need help with very odd jukebox

keith, I am guessing your correct on all counts....

The Juke is a buddy of mine's. I am going to suggest that he gut it and set
it up for use as a Mame type jukebox. I think I could sort out the buttons
(ribbon type cable coming from the switch pad membrane). ive done some jamma
and pinball and juke things in the past (thats why he brought it to me!!)

Im going to try and send some off board video to the monitor today... if
that goes well, Ill bet he will want to convert it...

thanks for the help
bob in phx
"Keith Stelter" wrote in message
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Is this a personal project that you are trying to restore? My opinion is
that you will have only two options if you want to get this thing going.
Option one is to run an add in local Amityville papers looking for ANY
information about the company. I've done that before with some success.
Sometimes you will actually get a call from someone saying "my dad use to
work at that place and has a big box of old manuals and parts for those
dumb things". Then again you might not get anything. You could also list
an auction on Ebay for one cent offering pictures of the juke (so it's to
Ebay), but really asking if anyone has any info or parts for one. A LOT of
people search Ebay day!

The other option would be to convert it to a different system using video
files on a PC. The hardest part there would be interfacing the controls
with the PC. I've done it on some simple Jamma systems where you put a PC
with a zillion games into an old Pacman cabinet but I don't know how
complex it would be to wire the controls of your juke. If you were going
to do it that way you could use a program like WinCab jukebox and
customize the controls or use a touchscreen monitor to run it. There's a
99.9% chance that even if you DO find original components they will be
shot, and the 80's technology parts needed to fix them won't be available.
And if I'm right about them being Laserdisc players instead of VCR's you
are screwed anyway because you won't be able to get the discs with the
music and videos.

Other than those options I would dumpster it or put an HDTV in the cabinet
and make it a conversation piece for your rec room.


"Bob in Phx" wrote in message
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any thing at all would help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

bob in phx
"Keith Stelter" wrote in message
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I think that I remember seeing some of those at an operators place in
South Bend, Indiana back in the late 80's. I wanna say that they had RCA
laser disc players in them and not VCR's, but I could be wrong. The place
is out of business now or I could have checked it out. I might be able to
find the guy's name and home number and give him a call, but don't hold
your breath.


"Phil" wrote in message
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On Nov 22, 11:37 am, "Bob in Phx" wrote:
More info...

there is also a
pal decoder board and the amp (solid state) was made in England. So, I
am
guessing that it was some sort of import that used a pal vcr deck.....

Bob in phx.
"Ken In Texas" wrote in
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Dang John...what juke have you not saw I know ive never saw or
heard
of anything like that one

Id like to see that think work

John Robertson wrote:
Post some pictures of the logic board - I might have seen this
before,
but am not certain.

John :-#)#

Bob in Phx wrote:

sorry, forgot the JPG extension...

please try these!!!!!!!!!
thanks in advance.

http://members.cox.net/rbelisle1/juke1.JPG
http://members.cox.net/rbelisle1/juke2.JPG
http://members.cox.net/rbelisle1/juke3.JPG
http://members.cox.net/rbelisle1/juke4.JPG
http://members.cox.net/rbelisle1/juke5.JPG
http://members.cox.net/rbelisle1/juke6.JPG
"Bob in Phx" wrote in message
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ill fix it !!!!!!

bob
"Ken In Texas" wrote in message
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me either

Speshul When Lit wrote:

none of these pics work for me

"Bob in Phx" wrote in message
news
I friend of mine has delivered to me, a "video & Sound"
jukebox made
in Amity NY. This thing is over 6 foot tall, contains a 25
inch rca
Television, coin door and a computer.

first off does anyone have any idea where I could find any
information about the company, or the system.

The jukebox is missing the playback VCR's and the speakers.
From the
plugs in the rear of the box, it appears that the VCR's used
some
sort of 25 pin control system, like I have never seen before.

I'll be posting pics asap

he
http://members.cox.net/rbelisle1/juke1
http://members.cox.net/rbelisle1/juke2
http://members.cox.net/rbelisle1/juke3

thanks in advance for any information

--
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http://www.pinballrebel.com
Custom Pinball Cards, Jukeboxes, Drive In's

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If he is, he'll tell you on his own.
If he ain't, no need to embarrass him."

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http://www.pinballrebel.com
Custom Pinball Cards, Jukeboxes, Drive In's

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Nope... Not made in England.... Made in Amityville Long Island, NY
(the place where the "house" attacked those people)... The factory for
this thing was right down off of Sunrise Highway (Rt 27) and Route
110....