[Jukebox-list] AMI C problems

[Gary Young]

Hi Rick, from your description, I find it difficult to
understand whats happening. Can you answer the
following

Can you select a record and have it play? Does the
problem arise when you try to reject and nothing
happens? Can you reject the record from the main
reject switch in the large junction box at side of
cabinet? Can you reject the record using the reject
switch next to the tone arm post? If you have taken
apart and reassembled the cam/reversing micro switch
(this sits upright behind the tone arm post), it is
vital that this is adjusted according to the manual.
It may take some trial and error to get it right.
Having owned an AMI B for many years, for me, this has
been the source of the very few problems I have had
with this machine. It did start behaving very
erraticly  last year and the source of the problem
this time was in the two micro switches at the front
of the mech. Again removing them, opening them and
cleaning the contacts cured the problem. As I
mentioned before, watch out for the tiny spring which
has a tendacy to fire across the room. These switches
I think are identical to the cam micro switch. You
will need to take the screws out of the brackets that
hold the 2 metal rods in place, remove records,
disconnect all cables, then the whole assembly should
just lift out for disassembly. If you take your time,
and make notes as you go for reasembly, I found it to
be a fairly easy task and I am no mechanical genius.
It might be an idea you get hold of a spare switch in
case you screw up. I hope this is of help. For future
reference, I would be interested to hear other members
views on this and how you resolve your problem. Good
luck 

Regards

Gary


		
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