[Jukebox-list] Seeburg SS-160 lid tweaked and other questions

[Jeremy Agema]

Ron, I just love the way your coworker "adjusted" the lid. I also didn't 
know there were factory revisions on the brackets.

Jay, my SS160 was/is the same way. I have tried using a clamp by the grill 
above the title display to squeeze the triangular gap for a couple of days. 
I also disconnected the helper springs. This has helped some.

As far as the display motor goes I found the company that bought out the 
original maker of the motor. They were happy to send me a replacement but 
after I ordered it I found that www.jukeboxusa.com has them #33-004 $65. It 
would have been a bit cheaper for me to use jukebox usa. 

As a side note I messed up on my order from that manufacturer- the shaft was 
a bit too long so I had to cut it down and redrill the hole for the 
retaining pin. Live and learn I guess.

I love my SS-160. I have a pair of UCS1 speakers hooked to it and I am using 
a tsa6 amp (I still need to rebuild the original tsa4). It sounds great. I 
also (per Ron's tip) replaced the original red tone arm with a newer one.

Jeremy Agema

On Tue, 9 Jan 2007 00:57:31 -0800 (PST), Ron Rich wrote
> Tony--you can use this or any part of it for the book, if you like--Ron
> 
>   Jay,
>   The is very common on that model. The early pot metal castings 
> bent, the later ("improved") ones split, or maybe it was the other 
> way 'round. We had our own method of "fixing" them. It was a great 
> big man, with a rather large stomach--he would use that stomach to 
> "reform" the casting by reaching over the top of the juke and 
> appling pressure with his stomach to the leading edge of the lid-
> -(He was truly a giant of a man--about 6'5" and 400lbs. And strong 
> enough to pick me up (about 165lbs) and throw me into a large trash 
> bin once, when I P'd him off).  And yes--they were a royal pain to 
> change--I must have done a couple hundred of them--The last version 
> (there may have been as many as 5 different "improvements" made) of 
> the castings were filled with some type of an epoxy filler and added 
> angle brackets--don't think I ever saw one of the last type fail.  
> As for the gearbox, I never took one apart, just stuck a new one in--
> -but I think I would try repairs today--it's a "110 VAC" motor.  Ron 
> Rich
> 
> Jay Hennigan <jay at west.net> wrote:
>   Just looked at a neighbor's SS160 yesterday. The machine needs the 
> usual going-over that one would expect for a Seeburg that has been 
> neglected for a long time.
> 
> One odd thing. The main lid containing the title strips, etc. is 
> somehow out of true. When you attempt to close it, the bottom 
> corners of the title strip holders strike the front escutcheon 
> holding the selection buttons, as if the lid assembly is too long. 
> You can get it closed with some persuasion, but then there is a 
> triangular gap at the back upright portion where the black fluted 
> speaker grille assembly abuts the upright wood sides of the juke.
> 
> It looks like the lid assembly has been bent at an obtuse angle 
> where it meets the back/bottom corner of the frame. But, the 
> material there looks like a casting and it isn't distorted or 
> cracked. The guy has a manual on order but I can't see how this 
> could have happened without some rather obvious damage, and there 
> isn't any. It just doesn't fit right. Any suggestions? Does this 
> come apart and is the angle adjustable? Removing it as an assembly 
> doesn't look like a lot of fun, and I don't want to leave it as is 
> because I can guarantee the title strip holders will be damaged 
> shortly if it stays this way.
> 
> Also, the top animation motor was disconnected long ago, as it 
> and/or the gearbox is noisy and stubborn. Are replacements available 
> or can this one be serviced?
> 
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