[Jukebox-list] Re:Wurly 3410 Issues

Tue Nov 7 09:30:55 PST 2006

Wes,
   Roy and "wise" in the same sentence???  I'll continue to call you 
"Paw"..please don't call me son!!!
    Butch
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jackie" <etreble7 at verizon.net>
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Sent: Tuesday, November 07, 2006 12:05 PM
Subject: Re: [Jukebox-list] Re:Wurly 3410 Issues


> Wes,
> you have raised a "wise" Son, tell Roy I like his opinion also!
> Jackie
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Wesley Dean" <wesleydean at cox.net>
> To: "Jukebox mailing list" <jukebox-list at lists.netlojix.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 07, 2006 10:06 AM
> Subject: Re: [Jukebox-list] Re:Wurly 3410 Issues
>
>
>    Jackie, Roy has come with words of wisdom. He told me that in his 
> opinion, the 3400 series are the best juke for novices to start with. His 
> reasons, 1-All of them are extra clean. 2- In a home environment, there is 
> no stress in repairing it in a timely fashion. 3-A novice would not know 
> exactly how long a juke should perform until it breaks down. 4-One may be 
> purchased at a very economical price. They are worth more to the 
> individual than the present owner. 5-When it does break down the repairing 
> of it becomes a labor of love. Wes
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Jackie" <etreble7 at verizon.net>
> To: "Jukebox mailing list" <jukebox-list at lists.netlojix.com>
> Sent: Monday, November 06, 2006 7:34 PM
> Subject: Re: [Jukebox-list] Re:Wurly 3410 Issues
>
>
>> Dave,
>> nice to hear the Wurly is still working great.  It was almost brand new 
>> (in
>> Jukebox years) when you got it, how cool is that?
>>
>> I know what you mean about records, when you use the Jukeboxes you do end 
>> up
>> swaping out often.  I am about once a month.  I also play the Seeburg C 
>> just
>> as much and between the two, seems I am always making new Title Strips 
>> and
>> searching for more and more records.  I like Kyle's Title Strips so I 
>> have
>> spent a fair amount of time on the internet looking for Album Covers etc.
>> It's fun and it keeps me out of trouble!
>>
>> I guess the people that don't care for the Statesman used to repair them 
>> and
>> I can see why they would consider them a pain in the rear.  After working 
>> on
>> the Seeburg LS2, the 3400 is more difficult to work with.  Even the 
>> manual
>> is more confusing.  In spite of all that, I am with you, I love the bass 
>> and
>> I am attached, I think being my first Jukebox it will just always be #1.
>>
>> I will keep my eyes open, ya never know when I may run across one!  Have 
>> a
>> great one,
>> Jackie
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Dave Garcia" <daveg at dgnetwork.net>
>> To: "Jukebox mailing list" <jukebox-list at lists.netlojix.com>
>> Sent: Monday, November 06, 2006 4:36 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Jukebox-list] Re:Wurly 3410 Issues
>>
>>
>>> Hi Jackie,
>>>
>>> No, Elvis has left the building in my case :-)
>>>
>>> Actually I have the 3400 (200 selection, 100 record capacity).  I bought
>>> it in 1979 at
>>> a place in Van Nuys California called G.A.M.E.S which stood for
>>> Great American Mechanical Entertainment Sales.  So it was 9 years old
>>> when I bought it.  It's working fine, and I play it everyday also... I
>>> play it so
>>> often that I get tired of the songs in it and have to change records 
>>> every
>>> 3 weeks
>>> or so.  And yes, it does sound good... nice crisp highs and deep base.
>>> It's had a few problems mainly with the microswitches and a dirty 
>>> contact
>>> plate
>>> under the carousel... But nothing major.... I did notice over the 
>>> weekend
>>> that
>>> the motor mounts are abit "droopy"... so that will have to be taken care
>>> of soon.
>>> Also the rubber bumper on the "backstop pawl" is hard and compressed.  I
>>> have
>>> no idea where I'm going to get one of those.
>>> But it does run like a top... I think we are the only 2 on the list that
>>> has a 34xx series
>>> machine.  I know we're the only ones that really like this beast.  It's
>>> not
>>> a favorite of the list members...
>>>
>>> I actually want another Wurly 3400 to work on when I'm not fixing
>>> computers.
>>>
>>> Dave
>>>
>>> Jackie wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi Dave,
>>>> that's interesting you had the same problem......was it Elvis???  LOL. 
>>>> I
>>>> found a relay, high in the very front of the machine that was loose.  I
>>>> followed the wires from the pinbank to this relay, pushed it in tight 
>>>> and
>>>> haven't had any trouble since then!  As a matter of fact, that machine
>>>> plays EVERYDAY and it's so reliable.  I love the sound, it's got great
>>>> speakers! Are you happy with your 3410?  How long have you had it? 
>>>> Where
>>>> did you get yours from?
>>>> Jackie
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dave Garcia" <daveg at dgnetwork.net>
>>>> To: "Jukebox mailing list" <jukebox-list at lists.netlojix.com>
>>>> Sent: Monday, November 06, 2006 11:53 AM
>>>> Subject: Re: [Jukebox-list] I've missed everyone
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Hi Jackie,
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm glad your back too... I'm not new here, infact I have a Wurly 3400
>>>>> and had
>>>>> the same problem you had with playing the wrong record and such.  My
>>>>> problem
>>>>> was that little circuit board directly under the carousel.  It was 
>>>>> dirty
>>>>> and the "fingers"
>>>>> of the scan arm wouldn't make good contact to supply power to the read
>>>>> out switches.
>>>>>
>>>>> Anyhow, welcome back!
>>>>>
>>>>> Dave from sunny California
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