[Jukebox-list] Re: AMI Continental problem

[John Robertson]

Gary Young wrote:
> Hi folks looks like I spoke too soon. I recently wrote
> saying I was having problems with B sides being
> hesitant to reject on my Ami continental. This was
> happening intermitently and only ocassionaly. I freed
> up all the pins and thought this had done the trick,
> but I now notice that the A sides are starting to do
> the same. Any further suggestions as to where to look.
> I can get the record to eject eventually  by lifting
> the tone arm up and passing it over over the record
> cut out grooves several times, but noticed a funny
> thing...there is no sound when I set the needle back
> down at the start of the record. The sound goes back
> to normal when the record rejects and goes onto the
> next selection. 
>
> Thanks
>
> Gary
>
>   
Hi Gary,

I hope the memory drum unit was not lubricated with WD-40 (or anything)! 
The pins should slide freely back and forth with just enough resistance 
to hold them in place. They should never feel sticky or sluggish. If 
someone lubricated the drum unit pins then the entire assembly must be 
taken apart, washed in Varsol, then reassembled - dry - and readjust 
centering and canceling.

As for the sound vanishing, that means the cancel circuitry is trying to 
work - your Mute Relay has kicked in.

John :-#)#

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