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Seeburg USC1 Digital Receiver & Decoder question
Hi all,
I posted a while ago about my juke going crazy and not selecting anything. I contacted the seller, and he is sending me another gray box working, the digital reciever & decoder. I have no idea what I did to kill the first one, if I did anything. Right now, the juke is stuck in a loop of playing each and every 'a' side and 'b' side since i did the d cell battery test. When I plug in the new box, or before that, should I be doing something to get the juke out of this loop to avoid frying the new box, like trying to get the juke out of this loop, or is this even an issue? I was concerned, because I read at a site somewhere that every selection is energized now, since the juke is currently brain dead and cannot select anything specific,so I didn't want to fry the new box when I install it. Thanks, Josh http://www.joshkaplan.com, home of Pinball Central |
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Just unplug the old gray box and connect the new one
at least you know your tomat is working if it is selecting all the songs with the battery test you may still have to eject all the songs when connecting the new box the tomat may still be energized after that try to make a selection and as for killing the gray box some of them are 30 years old just moving the machine will do it but not likely Jim W "Josh" wrote in message news:XR9Gb.122648$8y1.387532@attbi_s52... Hi all, I posted a while ago about my juke going crazy and not selecting anything. I contacted the seller, and he is sending me another gray box working, the digital reciever & decoder. I have no idea what I did to kill the first one, if I did anything. Right now, the juke is stuck in a loop of playing each and every 'a' side and 'b' side since i did the d cell battery test. When I plug in the new box, or before that, should I be doing something to get the juke out of this loop to avoid frying the new box, like trying to get the juke out of this loop, or is this even an issue? I was concerned, because I read at a site somewhere that every selection is energized now, since the juke is currently brain dead and cannot select anything specific,so I didn't want to fry the new box when I install it. Thanks, Josh http://www.joshkaplan.com, home of Pinball Central |
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Thanks! Did the gray boxes fail a lot on location?
Josh http://www.joshkaplan.com, home of Pinball Central "Happy Seeburg Olympian Owner" wrote in message link.net... Just unplug the old gray box and connect the new one at least you know your tomat is working if it is selecting all the songs with the battery test you may still have to eject all the songs when connecting the new box the tomat may still be energized after that try to make a selection and as for killing the gray box some of them are 30 years old just moving the machine will do it but not likely Jim W "Josh" wrote in message news:XR9Gb.122648$8y1.387532@attbi_s52... Hi all, I posted a while ago about my juke going crazy and not selecting anything. I contacted the seller, and he is sending me another gray box working, the digital reciever & decoder. I have no idea what I did to kill the first one, if I did anything. Right now, the juke is stuck in a loop of playing each and every 'a' side and 'b' side since i did the d cell battery test. When I plug in the new box, or before that, should I be doing something to get the juke out of this loop to avoid frying the new box, like trying to get the juke out of this loop, or is this even an issue? I was concerned, because I read at a site somewhere that every selection is energized now, since the juke is currently brain dead and cannot select anything specific,so I didn't want to fry the new box when I install it. Thanks, Josh http://www.joshkaplan.com, home of Pinball Central |
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On Wed, 24 Dec 2003 17:08:49 GMT, "Josh"
wrote: Thanks! Did the gray boxes fail a lot on location? Only occasionally. When you replace the gray box, make sure you do so with the power off. The clear the tormat memory, unplug the RCA connector from the DCC and manually put the machine into scan. When it stops, the memory will be reset, unless you have a problem in the sense circuit somewhere. Cheers, Tony Miller Josh http://www.joshkaplan.com, home of Pinball Central "Happy Seeburg Olympian Owner" wrote in message link.net... Just unplug the old gray box and connect the new one at least you know your tomat is working if it is selecting all the songs with the battery test you may still have to eject all the songs when connecting the new box the tomat may still be energized after that try to make a selection and as for killing the gray box some of them are 30 years old just moving the machine will do it but not likely Jim W "Josh" wrote in message news:XR9Gb.122648$8y1.387532@attbi_s52... Hi all, I posted a while ago about my juke going crazy and not selecting anything. I contacted