Good News ! I removed the selector switch bank (keyboard) and
cleaned them out.Now the juke seems to work every time! Very
happy.


I ended up using the HVAC evaporator coil cleaner that I had on hand
to clean them. I first tried some of the westleys tire cleaner on a
junker switch that i had, not real great results, but it worked.It did
clean contacts of grime, etc..

Then I talked to a retiered TV-Radio repair man of 60 years, he
sugested using some M.E.K. to clean them. Said the stuff you use to
clean PVC pipe is the same. So I tried that also, wasnt bad, but
didn't remove any tarnish.

So I had a gallon of HVAC coil brightner/cleaner on hand, sprayed a
little on the "test switch", and within seconds it started to remove
years of tarnish & corosion. I got brave and took the keyboard
outside( as this stuff stinks) and sprayed each switch asy, and presed
each switch about 40 times before they freed up. I ended up cycling
them about 80 times each. Then I cleaned out all the loose "junk" with
some non-clorinated brake cleaner spray, air dried them with
compressed air, let dry again then out in the sun,applied come Caig
De-oxit as the final coat. Let it dry again.Put it back in the S100,
works like a charm now.

I never thought those switches would ever come clean, but they
actually look like shiny new copper contacks now!( they were black
before)

I want to thank all of you who took the time to help me on this , as
I said in my first post, I knew nothing about the tormat system.You
guy's are a great help!

Now I just have to re-check to see why it wont play the last record
selected sometimes. I think it might be in the detent adj. Does work
99% better than when I started this resto project.

Thanks-Dennis Lavin.













(Dennis Lavin) wrote in message . com...
I just bought a new bottle of that stuff last saturday!
I never thought about using it. I was going to use some cleaner that I
use in the HVAC bussness that is used to remove grease,smoke ,nicitine
etc from compressor and evaporator coils, but thought it was a little
too strong, as it will stain some stainless steels( has acid in it).

If I get a little spare time this week end, I hope to get it
cleaned,(were getting ready for a trip out west ), one of our
daughters is getting married next week so i dont have much time in the
next few days to "play" ....

i'll give the Westleys Bleech a try. I had a simmillar problem last
winter with a wurlitzer 1250, was hard to clean with just contact
cleaner spray , probably could have used it on that one too!!

Thanks for the tip :-)

Dennis.










(Ken G.) wrote in message ...
The favorite cleaner for these juke parts is Westleys Bleech wite tire
cleaner .
Take the whole keyboard out of the juke & spray it down with this stuff
& with a paint brush scrub around a bit for a while then hit the whole
thing with a spray from the garden hose and watch all the grime just
wash away . it wil not remove rust . Blow the whole thing dry with
forced air .. i use a shop vac with the hose plugged in the blow out
port with a crevice tool on the hose that will blow the water out then
use a good contact spray & oil all the moving metal parts levers e.t.c .
I do this with all chassis & mecks .. You must use caution however and
know what to remove on some units so water wont get in them .