C.G. wrote:
> Well, I went for broke today. I pulled out the mech and I am in the
process
> of a complete teardown and rebuild. I found the problem, it was a gummed
up
> piece, and I have been I automotive long enough to know, there is no
such
> thing as a short cut. So I am going to ger-er-done. I will let every
body
> know how it turns out this weekend.
Do follow the Seeburg sequence of adjustments - they are precise and
essential for correct operation of the machine.
John :-#)#
>
> "John Robertson" <spam@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
> news:N_b8k.54$7%6.44@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> C.G. wrote:
>>> Thanks Charley
>>>
>>> Found them with no problem. Observed while unit was in operation and
they
>>> moved fine. I re oiled with wd40 and still not change, but with good
>>> movement, it's prob somewhere else. I wish there was a test I could do
to
>>> narrow down if this is mechanical or electrical. I hat to send this
box
>>> out for repair if it's something I can fix. This is my second seeburg
of
>>> 5 total boxes I have owned, and the first time I could not solve a
>>> problem.
>>>
>>>> carefully at the pictures and diagrams in your manual and then see if
>>>> you
>>>> can find them in your jukebox mechanism. Then try to apply some WD40
to
>>>> them
>>>> without flooding them with too much.
>>>>
>>>> Please let us know if this works.
>>>>
>>>> Charley
>>>>
>>>> Charley
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>> Please do NOT use WD-40 as a lubricant! It was never designed to do
that,
>> rather it was designed to prevent rust. When used as a lubricant it
will
>> gum up after a period of time due to the residues of the old oil/grease
>> that was the original problem. It is very difficult to remove parts
that
>> have been gummed up that way.
>>
>> Far better to either use a light weight oil or simply take the item
apart
>> (that is gumming up), wash in thinner/Varsol, then re-oil according to
the
>> manual (one or two drops in most applications).
>>
>> As for the problem with the mechanism picking up/putting back, this has
>> been covered many times and a quick google search of the
>> alt.collecting.juke-boxes past messages should turn up the answer.
Search
>> for something like "repeats record" and "Seeburg" and "Cancel" as part
of
>> the search.
>>
>> Hmmm, need to write a FAQ...but no time!
>>
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>> "Old pinballers never die, they just flip out."
>
>
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