[Jukebox-list] Wurlitzer 2810 technical issues

Tue Jan 1 16:41:48 PST 2008

Vern,
I will add your wife to my prayers, thinking of you in 2008
Jackie


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Vern Tisdale" <vtisdale at mindspring.com>
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Sent: Tuesday, January 01, 2008 6:01 AM
Subject: Re: [Jukebox-list] Wurlitzer 2810 technical issues


>I would like thank you guys, for pasting the word about my wifes fight with 
>breast cancer, she has three kemos a week
> and a 2 CC shot that cost $ 4,400 a month + kemo.The cancer is all thourgh 
> her bones now.       love all  you    vern..  P .S  she does like to talk 
> about it. keep the orders etc coming     Vern
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Ron Rich" <ronnnrich at yahoo.com>
> To: "Jukebox mailing list" <jukebox-list at lists.netlojix.com>
> Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2007 5:27 PM
> Subject: Re: [Jukebox-list] Wurlitzer 2810 technical issues
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>> Ron,
>>  Is there a question here ? Ron Rich
>>
>> Ron <ron at cyberjunky.nl> wrote:
>>  Hi Ron,
>>
>> Been doing some looking in the back of my jukebox again (I spent more
>> time behind it than in front of it lately) :)
>>
>> http://fotoalbum.dds.nl/cyberjunky/wurlitzer2810
>>
>> In the last two pictures in this album, I have drawn an arrow, the one
>> if for lubricating the drive shaft I guess, the other is a tube going
>> into the motor (there is only one as far as I can see)
>> There is indeed a ball on the drive end...
>>
>> Thanks.
>> Ron.
>>> Ron,
>>> Have you oiled both bearrings, and the turntable. If not, I suggest you 
>>> do so using a 20 wt ND type oil. You need not remove anything to do 
>>> this. It's too bad, but they never did, as far as I know, publish any 
>>> photo, or drawing guide, to lubrication. I don't have that book, but if 
>>> you look on the page that shows "tone arm balancing", you will see what 
>>> looks like a casting pointing right --up high in the photo-near the 
>>> circled " 1". This "points" to what looks like a "nut" with a "star 
>>> washer" under it. That "nut" is an oil hole, fill it. The motor may be 
>>> equipped with either one or two "oil tubes". If two, fill them both, 
>>> several times. If only one oil tube, you will need to locate the smaller 
>>> holes near the center of the motor, and fill the oil wick. Also, if that 
>>> model still has a "ball" on the drive end, put a drop or two on the 
>>> ball, and look at the shaft(s). as they will also have an oil hole--
>>> Ron Rich
>>>
>>> Ron wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> The turntable motor of my 2810 is making a small noise every now and
>>> then as if it's not lubricated enough. (the record player speed is
>>> unstable when it does this)
>>>
>>> It's hard to unmount it as far as i can see in the manual, any tips on
>>> how to fix this without having to take it out of the juke?
>>>
>>> The back side of the motor, is it dismountable without problems for 
>>> example?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Ron.
>>>
>>>
>>>> Ok will do...
>>>>
>>>> Regards,
>>>> Ron.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Ron,
>>>>> Glad you found it--now remove the vaseline !! It MUST be clean and
>>>>> dry.
>>>>> Ron Rich
>>>>>
>>>>> Ron wrote:
>>>>> Found it! And it was jammed, sprayed a little vaseline spray on it,
>>>>> pushed it forward and backward a few times, and it works!
>>>>>
>>>>> It never worked 100%, now it does. This list is amazing!
>>>>>
>>>>> Next and final step is deciding wether the amplifier needs a
>>>>> capacitor/tube replacement or not. It sounds fairly ok, but I can't
>>>>> compare it's sound with a new one. ;)
>>>>> Anyone have any experience with the AMP 545 capacitor rebuild sets
>>>>> they sell on ebay?
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks Ron and David...without you guys I had never found out that
>>>>> this small metal back stop had something to do with record loading!
>>>>>
>>>>> Regards,
>>>>> Ron.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi Ron,
>>>>>> I hope you installed a 8/10 sloblo amp fuse in the playrak--it
>>>>>> sounds as if it was "overfused".
>>>>>> The "back pawls" David is talking about are called "Back Stop Pawls"
>>>>>> in the manual, and all manuals that I have seen show the adjustment
>>>>>> proceedure. But what they don't say is, before you "adjust" them,
>>>>>> they must be clean and working "free". If you remove the rear upper
>>>>>> door, you will se them on the top of the shelf that holds the
>>>>>> mechanism. Set your "record loading switch" to "load (position)",
>>>>>> and turn the basket by hand. You will hear one of them going "click,
>>>>>> click" as the basket turns. I suspect that only one is working--the
>>>>>> other being "dirty. To clean them, I suggest a plastic safe -safety
>>>>>> solvent. I further suggest that you not attempt to adjust them, as
>>>>>> the adjustment never changes, once made. Ron Rich
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Ron wrote:
>>>>>> Hi David,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> thanks for you reply!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I just found out (5 minutes ago) that a coin switch was bent so it
>>>>>> was closed all the time.
>>>>>> It also made the fuse in the playrak assembly blow (according to the
>>>>>> manual this is correct behavior if closed for more than 3 seconds)
>>>>>> So I have adjusted it, replaced the fuse and the select function is
>>>>>> working perfectly now.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I think you are right about the record arm, the correct one goes up
>>>>>> for a 1/4 inch and then the false one comes in.
>>>>>> Have yet to find the back pawls your are talking about, hard to see
>>>>>> without having it apart.
>>>>>> If i don't find them, all right if I sent you a picture of the
>>>>>> inside so you can draw arrow in it? ;-)
>>>>>> I'm not brave enough to take it all apart, and that would be unwise,
>>>>>> I guess you are right..
>>>>>>
>>>>>> But i have made great progress today! Most parts of the jukebox are
>>>>>> working better now then the ever did.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I now even have Top Ten Tunes working, I had a burned motor that I
>>>>>> have replaced.
>>>>>> Thanks to John from Jukeboxparts.com
>>>>>>
>>>>>> For your situation about select on all the time, there is a big
>>>>>> resistor in series of the pre-set solenoid, thats to prevent the
>>>>>> solenoid from getting hot.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>> Ron.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> The issue with the record lift arm may well be one of the one of
>>>>>>> the back
>>>>>>> pawls being stuck or gummed up. These are located right under the
>>>>>>> record
>>>>>>> carousel towards the rear and there are two. One left and one right.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
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