a little over an hour away to the customer's house.
Any ideas? Words of wisdom? Change the transistors and take a trip there?
Tony Miklos Tony's Jukebox Repair
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Tony, I have refurbished pro players ready to go. I can also test the current one for you. You have my phone number
Regards, Rick Jukebox Repairman
On Thu, Nov 13, 2025 at 7:22 PM John Robertson via Jukebox-list < jukebox-list@lists.netlojix.com> wrote:
Hi Tony,
If this is a CD-Pro then it has a controller board in the CD chassis, have you verified that it is working correctly? What code numbers does it display in sequence when it the machine is powered up.
https://flippers.com/wurlitzr.html#Troubleshooting
flippers.com
German Wurlitzer jukeboxes models and troubleshooting page <#>
🔗 https://flippers.com/wurlitzr.html#Troubleshooting https://flippers.com/wurlitzr.html#Troubleshooting
download the PDF at *6) /CDM-12 & CD-Pro/* which may help you figure put what is happening.
John :-#)#
On 2025-11-13 4:07 p.m., Tony Miklos via Jukebox-list wrote:
I have a customer who swears his OMT was brand new when he bought it. Someone else before me upgraded it to a CD Pro when the older ones stopped working. I temporarily lost the serial number, but it fell within the range where all the BC 337s needed replacement.
Looking at the credit/control board... it appears that all of the transistors were replaced, including the BC327s. Or who knows, maybe they were all removed, tested, and replaced with the old ones? I can tell by the soldering and the rosin that they had been soldered in again.
Anyway, it won't play a CD. It looks like the usual bad CD player problems, in and out, spinning erratically then returning it to the carousel. A good working player acts the same way, and the player from it works fine in my test box.
So should I assume someone did indeed "test" the BC337s and put them back in? I have plenty of 2N2222s to replace the BC337s.
To make things worse, I don't have a Wurlitzer to test it in, and it's a little over an hour away to the customer's house.
Any ideas? Words of wisdom? Change the transistors and take a trip there?
Tony Miklos Tony's Jukebox Repair
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Like I said, I tried a different player. I have about 5 spares ready to go, all tested for hours on a Rowe box. I rebuild them when I get 2 or so bad ones.
Tony
On 11/13/2025 7:24 PM, Jukebox Repairman via Jukebox-list wrote:
Tony, I have refurbished pro players ready to go. I can also test the current one for you. You have my phone number
Regards, Rick Jukebox Repairman
On Thu, Nov 13, 2025 at 7:22 PM John Robertson via Jukebox-list < jukebox-list@lists.netlojix.com> wrote:
Hi Tony,
If this is a CD-Pro then it has a controller board in the CD chassis, have you verified that it is working correctly? What code numbers does it display in sequence when it the machine is powered up.
https://flippers.com/wurlitzr.html#Troubleshooting
flippers.com
German Wurlitzer jukeboxes models and troubleshooting page <#>
🔗 https://flippers.com/wurlitzr.html#Troubleshooting https://flippers.com/wurlitzr.html#Troubleshooting
download the PDF at *6) /CDM-12 & CD-Pro/* which may help you figure put what is happening.
John :-#)#
On 2025-11-13 4:07 p.m., Tony Miklos via Jukebox-list wrote:
I have a customer who swears his OMT was brand new when he bought it. Someone else before me upgraded it to a CD Pro when the older ones stopped working. I temporarily lost the serial number, but it fell within the range where all the BC 337s needed replacement.
Looking at the credit/control board... it appears that all of the transistors were replaced, including the BC327s. Or who knows, maybe they were all removed, tested, and replaced with the old ones? I can tell by the soldering and the rosin that they had been soldered in again.
Anyway, it won't play a CD. It looks like the usual bad CD player problems, in and out, spinning erratically then returning it to the carousel. A good working player acts the same way, and the player from it works fine in my test box.
So should I assume someone did indeed "test" the BC337s and put them back in? I have plenty of 2N2222s to replace the BC337s.
