Seeburg STD4

I recently took on a new project. I am having alot of fun seeing how all of this works. I bought a STD4 model and nothing worked. Well now I have everything work minus one important item. It will not eject the record and go to the next selection. It plays both sides great but just will not eject. I have lookes at alot of possible cause but I might be missing something. Any ideas from anyone. Things I should check out.


Thank you
Ben

Check this link out
http://www.west.net/~jay/fmillera/fmill ... ptom_4.htm
When I first got my SMC the magnet was under the mechanism, a bit of tacky glue solved it n

James

Hi Guys,
For sure, see the late, great Tony's site--(BTW--he used my {wife's} photo's - with permission there) !
One thing I would add, at this point in time--the magnet MUST be re-glued in the same N-S orientation --North being "up", or "intermittent operation", may result. Ron Rich

I did check the magnet and its still glued on there. Is there a test I could do to see if the pickup is bad?

Benny,
You mean the "switch", not "pick-up" ?
If so, yes--play any selection and press the reject button on your service switch assembly. If it mutes, AND, rejects, suspect the magnetic switch, or wires connected to it.
Ron Rich

Sorry I meant the switch next to the needle arm. Yes the magnet is there. And the reject but on the service switch doesn't work. I think I will start chasing wires.

Ben

Hi Benny,
If you so desire--but you did not answer if it "muted", or not, when you slud that reject switch ??
Ron Rich

Sorry Ron. When I hit the reset switch it does not mute. And the record continues to play. Doesnt eject at all.

Benny,
Are you using the "reject" or "reset button" ? BTW--One hopes a Seeburg, or any other phonograph, "Na-VER" "ejects" records !! Ron Rich

I am using the reject button.

OK--most often this is caused by the smaller plug on the amplifier ( Marked "mech. or mute"). The female contacts become "sloppy" and fail to carry current. A quick check for this is,while playing a selection, is to hold the reject switch closed with one hand and "wiggle" that plug around with the other hand. If, when doing so, it rejects the selection--the plug is your problem. If it does NOT do so, remove the plug (cap) and short out all connections for a second, in that plug. If it now rejects, the problem is either that plug, or internal in the amp. If it still fails to reject, problem is in the switch stack on the mechanism-- Ron Rich

Thanks for the quick response Ron. So I held the switch wiggled the plug nothing. Then I removed plug shorted out nothing. Now I am looking at the mech and It lokks funny to me. I think the cam switch lever is in the wrong position. I was trying to attach a photo but it will not let me

Ron

Just wanted to tell you thank you for all the info cam lever in wrong spot jukebox works great everything works great now. Now its going to get some new chrome and new paint then giving to my dad for his birthday.

Thanks again for all the help.
Benny

Benny,
Great !! Glad you got it--
Amazing, how a lever like that can "jump", all by itself, into the wrong position--
Will wonders ever cease ?? Ron Rich