The problem was an open resistor in the amplifier...............

Ron, The shield is making contact with the inside of the tonearm & at the amp. I modified the tone arm to play stereo records-in mono with a shure 44 magnetic cartridge, it has worked well since last spring. I found the mute switch, it looks like it engages from the gripper arm cam, It appears t...

I had the amp re-capped about a year ago. If it were amp ONLY related, would the motor noise still be there? I need to understand better how the mute switch affects the amp. I noticed in the Rockola manual that there is listed a mute switch & bracket in the parts section, however this is one of ...

Ed,
I was just curious, have you been able to fix the selector mech.? I had this J-box , 120 model 1478 with the same problem, I was told that most of the time the problem was in the dirty selector switches . I got frustrated with it & sold it.
Chris Ayers, Tuscaloosa

Hello group, I have a Rockola 1468 Tempo 1. I have been told this problem could be in the "Mute" circuit, i am looking for additional advice / thoughts. This is what I observe; 1. lost volume, though very faint when turned up. 2 . Static through the speakers only during the gripper arm cyc...