1961 Seeburg AY100U Jukebox Restoration (Part 74 of 87).

[@jbt68]

Way to go John! Iactually jumped in surprise when it picked that first record up!

[@anselb2000]

I was as thrilled as you! After all these videos success is almost at hand!

[@joernone]

I hope you're right, my friend. Warmer weather has arrived and I need to be spending more time in the yard. Regards, John

[@steve7931]

Hi, just found your video, I too did a complete restoration of a 1960 's. Seeburg Jukebox. Took me about two years in all, has been working fine for over a year now. Complete with over 500 records to swop in and out. Many head aches on the way , will subscribe and follow your progress and help were I can. Best wishes from France.

[@LittleDuckAlex]

Well I’ll be. It picked up a record! Huge success. I only hope that the mechanism decides to behave itself from now on. Great work John.

[@joernone]

Alex, Mechanism behaving? Never happen, my friend. LOL Regards, John

[@starcarrier1874]

Nice! I can feel success around the corner.

[@DrOlds100]

This is so great John, A milestone BUT, The tonearm is only resting on the right side of each record, I'd like to see it rest down on both sides before I throw a party! I'm happy for you John, I truly am!!!

[@joernone]

Party-pooper. Regards, John

[@radiocruz1]

Wow finally heading toward the right direction I think lots of us jump for joy i'm happy for you

[@joernone]

Thanks, my friend. The completely unexpected things always have the most impact. I was overjoyed. Regards, John

[@THOMMGB]

Yippee! You're moving in a forward direction once again. Slowly but surely progress is being made. Regards, Tom

[@joernone]

Right you are, Tom. Thanks, my friend. Regards, John

[@whoolph]

RAH RAH RAH! . . . . . . . kudos John . . . . some more progress . . . Rog

[@joernone]

Right, my friend. Let's hope things keep rolling in the same direction. Regards, John

[@nixxonnor]

I can't believe it, it actuallly picked up the record. Twice! Congratulations with your progress here

[@amberola1b]

I was so jazzed when that mechanism finally picked up a record. Sucks that it's only working on certain selections, but it is a mini victory for you John. Been waiting for this moment for a long time.

[@joernone]

Me, too, my friend. But there's still nowhere to go but up. Regards, John

[@ronsmith5129]

John, I've been watching these from the beginning. When it picked up the record, I thought I was hearing the Stars and Stripes Forever playing and was expecting to see a squad of cheerleaders break into the shop!

[@joernone]

Ron, I felt the same way, my friend. It was a comprise surprise. Regards, John

[@atco21117]

John - I was jumping up with ya when that record selected!! It's comin' buddy, it's comin"!! -- Atco

[@joernone]

Atco, But how long will the good times continue to roll? LOL Regards, John

[@FisherWallofSound]

Way to go John, that's awesome!

[@joernone]

What do they say...let us not count our chickens just yet? Regards, John

[@stevewithers6766]

Great progress John..

[@joernone]

Thanks, Steve. One step forward, two steps back. LOL Regards, John

[@tommybewick]

I think I agree on the tempature idea, the metal would expand when cold and bind up, then contract when warm and let it go. Great job!

[@umajunkcollector]

plus the oil viscosity, best to use synthetic

[@joernone]

We'll see today, my friend. Stand buy to stand by. Regards, John

[@Backtothefutureradios]

Great! I felt the excitement with you! Keep on Truckin! Larry

[@joernone]

Thanks, Larry. Ima tryin, my friend. Regards, John

[@steelcity321pb6]

Well done John. Easy does it!

[@joernone]

Thank you, Phil. And I can't afford to take it easy right now. Spring is here and there's much to do. Regards, John

[@TheOpenAirGarage]

A little success, but a little more work to do. Awesome!!!!

[@joernone]

Actually, a lot more work to do, my friend. Regards, John

[@barryg41]

Congrats john! I put whipped cream on my ice cream tonight to celebrate your success.

[@jazbell7]

Congratulations on spinning a platter!

[@joernone]

Thanks, James. At long last, eh? Regards, John

[@1952banjo]

Great ! I'm sure you'll get it to pick all the records up !!

[@mspysu79]

First record pickup, awesome!

[@joernone]

Agreed, my friend. Regards, John

[@harryhall5092]

John, Yay I knew that you would succeed, just don't bother anything on it yet till you see if the left side works and the pickup changes to the left side as it brings a record up to play position. I think that your problem was the thrust plate that you put back on top of the clutch casting. the whole shaft was moving up and down. I think you are fine on the clutch now. looks like the record is coming up good, but you may have to adjust the memory unit position just a tad to get it to pick up the records from one end to the other!

