Thanks for checking in. My "Gem" plays now. Ron pointed me in the right direction. So far the twist-tie from an old loaf of bread is working like a charm. There is a broken wire in the cable bundle that runs from the selector to the motor. If the wires aren't the perfect angle, the motor w...

Ron, could you tell me the simplest reason the unit is Scanning Back and Forth? Or direct the to one of the many times on this forum that question has been asked? I have to go out of town and want to get the thing working for the weekend if possible. Hoping you could give me a couple of quick "...

Is this how it goes with these jukeboxes, just when you get one thing figured out something else happens? For one glorious hour it was working brilliantly. I turned it off and walked away feeling good. Then last night, I plug it back in to show off to the girlfriend that the hunk of junk is now some...

I will try to get a photo. I probably didn't explain it right. They weren't rivets per say, more like grommets. The best way to describe it is, they look like two thin tubes that were stuck through the holes in the top of the paddle or rudder-shaped fin that flips the reversing switch back and forth...

You sir, are a genius. Thank you. The paddle that hangs off the switch, was hanging on by the remnants of the metal "rivets" that once held it in place. Of course, when I touched it, it broke off, fell, and slide down into the darkness of the machine. Upon retrieving it, I puzzled over how...

So she was working like a gem. But then, after I messed around with stopping and starting the motor, she went past A1 and stopped. Now no amount of credits, switch switching, or button pushing will get her going again. I have the service manuals, but not the operator's manual. Last night, I was able...