the seller, and he is sending me another gray box working, the digital reciever & decoder. I have no idea what I did to kill the first one, if I did anything. Right now, the juke is stuck in a loop of playing each and every 'a' side and 'b' side since i did the d cell battery test. When I plug in the new box, or before that, should I be doing something to get the juke out of this loop to avoid frying the new box, like trying to get the juke out of this loop, or is this even an issue? I was concerned, because I read at a site somewhere that every selection is energized now, since the juke is currently brain dead and cannot select anything specific,so I didn't want to fry the new box when I install it. Thanks, Josh http://www.joshkaplan.com, home of Pinball Central |
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The new decoder box came in today, USPS. I knew who that was at the
doorbell right around 1:30 PM. Cleared the tormat memory, shut off and unplugged the unit, installed the new box, and...it works!! Didn't expect it to be that easy. Thanks to everyone for the help. If you are in the Reading, PA area or at the York Pinball Show, do not hesitate to buy a juke from Ken Koch. He quickly got a replacement decoder/receiver box to me, although the juke was sold as/is at the York recently. Question: My new box says it's warranteed until Sept. 1979. I thought the old one said 9/73 or maybe it was 9/75. Does anybody know what years this kind of box was used from? Until now, I figured this one box was for this one unit, but that would be impossible since they all say 3 year warranty and my USC1 is a '71 model. Also, what kind of bulbs are used in the selection # lights and where's the cheapest, most reliable place to buy these from new? I think most or all of the bulbs are good since they work intermittantly, but the legs are corroded, so I figure I'd replace them and be done with it for a while. Coincidentally, before the last box croaked, I was pulling out and switching around a couple bulbs to see which ones worked. I thought I cut the power off when I did this, but I can't remember for sure. This couldn't have fried the decoder box if it had been with the power on? Thanks, Josh wrote in message ... On Wed, 24 Dec 2003 17:08:49 GMT, "Josh" wrote: Thanks! Did the gray boxes fail a lot on location? Only occasionally. When you replace the gray box, make sure you do so with the power off. The clear the tormat memory, unplug the RCA connector from the DCC and manually put the machine into scan. When it stops, the memory will be reset, unless you have a problem in the sense circuit somewhere. Cheers, Tony Miller Josh http://www.joshkaplan.com, home of Pinball Central "Happy Seeburg Olympian Owner" wrote in message link.net... Just unplug the old gray box and connect the new one at least you know your tomat is working if it is selecting all the songs with the battery test you may still have to eject all the songs when connecting the new box the tomat may still be energized after that try to make a selection and as for killing the gray box some of them are 30 years old just moving the machine will do it but not likely Jim W "Josh" wrote in message news:XR9Gb.122648$8y1.387532@attbi_s52... Hi all, I posted a while ago about my juke going crazy and not selecting anything. I contacted the seller, and he is sending me another gray box working, the digital reciever & decoder. I have no idea what I did to kill the first one, if I did anything. Right now, the juke is stuck in a loop of playing each and every 'a' side and 'b' side since i did the d cell battery test. When I plug in the new box, or before that, should I be doing something to get the juke out of this loop to avoid frying the new box, like trying to get the juke out of this loop, or is this even an issue? I was concerned, because I read at a site somewhere that every selection is energized now, since the juke is currently brain dead and cannot select anything specific,so I didn't want to fry the new box when I install it. Thanks, Josh http://www.joshkaplan.com, home of Pinball Central |
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if I remember right it is the dual pin #19 bulbs for the selection playing
indicator http://www.marcospec.com/Merchant2/m...ory_Code=LAMPS ignore their picture it is the wrong pic but the right bulb these are the ones i got for my Olympian it is a pinball place decent on the price Jim W "Josh" wrote in message news:%BnGb.32492$VB2.70056@attbi_s51... The new decoder box came in today, USPS. I knew who that was at the doorbell right around 1:30 PM. Cleared the tormat memory, shut off and unplugged the unit, installed the new box, and...it works!! Didn't expect it to be that easy. Thanks to everyone for the help. If you are in the Reading, PA area or at the York Pinball Show, do not hesitate to buy a juke from Ken Koch. He quickly got a replacement decoder/receiver box to me, although the juke was sold as/is at the York recently. Question: My new box says it's warranteed until Sept. 1979. I thought