[@TJET737]

John, there are 4500 people cheering you on right now. Great work! Try for an odd selection! Tony

[@joernone]

Tony, Much to come, my friend. We'll be checking it all. Regards, John

[@Eickerman]

Yay. It's good to see it partially working. It inspires hope. I congratulate you on tackling that mechanical monstrosity. - Curtis Eickerman

[@joernone]

Curt Eickerman...as I live and breath. Thank you. It's so good to hear from you, my friend. Do stop in more often. Regards, John

[@rgigliotti7576]

Eureka it's working congrats John RJ

[@joernone]

Thanks, my friend. But I'm not in the tank just yet. Regards, John

[@Echapm40]

Congtats John! Sure was exciting when it played. My Rockola was working great, but I went to show it off to a buddy over the weekend and now the Filaments are not lighting, ugh...

[@joernone]

Eric, Isn't that always the way it is? Drives you nuts, eh? My advice: Eat port rinds. LOL Regards, John

[@MsBadders]

Very temperamental. I bet the engineers were glad the day solid-state up to date duke boxes came out lol.. Wow

[@fuzzwack1]

Way to go john!!!!!!

[@joernone]

Thanks, Robert. It's much appreciated. Regards, John

[@samiam5557]

Yahoo. She grabbed a 45 and is playing it! It's getting closer!

[@joernone]

I hope you're right, Sam. But you know Murphy. Regards, John

[@kenantwine]

Hello John: Love your videos. Now can you send some of that nice Arkansaw spring weather here?? It's 26 degrees and snowing!!

[@joernone]

Wish I could, Ken. But in a few short weeks we'll be burning up down here. Stay warm, my friend. Regards, John

[@russellcusack1874]

Hi John, Have you put the Thrust plate back on the clutch Housing at the top? it is part of the bracket that holds the counter solenoid. With out it the Clutch Shaft will move up and down with the Skew Gears depending on the direction of the carriage This will cause the clutch jump in and out. Have a look at page 2433 at the top of the drawing . Also the bent Spring goes on the end of the Trip lever just to the Left where it is now, you can see the groove.

[@harryhall5092]

Thanks, you are right, I noticed the thrust plate too and was going to comment!!

[@joernone]

Russell, Thanks, my friend. I'll do that today. Regards, John

[@TechneMoira]

Hello John, it's great to see you make progress with the old Jukebox. I'll admit I watch every of your episodes, not only because they are entertaining/instructive, but also because it so happens an acquaintance of mine has (nearly) the exact same one you are restoring and he's sort of counting on me to help him out with some problems in his Seeburg. As for your tribulations with the clutch, I kept watching the spot on the back where you indicated the clutch several times, and I couldn't help noticing that small set screw just on the right below the "fork" that moves the clutch up and down. I can't be certain 100% of course, but is it just possible the screw is set a bit too tight not allowing the fork to descend completely? Anyway, I had to smile watching your elation at your success... it felt reminiscent of one of those old Batman episodes, where Batman tells Robin they are close on the tails of their suspect **grin** Robin showing a lot of enthusiasm of course **KAPOW!** Keep the good work up and thanks for sharing

[@Lenny8679205]

I think Skycarl is correct. When you get the temperature up in the shop it works. The lubricants may be to heavy. I also noticed on video #73 at 15:14 there is a torsion spring on the yoke shaft to hold the coupling engaged, the spring may be weak making the coupling disengage. I bet you could stop the carriage when moving with 1 finger and the clutch would disengage. Perhaps weak spring or to much drag on the carriage. That's my 2 cents!

[@joernone]

That's a good 2-cents, Len. I'll bet all the springs in this thing should be changed, which will probably happen somewhere down the line. Regards, John

[@jimkodysz5404]

Well John, after you finish the juke box you'll have to take off to Disneyland! LOL

[@joernone]

Jim, The mechanism had to pick up that record and spin it...I stayed at a Holiday Inn Express the night before. LOL Regards, John

[@AMStationEngineer]

You've gotta have at least a 'mini-celebration', heck, 90%% of us couldn't have gotten half this far!

[@joernone]

Tim, I might have just gotten lucky, my friend. We'll see today. Regards, John

[@davidfarrell7318]

when it picked up the record and you cheered I was laughing and said to myself yeah it's working kind of I know your busy but can we have a nice long video sometime soon loving it I really hope it keeps working in your favour.

[@joernone]

David, Many of our other good subscribers aren't so keen on long vids. I generally won't watch long vids. I don't have the time, so I try keeping things reasonable...not that it always happens, just that I try to do it. LOL Regards, John

[@skycarl]

What's the difference between all those bars, taverns and juke joints and your workshop?,,, All those places stay warm day and night and your shop doesn't. That has to be a major factor. Almost there John. Hang in there buddy, it'll be jumping soon.

