[Jukebox-list] The Wurlitzer 2410 Stereo is home!

[Don]

NJ is half the distance compared to BC and also no darned customs procedures 
and fees. :-)
Don


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "bill riches" <bill.riches at verizon.net>
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Sent: Saturday, September 09, 2006 7:45 PM
Subject: RE: [Jukebox-list] The Wurlitzer 2410 Stereo is home!


> Jackie,
>
> I would be glad to check the tubes also.  I am in Cape May, NJ
> Regards,
>
> Bill Riches
> dB Electronics
> Cape May, NJ
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: jukebox-list-bounces at lists.netlojix.com
> [mailto:jukebox-list-bounces at lists.netlojix.com] On Behalf Of Don
> Sent: Saturday, September 09, 2006 10:38 PM
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> Subject: Re: [Jukebox-list] The Wurlitzer 2410 Stereo is home!
>
> Jackie,
> Unless someone closer to you offers to test and supply tubes, you can
> ship
> them to me for testing and replacement of weak or dead ones. I have
> several
> thousand tubes in stock, so likely have what you might need.
> It is true there are lots of other things in that juke that probably
> need
> attention before the tubes as generally they are pretty rugged and long
> lasting...... but you never know.  If you found a short in one tube the
> short might mean some other part in the amp got damaged too.
> With that in mind, make sure you label each tube with tape and a number
> or
> something and draw its position on a paper map of the top of the amp.
> That
> way when you get the tubes tested..... if there is a short in one of
> them.... you know which socket it came out of and you know to have that
> part
> of the circuit examined more closely by your electronics tech.   The
> labelling sounds dumb but in the case of more than one kind of the same
> tube
> on a chassis ( like 6L6's) it can be good to know where the defective
> tube
> was last operating.
>
> Don't get too wigged out by what I say. Tubes usually ain't no big deal.
>
> They are good, weak or dead. They can have a broken filament, a shorted
> element or no vacuum left inside.  Getting the tubes tested eliminates
> them
> as a variable in the event the amp doesn't work.
>
> Contact me off list, if you like.
> Don
> in BC, Canada
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Jackie" <etreble7 at comcast.net>
> To: <Jukebox-list at lists.netlojix.com>
> Sent: Saturday, September 09, 2006 6:17 PM
> Subject: [Jukebox-list] The Wurlitzer 2410 Stereo is home!
>
>
> Hello to all,
> I am excited, the 1960 Wurlitzer 2410s Stereo is home and it's in such
> great
> shape...at least the cabinet.  It has suffered some damage, maybe at
> some
> point dropped or just roughed up a bit.
>
> I tightened the 4 bolts before we loaded the machine on it's back.  I
> had a
> key for the Dome, Back Door, Money Door and a Sound Key so everything
> was
> secured.  The seller handed me some large springs,fuses,screws and a few
>
> records and off we went.
>
> When we got it in the house and opened it up, I realized things were not
> as
> nice inside.  The large springs............I finally figured out they
> went
> under the mech tray!  The fuses, there are places on the amp that have
> no
> fuses.  They do not give the size of the fuse on the outside of the amp
> so
> am not sure what size to buy.  There are 4 fuses in the amp, if anyone
> knows
> what size I need to get, I would appreciate it.  Also, the Pricing Unit
> Fuse
> is a 8/10....what size do I replace that with?
>
> The selection letters and numbers would press in but nothing happened.
> I
> had to unplug the machine to get them to release.  If I put a quarter
> in,
> nothing happened.  The machine did light up.  the lower florescent bulb
> works, the upper bulb is missing.  Lowes and Home Depot do not carry a
> 30"
> bulb, now I know.
>
> The Motor is hanging by 1 bolt on the bottom, there should be 4.....3
> are
> broken in half.  There is 1 belt, looks like it should have 2.
>
> The tubes.........I do not have a clue if they are burned out.  One of
> them
> is black/shiny on 2 sides, the others look normal, whatever that is, LOL
>
> I see there are Switch Stacks on the Selection Board.  I cleaned the
> switches and must have moved a switch because now when I turn it on it
> buzzes and the letter and number buttons won't select.  I turned it off
> in
> case something was being damaged.
>
> I have posted some pictures on the Google group site
> http://groups.google.com/group/jukeboxpictures?lnk=li&hl=en
> if anyone is interested.  If there is a Wurlitzer Guru out there, I am
> anxiously waiting to hear from you!
>
> I am sure this is "fixable" and I am up for the work and challenge.  It
> is
> really a beautiful machine, this holds a close second to my Seeburg C!
>
> Thanks for taking the time to read this book,
> Jackie
>
>
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