[Jukebox-list] Rock-ola princess 1493 autospeed

[Ron Rich]

According to my Always Jukin Jukebox Guide, the 1493 was 45 rpm only. 
If the 33rpm record mounts and lays flat on the turntable(TT),(Doug, are you sure that the record is ALL the way down, touching the TT?) I would suspect that someone has changed it to the dual speed type, possibly by accident, without changing what's required under the TT. FYI "Autospeed" was a "Seeburg word" made up to describe an automatic electronic, motor speed control. On all other brand phono's that I know of, the motor speed does not change, as they use some type of mechanical TT speed control, rather than changing the motor speed. Ron Rich



--- On Sat, 4/5/08, dirksenj at bellsouth.net <dirksenj at bellsouth.net> wrote:

> Remove your turntable platter and take a look underneath.
> Rock-ola used a 
> simple mechanical system to change speeds. The turntable
> motor shaft has two 
> different diameters at the very top. When a 33 1/3 record
> is played, the 
> idler wheel engages the small diameter on the shaft,
> playing at a slower 
> speed. This assembly will get sticky, or many have been
> disabled over the 
> years (most people don't play the 33's). Your
> turntable motor may have been 
> replaced at one time with a regular 45 rpm motor, so check
> the shaft. While 
> you are in there, check the motor grommets - many have
> become crumbly/rotten 
> over the years. This allows the motor to sag, and your 45
> records will be 
> played at 33 1/3 rpm. Let us know what you find.
> 
> Jim
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "dvachon" <dvachon at teksavvy.com>
> To: <jukebox-list at lists.netlojix.com>
> Sent: Saturday, April 05, 2008 2:47 AM
> Subject: [Jukebox-list] Rock-ola princess 1493 autospeed
> 
> 
> > Hi, I have a rock-ola 1493 that i'm pretty sure
> plays both 45 and 33 rpm 
> > records. The 45's play fine but when I try to play
> a 33 rpm record, the 
> > gripper picks up the record, places it on the
> turntable then just stops 
> > dead. If I push the reject button, it will pick up the
> record, put it back 
> > and the turntable will start to turn again and scan to
> the next 45 I 
> > choose with no problems. I have the manual but it does
> not mention 
> > anything about an autospeed unit. Is there a manual or
> book that I could 
> > purchase that would help me to troubleshoot this
> problem? Any help would 
> > be appreciated.
> > Thank you,
> > Doug



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