To make things worse, I don't have a Wurlitzer to test it in, and it's a little over an hour away to the customer's house.
Any ideas? Words of wisdom? Change the transistors and take a trip there?
Tony Miklos Tony's Jukebox Repair
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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.
On Thu, Nov 13, 2025 at 7:22 PM John Robertson via Jukebox-list < jukebox-list@lists.netlojix.com> wrote:
Hi Tony,
If this is a CD-Pro then it has a controller board in the CD chassis, have you verified that it is working correctly? What code numbers does it display in sequence when it the machine is powered up.
https://flippers.com/wurlitzr.html#Troubleshooting
flippers.com
German Wurlitzer jukeboxes models and troubleshooting page <#>
🔗 https://flippers.com/wurlitzr.html#Troubleshooting https://flippers.com/wurlitzr.html#Troubleshooting
download the PDF at *6) /CDM-12 & CD-Pro/* which may help you figure put what is happening.
John :-#)#
On 2025-11-13 4:07 p.m., Tony Miklos via Jukebox-list wrote:
I have a customer who swears his OMT was brand new when he bought it. Someone else before me upgraded it to a CD Pro when the older ones stopped working. I temporarily lost the serial number, but it fell within the range where all the BC 337s needed replacement.
Looking at the credit/control board... it appears that all of the transistors were replaced, including the BC327s. Or who knows, maybe they were all removed, tested, and replaced with the old ones? I can tell by the soldering and the rosin that they had been soldered in again.
Anyway, it won't play a CD. It looks like the usual bad CD player problems, in and out, spinning erratically then returning it to the carousel. A good working player acts the same way, and the player from it works fine in my test box.
So should I assume someone did indeed "test" the BC337s and put them back in? I have plenty of 2N2222s to replace the BC337s.
To make things worse, I don't have a Wurlitzer to test it in, and it's a little over an hour away to the customer's house.
Any ideas? Words of wisdom? Change the transistors and take a trip there?
Tony Miklos Tony's Jukebox Repair
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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:
â€(740) 653-9344‬
TECH@WURLITZER-OHIO.COM
John :-#)#
On Thu, Nov 13, 2025 at 7:22 PM John Robertson via Jukebox-list < jukebox-list@lists.netlojix.com> wrote:
Hi Tony,
If this is a CD-Pro then it has a controller board in the CD chassis, have you verified that it is working correctly? What code numbers does it display in sequence when it the machine is powered up.
https://flippers.com/wurlitzr.html#Troubleshooting
flippers.com
German Wurlitzer jukeboxes models and troubleshooting page <#>
🔗 https://flippers.com/wurlitzr.html#Troubleshooting https://flippers.com/wurlitzr.html#Troubleshooting
download the PDF at *6) /CDM-12 & CD-Pro/* which may help you figure put what is happening.
John :-#)#
On 2025-11-13 4:07 p.m., Tony Miklos via Jukebox-list wrote:
I have a customer who swears his OMT was brand new when he bought it. Someone else before me upgraded it to a CD Pro when the older ones stopped working. I temporarily lost the serial number, but it fell within the range where all the BC 337s needed replacement.
Looking at the credit/control board... it appears that all of the transistors were replaced, including the BC327s. Or who knows, maybe they were all removed, tested, and replaced with the old ones? I can tell by the soldering and the rosin that they had been soldered in again.
Anyway, it won't play a CD. It looks like the usual bad CD player problems, in and out, spinning erratically then returning it to the carousel. A good working player acts the same way, and the player from it works fine in my test box.
So should I assume someone did indeed "test" the BC337s and put them back in? I have plenty of 2N2222s to replace the BC337s.
To make things worse, I don't have a Wurlitzer to test it in, and it's a little over an hour away to the customer's house.
Any ideas? Words of wisdom? Change the transistors and take a trip there?
