NRI slug rejecter on Wurlitzer 2810 jukebox

Canadian · by **Canadian** » Thu Mar 05, 2015 7:07 am

I recently purchased a non working wurlizter 2810 jukebox. After recapping the amp, replacing the transfer switch and some minor adjustments I have it playing on free play. It has a playrak and 2 slug rejecters. I was trying to convert it to coin play and was going nowhere. It has a NRI slug rejecter I believe a series 200. Don't know for sure because the paper labelling has faded to nothing. Dropping coins in it the magnets were hanging the coins up. It finally dawned to me the coins content in Canada changed in the early 70's. Finding some old coins the dime and quarter work prefect, the nickel jammed. How do you adjust the magnets for the different metal content?
Thanks
David

by **Ron Rich** » Thu Mar 05, 2015 5:28 pm

Hi David,
You "adjust" the magnets with a hammer ! --OK with a screwdriver ?? No--in most cases, you need to remove them, to work with Cdn coins.
On SOME rejectors, you may need to add a small magnet in the quarter path, but usually not, as the adjustments, if not "messed with", are the same for US coins. Rejectors MUST be cleaned in hot soapy water, and the half-dollar "ramp", where the coins transfer to the lower section MUST be free of "pits". And as far as nickels go--it will never take that non-round nickel that was made there !

Ron Rich

Canadian · by **Canadian** » Fri Mar 06, 2015 1:15 am

Ron
The magnets are molded into a door type of surface. The do not come off. Do you remove the entire door? Oh by the way
we have rounded coins for many years. Just went to lighter cheaper alloy coin like you guys.
Thanks for the reply
David
P.S. Without the comments on previous posts from everyone would have never got this jukebox working. Would like to get the slug
rejecter and top ten tune unit working

by **Ron Rich** » Fri Mar 06, 2015 1:39 am

If you have a "gold colored" plastic unit, I would need to see it, as it is a later, different brand unit. post a photo here.
Ron Rich

Canadian · by **Canadian** » Fri Mar 06, 2015 4:12 pm

Ron
Plastic. I think you found the trouble. When I bought the jukebox it had a small slug rejecter on top but was missing the big rejecter.
Off ebay I bought 2 rejecters that was supposed to fit a rockola 448 and a wurlitzer 2810. One was all a nri all metal and the other a plastic
coinco 903030, The existing rejecter was all metal and the nri one fit so I assumed that was right. The plastic coinco unit would not fit with
the molded coin chute. Guess I assumed wrong. The coinco unit only takes nickels, dimes and quarters. Might have to do some modding
to make it fit.
Thanks
David

by **Ron Rich** » Fri Mar 06, 2015 5:37 pm

Hi David,
Yep-that sounds as if you have the wrong units--unfortunately this happens all too often when you purchase "stuff" from an eBay sale. Best, IMHO, to contact one of the "legitimate" sellers listed above, and get the correct part, the first time ?

BTW, on that model phono, the top handles the half-dollar coins, and the NDQ's are handled in the lower unit.
Ron Rich