[Jukebox-list] cleaning the mech

[Ron Rich]

Jackie, and all,
  I never have cleaned/rebuilt that type mech.  About the only thing that I can think of that would be hurt with water, would be the motor, which I would remove. The other thing I might be cautious of is the "comb" in the rear -- I don't think water would hurt it,but pressure, of any kind (water or brushing) might.--Oh, yea-the decals on top--Ron Rich

etreble7 <etreble7 at verizon.net> wrote:
  J.C.
Thanks so much, I read the pages in Ron's book, but like you, not sure if 
that applies to the 78 Mech, it has totally different parts. It looks like 
a giant metal robot!!
Jackie


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>
> I don't know about those old 78 mechs but I clean Seeburg 45 mechs with
> cleaner and water.The motor and any solenoids must be either removed or 
> protected
> in plastic bags.I remove them but then I don't mind marking,unsoldering 
> and
> soldering wires back after I'm done .My favorite is "Dow Scrubbing 
> Bubbles"
> bathroom cleaner.It gets Seeburg 45 mechs clean as new.
>
> Be very careful with it around painted areas and the Seeburg metal labels
> though.It will attack the ink on Seeburg metal plates and on certain other
> things. I found if you get it on and off very quickly it won't hurt 
> baseplate and
> record rack paint.
>
> I don't know about the paint on your Trashcan mech though.I clean it as 
> well
> as possible with degreasers and "weaker " cleaners and the final with the
> Dow.Seems nothing gets it as clean.Anything missed can be hit with a shot 
> of brake
> cleaner.Be careful around the same certain things as the Dow.
>
> Then you need to get it dry and lubricated.If it's a hot day the sun will
> do.If not a hair dryer and towells works in the house.Then everything 
> that needs
> it must get relubricated as you have washed it off.
>
> Most of what I have said is in Ron Rich's book but of course you have a
> different mechanism there.
>
> p.s. After all these years I have my C mech mostly together and super 
> clean.I
> got plenty of practice on lesser jukes before I tackled the C.I actually 
> made
> a little plastic cover for the identification plate on the C and siliconed 
> it
> over the ident. plate so I could clean to my heart's delight with the
> bathroom cleaner without worry of damaging it.I still dissassembled it 
> totally as I
> cleaned and replaced any rusty screws and mech parts with very clean ones
> from donor mechs.Most of the cast parts don't rust luckily like the 
> cam,clutch
> tower and most of it's parts,record lift arm, etc.I think all the grease 
> on it
> helped protect it in some aspects from the barn environment and mice. Now 
> if
> only the weather would cooperate so I can finish the mechanism.The 
> humidity has
> been much too high for repainting the tonearm,record stripper,clamp 
> arm,record
> rack,covers and base for the last week and it's just been downright hot.
>
> J.C.
>
>
> In a message dated 10/9/2007 9:01:54 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> etreble7 at verizon.net writes:
>
>>When people talk of "cleaning the mech" do you actually use water and a
> cleaner? I am going to >tackle that this weekend and get the darn thing 
> off my
> Dining Room Table but I'm not sure >exactly what to do to it. It iis of 
> course,
> very dirty and there doesn't seem to be much grease >anywhere.
>
>
>
>
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