Help on another jukebox I found

I'm thinking about another jukebox. Its a USC2 Bandshell Firestar.
It looks really nice, all the lights work and the mechanism moves but
it doesn't pick up the record. Any ideas on how hard this would be to
repair? The guy wants $350 and if it's easy to fix I may go for it.

Thanks

Supply voltage for Black and Gray box? Connectors failing on these
boxes?
The detent switch suggestion is also common problem - do NOT file it,
this one is cleaned with a clean white business card.

John :-#)#

On 22 Aug 2003 12:39:02 -0700, (LateJukeboxer)
wrote:

I'm thinking about another jukebox. Its a USC2 Bandshell Firestar.
It looks really nice, all the lights work and the mechanism moves but
it doesn't pick up the record. Any ideas on how hard this would be to
repair? The guy wants $350 and if it's easy to fix I may go for it.

Thanks

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It might be possible to save a filed detent switch - you need to
polish it with a burnishing tool to a smooth shine, then it should be
pretty reliable. I don't know if you can still get replacement gold
flashed detent switches.

John :-#)#

On 23 Aug 2003 15:43:08 GMT, Donnie Barnes
wrote:

Supply voltage for Black and Gray box? Connectors failing on these
boxes?
The detent switch suggestion is also common problem - do NOT file it,
this one is cleaned with a clean white business card.

And if you did file it, or if cleaning it results in a working switch
for a very short time and cleaning it again results in the same, then
you need to get a new switch. Your contacts are hosed.


--Donnie

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Call (604)872-5757 or Fax 872-2010 (Pinballs, Jukes, Video Games)
www.flippers.com
"Old pinballers never die, they just flip out."