[Jukebox-list] A Wurly 2510 amp question

[Jjmscf at aol.com]

You chimed in about your broken cartridge just as I was clicking send...lol
Glad to hear you have been able to keep those jukes up and running. You have 
some good ones there. I guess I was lucky on my 222. That sucker just keeps 
playing reliably.The only problems I had wrere in the 1st couple of months after 
I got it. Following Wes' suggestion of grounding the tormat plate cured all 
selection issues and a few resistors replaced  in the amp that the original 
rebuilder did not replace and it's just been going and going like the energizer 
bunny.It gets the heck played out of it.Not every day but several hours every 
week.I suppose it's time to change the needles.It has n.o.s original saphires 
in it and I have several sets.I got a hold of 1 pair of n.o.s. diamonds I am 
saving for last.I haven't heard a replacement match the sound of these 
originals. The 222 amp seems the most sensitive to it.Not as much difference on an LPC 
series amp. I want to clean up the mech sometime and get some new rubber parts 
in there.But it just works so great I loathe to touch it.I have a new grill  
diffuser  but if I take the front apart the chrome is going to be sent off and 
I'll redo the cabinet.It gets played much more than the Rockola 490-1 but the 
490-1 does get played. I played it an entire day in remembrance of Rockola 
Charlie last month.I think I played every record in it (200 selections) and more 
than 1 time on some of them.
 
The 2510 gets played sometimes.It's awaiting cosmetic restoration but at 
least it's working and playing.It's the shop jukebox.I have been very busy 
rebuilding mechs.I have rebuilt the mechanism for 2 LPC480s,2PFEA1Us,an SS160 and now 
my finally my Seeburg C mechanism. It was such a rusty corroded mess that I 
have employed 2 mechanisms for parts to clean it up.A very clean Library mech 
from about the same time period as the C(all slotted screws and no 
chromated(goldish colored) parts and sadly the B mech gave up some parts.The B may end up 
a parts machine after all.The mech is all apart now...lol.The C and library 
unit record ramp was rusty and the librarys was bent.The Library mech had a 
clean but slightly pitted chrome turntable.I'll use it for now until my original 
gets plated just to get it running.It does look very shiny.I found the B 
turntable different. That sucker had perfect chrome too.It takes the old type rubber 
bushings. the holes are different (It won't take the replacements)and the 
places where the screws go are indented and it takes different screws. I have to 
repaint the library mech tonearm and use it. The damping is not only shot on 
the C arm but it looks damaged. The pin going through the center of the damper 
is bent.Every piece that is being put on is clean as a whistle looking nearly 
new.I'm doing the R next.I got a donor mech from Bill Butterfield as it had 
rusty parts too.Last but not least will be the 222.The 222 has no rusty 
parts,just dirty and brown from cigarette tar. Some mech parts are shared with later 
machines and one of my originals won't clean up I'm going to swap with one of 
the 60s machines before I let them go.I figure once the mechanisms are done it 
will motivate me to do the rest.Electronics and when they are working the 
cabinets.Did i say I was picky?...lol.I want my personal keeper  machines to look 
like one of those machines you see the restorers and resellers advertise.They 
always show you how clean the guts are as well as the outside of the 
jukebox.(kinda like cars at shows.Ever see one at a show that the engine was dirty and 
had rusty parts on it ?)Rusty parts won't clean up to look like that without 
replating.No mech parts were swapped for the 60s boxes unless one was damaged 
or broken.I just cleaned up what was there as well as possible and made them 
work.Nobody sees those mechs in normal operation and I am going to sell them. 
Most people won't be as picky as me and the buyer of this type of juke will 
probably put them in a rec or game room and they just don't bring very much money 
these days.So it ain't worth the effort or cost to make the mechs look new.Or 
the cosmetics perfect as in an earlier desirable 50s machine.I guess that's 
why Kyle likes the later boxes. They are cheap and plentiful and you don't have 
to redo everything to get a decent box.The sides are the tougher formica,very 
little if any chrome,no one sees the mech and the Seeburgs at least are very 
reliable.I'm not that picky about my Rockola. It has some cosmetic defects but 
it works flawlessly.
Sorry this is so long.I'm just rambing about my favorite possesions(jukeboxes)
 
J.C.
 
 
 
In a message dated 9/20/2007 8:52:32 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
etreble7 at verizon.net writes:


>As far as what I've been up to, it's been super busy, both personally and my 
>studio.  The highlight of my summer was my Sock-hop with the 3 Jukes.  They 
>just performed perfectly.  At one point, on the Rockola, the #8 selections 
>would not pull a pin, so to the amazement of the "uninformed" guests (it 
>looked like I really knew what I was doing, haha) I quickly cleaned the 
>contact for the #8 and worked it back and forth a few times and it's been 
>perfect since.

>Last week the Seeburg C had a cancel issue for a particular pin which 
>quickly spread to several pins.  Thanks to Ron, it was a gummed inside 
>cancel plunger and I am happy to report, it's canceling like a charm!

>The last couple weeks the 2410 had a switch issue.  The transfer and 
>mute/play switches seem to be an on-going issue and I am learning to start 
>there.  The record was remaining in play after the end of the song.  The 
>contacts were cleaned and on Ron's suggestion, the "stop bracket" was 
>adjusted and we are back in business.

>I use all 3 Jukeboxes everyday, just to keep them working smoothly, however 
>the Wurly 2410 which is upstairs is the one that just gets the heck played 
>out of it.  I never get tired of them, swapping out the records is great 
>fun, and it turns any rainy day into a sunny one.  We are all so lucky to 
>have and enjoy these marvels!





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