I've always wanted a juke box and this one came up in a local auction, so I bought it. Something of a messianic gleam in my eye if other bidders are to be believed!
Never had anything to do with restoration of electrical stuff before, so this could be interesting. Any help will be appreciated. This is also my first ever Blog.
It's reportedly been in a garage for the last ten years and by the depth of dust/ grease I can well believe it. Also the coin mech works on the original 5p and 10p coins which are not readily available so I'm not sure if I have to replace with something up to date or find a supply of the old coins.
Please note:
I don't know what I'm doing. This is not a full restoration job
It may be just a cry for help.
As you can see the dust has got everywhere.
We have plugged it in and the fly(?) wheel started turning and the lights came on which is positive but because we had no suitable coins and also the coin mech is fairly greased/ dusted up we couldn't get any further.
I tried the only switch I could find (red arrow below) to see if it would free play without success, so I'm still not sure what that switch is for.
There is no key for the coin box which I guess is not a surprise although there was an old sixpence (1961) in the reject slot.
There is no back panel to the machine, which is why it is so dusty inside.
AMPLIFIER
The easiest piece to remove seemed like the amplifier, so I started with that. Everything unplugs including the power feed and the whole thing just lifted out.I've given it a good wipe down, after removing the valves and put it to one side. The paintwork is well pitted and some of the labels are partially worn away, so do I re-spray the whole thing or leave it as is, in original condition?
LOWER SELECTOR MECHANISM
Next is the bottom of the selector mechanism which is secured by three (black ) hexagonal pillars (ARROWED) with screws and washers at their base.
This then allows the mechanism to drop away and it can be removed.
There are so many small springs (aka dust collectors) that I'd be inclined to stick it in the dishwasher if it didn't have electrical parts on it.
Could be a fiddly cleaning job.
PHOTOS
For each of these steps I have taken photos of the original situation and coded them A - Z then marked the relevant area A1 (or B1 on photo 'B' etc. I don't think you can take too many pics. I have already removed one relay and then realised I don't know which way up it goes and didn't take a Photo before I removed it.
MAIN ARCH SUPPORT
Now for the main arch support.
You have to undo a couple of wires/ pulleys which is quite simple to do but see the note above and make sure you mark them on the relevant picture and tag them so you know where they go back.There are two screws on each side which undo from underneath.
There are also three wires leading down which prevent removal, so I have cut these and tagged them for later re-connection.
The whole assembly then lifts out.
RECORD STORAGE TRAY
Next is the record storage tray.(ABOVE)
Three screws in the top centre which secure a metal disc and when removed allow you to lift the whole thing out.But first you have to secure the two disc arms (one arrowed RIGHT) so that they are out of the way, which I did with string
This is definitely going in the dishwasher.
METAL SUPPORT TRAY
What is left is the metal support tray with part of the lower selector mechanism attached. This is located on springs and just lifts out (heavy).
