2900 Keeps playing records
Hello,
From the moment I turn on my Wurlitzer 2900, he starts playing records continuously, one after another. Thougjh on the circular disc down under, there aren't ant teeth popped out. When I make a selection, the tooth pops out but the selector always takes other records instead of this one. Also he repeats playing the same set of records as if there the oly 4 or 5 which are in the machine. I ordered the service manual, but it hasn't arrived yet. Kan anybody help me ?
Kindly, Jo
From the moment I turn on my Wurlitzer 2900, he starts playing records continuously, one after another. Thougjh on the circular disc down under, there aren't ant teeth popped out. When I make a selection, the tooth pops out but the selector always takes other records instead of this one. Also he repeats playing the same set of records as if there the oly 4 or 5 which are in the machine. I ordered the service manual, but it hasn't arrived yet. Kan anybody help me ?
Kindly, Jo
Audio Players & Recorders - Wurlitzer - Jukebox CD Player
Answers & Comments
THE WURLITZER JUKEBOX WILL CONTINUE TO PLAY SONGS AS LONG AS ONE OR MORE, SELECTING PINS (THERE ARE 200 IN THE 2900 ONE FOR EACH SONG. THE PINS ARE IN LOWER SECTION OF THE CASE. BETWEEN THE SPEAKERS , AND LOWER DOOR.)
REMOVE LOWER BACK DOOR. WATCH THE ARM THAT STOPS ON THE NEXT RECORD, BECAUSE THE PIN IS UP. AFTER STOPPING ON THE PIN, THE ARM PUSHES THE PIN DOWN. THAT IS THE NORMAL OPERATION. IF THE PIN, IS NOT PUSHED DOWN, IT WILL PLAY THAT OR ANY OTHER SONG THAT HAS A PIN IS RAISED UP. THE PINS ARE THE MECHANICAL MEMORY FOR THAT JUKEBOX.
TURN OFF POWER, ==PUSH ALL PINS DOWN== THE SONGS WILL STOP PLAYING. THEN MAKE A SONG SELECTION. THE ONE PIN WILL POP UP THE MACHINE SHOULD PLAY THAT SONG.
WATCH THE ARM THAT STOPPED TO PLAY THE SONG, PUSH THE PIN DOWN. THAT IS THE SEQUENCE OF THE 2900 MACHINE,
WHAT CAN GO WRONG IS AS FOLLOWS. ==THE ARM DOES NOT PUSH PIN DOWN== THE ARM MISSES PIN== THE ARM NEED OIL, IT IS NOT LUBRICATED.==.
What you describe isn't actually possible so maybe if you looked a bit closer you would see that things are not as you at first thought. The machine will rotate the carousel because a pin has been 'popped' (i.e. a selection was made at some point, maybe days before). It will then play a selection by rotating the carousel until the crank arm underneath comes up against a popped pin. It sounds to me that there are popped pins on the far side of the selection ring (where you cant see them easily) and that they are not being cancelled after being played. This means the machine will play the same selections over and over.
Dave F.
Dave F
You are the MAN thanks buddy I've read your post and within minutes had my jukebox playing what I wanted and nothing else.