the old one said 9/73 or maybe it was 9/75. Does anybody know what years this kind of box was used from? Until now, I figured this one box was for this one unit, but that would be impossible since they all say 3 year warranty and my USC1 is a '71 model. Also, what kind of bulbs are used in the selection # lights and where's the cheapest, most reliable place to buy these from new? I think most or all of the bulbs are good since they work intermittantly, but the legs are corroded, so I figure I'd replace them and be done with it for a while. Coincidentally, before the last box croaked, I was pulling out and switching around a couple bulbs to see which ones worked. I thought I cut the power off when I did this, but I can't remember for sure. This couldn't have fried the decoder box if it had been with the power on? Thanks, Josh wrote in message ... On Wed, 24 Dec 2003 17:08:49 GMT, "Josh" wrote: Thanks! Did the gray boxes fail a lot on location? Only occasionally. When you replace the gray box, make sure you do so with the power off. The clear the tormat memory, unplug the RCA connector from the DCC and manually put the machine into scan. When it stops, the memory will be reset, unless you have a problem in the sense circuit somewhere. Cheers, Tony Miller Josh http://www.joshkaplan.com, home of Pinball Central "Happy Seeburg Olympian Owner" wrote in message link.net... Just unplug the old gray box and connect the new one at least you know your tomat is working if it is selecting all the songs with the battery test you may still have to eject all the songs when connecting the new box the tomat may still be energized after that try to make a selection and as for killing the gray box some of them are 30 years old just moving the machine will do it but not likely Jim W "Josh" wrote in message news:XR9Gb.122648$8y1.387532@attbi_s52... Hi all, I posted a while ago about my juke going crazy and not selecting anything. I contacted the seller, and he is sending me another gray box working, the digital reciever & decoder. I have no idea what I did to kill the first one, if I did anything. Right now, the juke is stuck in a loop of playing each and every 'a' side and 'b' side since i did the d cell battery test. When I plug in the new box, or before that, should I be doing something to get the juke out of this loop to avoid frying the new box, like trying to get the juke out of this loop, or is this even an issue? I was concerned, because I read at a site somewhere that every selection is energized now, since the juke is currently brain dead and cannot select anything specific,so I didn't want to fry the new box when I install it. Thanks, Josh http://www.joshkaplan.com, home of Pinball Central |
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Thanks Jim. I've heard of Marco. A pinball place is the last place I would
have looked. Josh http://www.joshkaplan.com home of Pinball Central "Happy Seeburg Olympian Owner" wrote in message link.net... if I remember right it is the dual pin #19 bulbs for the selection playing indicator http://www.marcospec.com/Merchant2/m...oduct_Code=04- 0019&Category_Code=LAMPS ignore their picture it is the wrong pic but the right bulb these are the ones i got for my Olympian it is a pinball place decent on the price Jim W "Josh" wrote in message news:%BnGb.32492$VB2.70056@attbi_s51... The new decoder box came in today, USPS. I knew who that was at the doorbell right around 1:30 PM. Cleared the tormat memory, shut off and unplugged the unit, installed the new box, and...it works!! Didn't expect it to be that easy. Thanks to everyone for the help. If you are in the Reading, PA area or at the York Pinball Show, do not hesitate to buy a juke from Ken Koch. He quickly got a replacement decoder/receiver box to me, although the juke was sold as/is at the York recently. Question: My new box says it's warranteed until Sept. 1979. I thought the old one said 9/73 or maybe it was 9/75. Does anybody know what years this kind of box was used from? Until now, I figured this one box was for this one unit, but that would be impossible since they all say 3 year warranty and my USC1 is a '71 model. Also, what kind of bulbs are used in the selection # lights and where's the cheapest, most reliable place to buy these from new? I think most or all of the bulbs are good since they work intermittantly, but the legs are corroded, so I figure I'd replace them and be done with it for a while. Coincidentally, before the last box croaked, I was pulling out and switching around a couple bulbs to see which ones worked. I thought I cut the power off when I did this, but I can't remember for sure. This couldn't have fried the decoder box if it had been with the power on? Thanks, Josh wrote in message ... On Wed, 24 Dec 2003 17:08:49 GMT, "Josh" wrote: Thanks! Did the gray boxes fail a lot on location? Only occasionally. When you replace the gray box, make sure you do so with the power off. The clear the tormat memory, unplug the RCA connector from the DCC and manually put the machine into scan. When