[Jukebox-list] Rockola 1438 Slug Ejector Problem

[Bob E.]

At 07:35 PM 1/1/07 -0500, you wrote:
>The continuing recondition saga on the Rockola 1438.... Dropping a coin
down the chute hangs the coin up in the National Slug Ejector mech. I pulled
it out of the juke and dropped some more coins in and it still hangs up
unless you push the release button that drops the coin to the slug pot. I
pulled the same model slug ejector out of my Rockola 1448 out in the garage
(a future project, see... you're gonna hear alot from me) and this slug
ejector does the same thing, the coin still hangs up. 
>Guys, what's the quick fix... run it through the dishwasher and then a hot
oil bath using WD-40 ??

Coin mechs benefit greatly from cleaning.  Whatever you do, keep WD-40 far
away from your jukebox.  That stuff is guaranteed to cause problems down
the road...evil stuff!  As Jay said, open the spring-loaded "pages" and 
clean and dry really well.  No lube is necessary, and will only gum up
the mechanism after a time.

--Bob
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