[Jukebox-list] Rock-Ola 445 does not remove the record

[Ron Rich]

Klaus, and Gary,
  I hate to dis-agree with anyone, but in this case I must. It is my feeling that "adjusting" is NEVER the correct proceedure, but the "last resort". In the case of a Rock-ola that's having this problem, it's about a 99.99% chance that it's a lubrication problem, and that "adjusting the gripper bow"  (for which there are no "adjustments") can and will cause serious problems.
  My very simple test is to play a selection, reject it, while holding down with a slight pressure on the outside front of the bow. Use the other hand to turn the "service switch" off/on.  If , when running the motor slow, you can see the bow "grip the record", PRIOR to starting upward, your problem is lubrication...You can also do this test by turning the gripper motor by hand. 
  I almost never find it necessary to dis-assemble the gripper--just use a good penertrating oil, and "exercise" it for 20 to 40 minutes. I find that it is most important that once it is free enough to work on both sides of a record, it MUST be totally re-oiled with a 20 wt ND motor oil, then be run for a few hours. (they begin to work right on one side of the records faster then on the other side)
  Hint, when you first put the pen. oil on it---remove a bunch of records, and short out the end of record trip switch. You can just let it run that way, without worring about busting records--Ron Rich

Gary Young <gazzyoung_uk at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
  Klaus, it could be something as simple as the height
of the turntable being too low or the final resting
position of the gripper bow being too high. I am not
familiar with this machine, but if you have a manual,
it should tell you how to adjust these correctly.

Good luck

Gary


--- klaba at klaba.net wrote:

> Hi,
> I've been offered a Rock-Ola 445 for a reasonable
> price, I guess.
> It plays and selects ok, but when the record has
> been played it won't be 
> removed but instead
> a new record is being dropped over the previuosly
> played.
> 
> I'm just wondering what kind of fault this is (write
> in, read out) and 
> is this difficult to fix?
> 
> Thanks
> -Klaus-
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