it stops, the memory will be reset, unless you have a problem in the sense circuit somewhere. Cheers, Tony Miller Josh http://www.joshkaplan.com, home of Pinball Central "Happy Seeburg Olympian Owner" wrote in message link.net... Just unplug the old gray box and connect the new one at least you know your tomat is working if it is selecting all the songs with the battery test you may still have to eject all the songs when connecting the new box the tomat may still be energized after that try to make a selection and as for killing the gray box some of them are 30 years old just moving the machine will do it but not likely Jim W "Josh" wrote in message news:XR9Gb.122648$8y1.387532@attbi_s52... Hi all, I posted a while ago about my juke going crazy and not selecting anything. I contacted the seller, and he is sending me another gray box working, the digital reciever & decoder. I have no idea what I did to kill the first one, if I did anything. Right now, the juke is stuck in a loop of playing each and every 'a' side and 'b' side since i did the d cell battery test. When I plug in the new box, or before that, should I be doing something to get the juke out of this loop to avoid frying the new box, like trying to get the juke out of this loop, or is this even an issue? I was concerned, because I read at a site somewhere that every selection is energized now, since the juke is currently brain dead and cannot select anything specific,so I didn't want to fry the new box when I install it. Thanks, Josh http://www.joshkaplan.com, home of Pinball Central |
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They were used form about 1968 to 1979, I believe.
"Josh" wrote in message news:%BnGb.32492$VB2.70056@attbi_s51... The new decoder box came in today, USPS. I knew who that was at the doorbell right around 1:30 PM. Cleared the tormat memory, shut off and unplugged the unit, installed the new box, and...it works!! Didn't expect it to be that easy. Thanks to everyone for the help. If you are in the Reading, PA area or at the York Pinball Show, do not hesitate to buy a juke from Ken Koch. He quickly got a replacement decoder/receiver box to me, although the juke was sold as/is at the York recently. Question: My new box says it's warranteed until Sept. 1979. I thought the old one said 9/73 or maybe it was 9/75. Does anybody know what years this kind of box was used from? Until now, I figured this one box was for this one unit, but that would be impossible since they all say 3 year warranty and my USC1 is a '71 model. Also, what kind of bulbs are used in the selection # lights and where's the cheapest, most reliable place to buy these from new? I think most or all of the bulbs are good since they work intermittantly, but the legs are corroded, so I figure I'd replace them and be done with it for a while. Coincidentally, before the last box croaked, I was pulling out and switching around a couple bulbs to see which ones worked. I thought I cut the power off when I did this, but I can't remember for sure. This couldn't have fried the decoder box if it had been with the power on? Thanks, Josh wrote in message ... On Wed, 24 Dec 2003 17:08:49 GMT, "Josh" wrote: Thanks! Did the gray boxes fail a lot on location? Only occasionally. When you replace the gray box, make sure you do so with the power off. The clear the tormat memory, unplug the RCA connector from the DCC and manually put the machine into scan. When it stops, the memory will be reset, unless you have a problem in the sense circuit somewhere. Cheers, Tony Miller Josh http://www.joshkaplan.com, home of Pinball Central "Happy Seeburg Olympian Owner" wrote in message link.net... Just unplug the old gray box and connect the new one at least you know your tomat is working if it is selecting all the songs with the battery test you may still have to eject all the songs when connecting the new box the tomat may still be energized after that try to make a selection and as for killing the gray box some of them are 30 years old just moving the machine will do it but not likely Jim W "Josh" wrote in message news:XR9Gb.122648$8y1.387532@attbi_s52... Hi all, I posted a while ago about my juke going crazy and not selecting anything. I contacted the seller, and he is sending me another gray box working, the digital reciever & decoder. I have no idea what I did to kill the first one, if I did anything. Right now, the juke is stuck in a loop of playing each and every 'a' side and 'b' side since i did the d cell battery test. When I plug in the new box, or before that, should I be doing something to get the juke out of this loop to avoid frying the new box, like trying to get the juke out of this loop, or is this even an issue? I was concerned, because I read at a site somewhere that every selection is energized now, since the juke is currently brain dead and cannot select anything specific,so I didn't want to fry the new box when I install it. Thanks, Josh http://www.joshkaplan.com, home of Pinball Central |
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