Tony Miklos Tony's Jukebox Repair
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John / Tony. I talked with Rob a few moths ago. He told me he was changing his phone number as he was getting bombarded with Robo calls. He told me if he doesn’t recognize the calling party number he was ignoring them. He gave me this number to reach him (740) 808-0384
Regards, Rick Jukebox Repairman
On Fri, Nov 14, 2025 at 12:37 PM John Robertson via Jukebox-list < jukebox-list@lists.netlojix.com> 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:
â€(740) 653-9344‬
TECH@WURLITZER-OHIO.COM
John :-#)#
On Thu, Nov 13, 2025 at 7:22 PM John Robertson via Jukebox-list < jukebox-list@lists.netlojix.com> wrote:
Hi Tony,
If this is a CD-Pro then it has a controller board in the CD chassis, have you verified that it is working correctly? What code numbers does it display in sequence when it the machine is powered up.
https://flippers.com/wurlitzr.html#Troubleshooting
flippers.com
German Wurlitzer jukeboxes models and troubleshooting page <#>
🔗 https://flippers.com/wurlitzr.html#Troubleshooting https://flippers.com/wurlitzr.html#Troubleshooting
download the PDF at *6) /CDM-12 & CD-Pro/* which may help you figure put what is happening.
John :-#)#
On 2025-11-13 4:07 p.m., Tony Miklos via Jukebox-list wrote:
I have a customer who swears his OMT was brand new when he bought it. Someone else before me upgraded it to a CD Pro when the older ones stopped working. I temporarily lost the serial number, but it fell within the range where all the BC 337s needed replacement.
Looking at the credit/control board... it appears that all of the transistors were replaced, including the BC327s. Or who knows, maybe they were all removed, tested, and replaced with the old ones? I can tell by the soldering and the rosin that they had been soldered in again.
Anyway, it won't play a CD. It looks like the usual bad CD player problems, in and out, spinning erratically then returning it to the carousel. A good working player acts the same way, and the player from it works fine in my test box.
So should I assume someone did indeed "test" the BC337s and put them back in? I have plenty of 2N2222s to replace the BC337s.
To make things worse, I don't have a Wurlitzer to test it in, and it's a little over an hour away to the customer's house.
Any ideas? Words of wisdom? Change the transistors and take a trip there?
Tony Miklos Tony's Jukebox Repair
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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:
â€(740) 653-9344‬
TECH@WURLITZER-OHIO.COM
John :-#)#
Thank You John!
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:
â€(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.
On 2025-11-16 6:21 a.m., Tony Miklos via Jukebox-list wrote:
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:
â€(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.
Hi Tony,
Can you post a photo somewhere - or here - of the overheated items?
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've known a few customers who never turned their machines off. The plastics and colour cylinders age horribly after all these years...
I hope Rod isn't so busy like other times I talked to him Ha,Ha,Ha.
Yes, I know what you mean...
John :-#)#
On 11/16/2025 1:11 PM, John Robertson via Jukebox-list wrote:
On 2025-11-16 6:21 a.m., Tony Miklos via Jukebox-list wrote:
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:
â€(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.
Hi Tony,
Can you post a photo somewhere - or here - of the overheated items?
After cleaning it up, I see it's R3 (I think 220 ohm) and T5-BC327. By the looks of the board and the looks of the resistor, it had to be replaced (tests good) and the transistor... IDK
On 11/16/2025 1:11 PM, John Robertson via Jukebox-list wrote:
On 2025-11-16 6:21 a.m., Tony Miklos via Jukebox-list wrote:
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've known a few customers who never turned their machines off. The plastics and colour cylinders age horribly after all these years...
John :-#)#
On this one the colors looked so-so, but the clear color cylinders were dark brown. The color gels were faded but not more than other jukes their age.
On 11/13/2025 7:24 PM, Jukebox Repairman via Jukebox-list wrote:
Tony, I have refurbished pro players ready to go. I can also test the current one for you. You have my phone number
Regards, Rick Jukebox Repairman
Hey Rick, I was re-reading this before deleting it, and I'm wondering what your test box is. If it happens to be a Wurlitzer I'd love to send my boards and all over for a test. My test box is a Rowe and the player works fine on that.
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