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Rockola CD-8 Bubbler Question
I recently purchased an older Rockola CD 8 Bubbler that was
manufactured in Dec 94 and has the black 280 watt amplifier. It has the Phillips CDM 4 Industrial player. When I got the jukebox home it was skipping on some CD's, but generally sounded pretty good. I realize that the CDM-4 players have a reputation for being problematic. I had a Radio Shack CD Lens Cleaning disc, so I played it on the jukebox. The sound is now very distorted. Is there anything else I can try to clean the laser (if that is the problem). I have not touched the lens. Thanks! |
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Rockola CD-8 Bubbler Question
On Dec 20, 8:12 pm, Mark wrote:
I recently purchased an older Rockola CD 8 Bubbler that was manufactured in Dec 94 and has the black 280 watt amplifier. It has the Phillips CDM 4 Industrial player. When I got the jukebox home it was skipping on some CD's, but generally sounded pretty good. I realize that the CDM-4 players have a reputation for being problematic. I had a Radio Shack CD Lens Cleaning disc, so I played it on the jukebox. The sound is now very distorted. Is there anything else I can try to clean the laser (if that is the problem). I have not touched the lens. Thanks! A little more info; I was just playing it some more, still the distorted sound, and I have noticed that the CD is not spinning "true", I see a wobble in it as if it is off-center. The CD appears to be seated all the way. Are there other culprits that can cause this problem? I also checked the total play meter and it shows 17 selections. The man I bought it from said they probably haven't played it 50 times since it was new. |
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Mark,
There are a couple of things (at least) that could be causing your problem. First, the 56180-1A amplifier had a couple of mistakes and updates involving screening of the audio pcb, etc. Secondly, I have seen the "mono" board ( the CD interface pcb on the front of the mech) cause distortion. The most notable one from memory made the singer sound as if he were underwater. I doubt that the CDM-4IND is the culprit. If you send me an email address to "sales @ jordanamusement.com", I can send you the Technical Bulletins from Rock-Ola. |
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