[@joernone]

Who knows, Carl? It could be a million different reasons. BTW...how come you know so much about taverns and bars? Regards, John

[@AMStationEngineer]

Agreed, John may also have to 'walk into it', on occasion, just like many used to do when leaving that tavern (with a hopefully loose woman).... I wish that I was still alive!

[@WaybackTECH]

Well I guess if it is a temperature related thing, facing your heater to blow on it when it acts up would tell you fairly quickly. Maybe there is a humidity factor. Strange. Maybe there is enough wear on some of the teeth that when it is cold enough and things have shrunk a bit, teeth are no longer meshing into each other far enough to handle the torque. Things heat up, gears, cogs, rails whatever else expand enough for the teeth to hold again and things start working. Just a thought. I like the color of blue you used.

[@joernone]

All you said could be a combined problem, but maybe not. I'm still looking at other reasons. The blue color is the original color of the mechanism...or the closest I can find. It does look neat. Regards, John

[@cristrigotti9933]

I'm happy for ya buddy! Wa Hoo!

[@joernone]

Thanks, Crist. Hopefully, the records being picked up isn't just not a one-time deal. LOL Regards, John

[@colintodd222]

Hi John, fantastic getting real close now. Hows wifie doing? Hope she's recovering well and had a nice mother's day.

[@juniorbcm5375]

The reason it only works when it's hot might be because of some old grease somewhere on the mechanism, that hardens in a cold environment.

[@joernone]

Could be, my friend. It's hard to tell. Regards, John

[@MrBrendog67rat]

that's great!

[@joernone]

I'm with you, my friend. Regards, John

[@rciancia]

That is completely awesome John....All I got is that metal reacts to temperature and perhaps that is in play. When its cold adjustments are not exactly what you think they are. I am sure this was not designed to be in cold conditions. Does the manual contain a statement on operating temperature ? I hope you do have a speaker connected to the amp or at least a dummy load resistor. That can damage the amp without one. GREAT PROGRESS my friend.

[@joernone]

Ron, Relax, my friend, the amp isn't even connected...just sitting on the bench top. I want to first try to fix the channel one issue. Regards, John

[@dynamic881964]

Hi John, congrats on getting it to pick the record up ! I can''t help but wonder if you ( and others ) aren't on to something with room temp. Not only would the metal expand/contract , but wouldn't the oil and grease get thicker when colder ? Just a thought ! Dave in Mi. aka KC8YOX

[@joernone]

Dave, It's possible, my friend. But it really doesn't get very cold in enough in Arkansas, so it's doubtful. Regards, John

[@amberola1b]

I just thought of something, does it also matter that when you make one selection and the selector light didn't go out after choosing your record, that when you pushed the buttons to select your record that maybe there wasn't good contact being made and that having the select record light still on means that the record mechanism didn't know to choose a record?

[@joernone]

Good question. I don't know the answer. Regards, John

[@td7456]

I think I heard a collective cheer by all your subscribers when it pick up that record! Congrats! My only problem was....pork rinds & coffee????? Coffee is insulted! LOL Just joking, of course.

[@joernone]

Tim, Thanks, my friend. I think I also heard that sound. BTW...I ran out of birch beer soda. LOL Regards, John

[@scottjohnston804]

John, is there an actual motor in that thing? If so, has that been oiled? I admit, I can not remember if you went over the motor.

[@joernone]

Scott, Motor? Are you kidding? Squirrel in a cage has been doing fine. He'll be very upset if I let him read what you wrote. He could pack up and leave, then you'd have to come take his place. Regards, John

[@nicholaslong4363]

how is the jukebox going cant wait to see the new video

[@alexbeaulieu9074]

adding to juniors comment he is correct old lubricants' will get sluggish when cold

[@jp040759]

YAH BABY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@umajunkcollector]

It will go over part 100, a new joernone record! RECORD , GET IT? That'sa joke son, a joke I say, that is! heya heya That boy's got to be as persistent as a coyote and a road runner, meep meep.

[@joernone]

Don, Yeah, I go it. LOL I'm having a good time with this mess, but at some point I have to stop and get a few other things completed. So it'll hopefully continue doing right. Regards, John

[@DanOConnorTech]

I was thinking: NO, don't try C-4, you can still save it!

[@joernone]

Good point, Dan. I'll do a very close inspection before selecting C-4 again. LOL Regards, John

[@jazbell7]

Your next project is to rebuild a 1930s slot machine.

[@joernone]

Sorry, James, no slot machines. LOL Regards, John