Hi Emmanuel,

Regarding the automix, is the centre spindle operating ok between large and small centre hole records ?

The original idea is large holes play at 45 and small holes at 33.

As 33 is not popular, this style of automix is easily converted to play both at 45, so you can mix 45s with both small and big holes.

The easy way to do this is pull one of the wires on the automix switch and tape it up.

Your problem is that the solenoid that pushes the idler wheel up and down the sized motor spindle is not operating and is sitting at the 33 setting.

Check the voltage on that solenoid to make sure if it's operating. 28vdc more or less.

However, if you are playing only 45s, disconnect the power to the solenoid and raise the idler wheel bracket to the correct height for the 45 rpm part of the motor spindle. Just pull up with your fingers).Wedge it with a small plastic packer or something similar.

It may be that your issue isn't related at all to the automix and that due to lack of use the turntable motor is stiff or same for the idler spindle.

Cabinet colours. There is a JAL and JEL and as yours is the JEL, the colours are this. Side cabinet, lower woodgrain, upper white Formica. Front visible mechanism glass has thin white stripes on it. Front panels a pink/peach colour as is the deck cover (peach and cream) and record sleeve holders around their edges.

There will be a crossover with the earlier JAL and you may find some of your panels like the deck cover are cream and brown instead of pink.

The front panel that says RoweAmi is level with the speaker grill on the JEL. It is silver. On the JAL it sticks out 1.5 inches from the speaker grill and is brown.

The main colour of your trim should be peach/pink, including around the edge of the titlestrip area.

Title strip printed letters on the plastic holders usually white background and red letters, but can also be light and dark shades of a mustardy brown colour. Again, RoweAmi parts bin.

Mechanism. Could be earlier JAL style or later Tropicana style. Earlier mech has record letters on the front, like the continental. It also has 2 sticking out arms to make sure the record goes back into the top slot and doesn't miss. The later carousel doesn't have these and has diamond shaped dividers for want of a better term, which continues in various metal and plastic colours until the R82 1200 mech..

The rotating "ornament" as it's called, can have any of 3 different style patterns to give the impression of colours spinning around. There were 3 versions. The likely one for you has only blue red and green colours flashing around.

Hope that helps you.

Nigel, uk

On 20 Jan 2023 at 15:30, angkor3 via Jukebox-list jukebox-list@lists.netlojix.com wrote:

Hi everybody! I need your help because I have a problem. I just started the restoration of an Ami Rowe JEL200. I have bought it perfectly working last summer but it has been sitting until last week because I was restoring another jukebox. Last week I decided to play a few records to check if everything was ok but it wasn't. I try to explain the problem as clearly as I can since my first language is not English. The mechanism works, the turntable turns but it plays the record very slowly (constant but slow). It gives me the idea that the Automix doesn't work anymore and that it is playing records like they all are 33 and not 45 RPM. Can this be the problem? Or what else? What do I have to check? I'd also like to know which are the correct color patterns for cabinet and painted metal parts in the font panel: online I have seen so many different combinations (some cabinets are in two colous, other just one; metal panels too and also the mech/turntable cover/tray are of various colours!). Thank you for your help and have a good day!

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