[Jukebox-list] Wurlitzer 1800 (latch solenoid)

[Wesley Dean]

    Visual inspection of switches is inconclusive. Carefully touch the two blades with a small conductor and this will tell you if the contacts are making connection. Wes
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Juke of Shrewsbury" <jukeofshrewsbury at tiscali.co.uk>
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Sent: Friday, August 04, 2006 3:45 AM
Subject: Re: [Jukebox-list] Wurlitzer 1800 (latch solenoid)


> Eric,
> As Wes and Ron have said, it's very likely to be the solenoid end of stroke 
> contacts that are not making contact when they should be. (They should be 
> normally closed, i.e. closed when the solenoid is relaxed). The resistor is 
> probably OK. For reference the values are as follows:
> Guardian Solenoid - 175 Ohm 5W
> RBM Solenoid - 50 Ohm 10W
> Personally I have never seen an RBM solenoid so I suspect most of them were 
> Guardian??
> 
> Adrian.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Eric Anderton" <ercando at gmail.com>
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> Sent: Thursday, August 03, 2006 11:08 PM
> Subject: [Jukebox-list] Wurlitzer 1800 (latch solenoid)
> 
> 
>>I believe based on Wes's description of a bad latch solenoid resistor
>> that is what is wrong with my machine. Years ago Adrian I had the coin
>> assembly apart and cleaned the contacts you are referring to because
>> this problem had plagued the machine for the past 10 years. I just had
>> to push the solenoid over with my finger each time when making a
>> selection. Extremely annoying. Anyhow, it just stopped working one day
>> while it was receiving fairly regular play. When it activates now it
>> just has the very lightest pull and if i push on it slowly you can
>> feel it pulling. Once it reaches the end of its travel if will firmly
>> hold in place the relays until a selection is made. Would anyone know
>> the replacement values for this resistor? Can I visit my local Radio
>> Shack?
>> Eric Anderton
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