On Jun 28, 12:52 am, Brutusx <CLEARCUTCO...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> I have a Ti-1 Rowe-Ami jukebox and i continue to blow the MDL-6 1/4
> fuse ,can not make it through one complete cycle without blowing the
> fuse. Any thoughts?
have actually had this exact problem, it turned out to be a magazine
motor that probably had shorted turns. (i just replaced it rather than
repair it as I had plenty of spares on hand at the time). Most of the
time it wouldnt make a full cycle before blowing a fuse. The only
sign of distress was the F***** awful smell coming from it if you got
close enough, also it got hot. Note also that it ran at normal speed
right up to the time of the fuse blowing, it didnt slow down or
buzzzzz or anything.
try putting the switch in "scan" or "rotate" position (cant remember
exactly how it was labelled) and keep rotating the magazine. if this
causes the fuse to fail, or the motor is getting hot, then this is
your problem. Fortunately the motor isnt too hard to rewind. Other
culprits the other poster has listed. The same testing process should
be applied to these, run them continuously without any of the other
running, and when the fuse blows, you know where the culprit is.
While you are at it, thoroughly check all the wires if you have been
working on the machine before this fault started, of if you purchased
it with this fault without knowing if the last owner(s) had been
fiddling with it - as I also had a nasty incident where the cam switch
assembly was removed and replaced by a friend, and a wire was
partially pinched under one of the mounting plate screws. It must
have only shorted a couple of strands, or it must have been a long way
from the supply to where it was - and thin wire maybe ? as it would
actually work for a short time before blowing the fuse. This was a
very frustrating and time consuming fault finding exercise, as it also
caused some weird intermittent faults in the circuit that it was found
in.
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