Seeburg VL200 won't select records. Was working great then not!? Help!

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Seeburg VL200 won't select records. Was working great then not!? Help!

by VL200JMK » Fri May 13, 2016 5:53 am

Hello, new member here and first time posting...

If you don't mind, I have a question as I seem to have a problem with my Seeburg VL200.

I did some cleaning because my VL200 hadn't been cleaned in quite a long time. I also adjusted / realigned the 'frog-switch'. It hadn't been selecting every selection. After my cleaning and adjustment, what a difference! The VL was choosing songs like it never had before! It was great!
Flash-forward to that evening. Everything was working and we had a party and played the VL for a few hours selecting many songs non-stop. The VL200 didn't skip a beat! After the party, we shut the VL200 off as usual and turned in for the night.
The following afternoon, I turned it on and selected a record. The mech starts it's normal route (click click click) running along, but never selects a record. Doesn't matter what I choose. It just will not select a record to play. How can it go from selecting everything to nothing over night? Seems like something blew? Or?

This is the first time it has NOT selected anything.

Any helpful tips or insight would be appreciated!

Thank you!


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Re: Seeburg VL200 won't select records. Was working great then not!? Help!

by Ron Rich » Fri May 13, 2016 3:48 pm

You know what--kinda strange, but my watch was keeping good time ( oh, yea, it's a 1967 made, watch), yesterday too--now it has stopped running ?? :lol:
Got the Service Manual ? Check voltages in the TSR-- When was the last time the TSR/DCU was serviced ? Did you check/clean the detent switch , when you "adjusted" the TMU ??
Ron Rich


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Re: Seeburg VL200 won't select records. Was working great then not!? Help!

by VL200JMK » Fri May 13, 2016 6:14 pm

Ron Rich wrote:You know what--kinda strange, but my watch was keeping good time ( oh, yea, it's a 1967 made, watch), yesterday too--now it has stopped running ?? :lol:
Got the Service Manual ? Check voltages in the TSR-- When was the last time the TSR/DCU was serviced ? Did you check/clean the detent switch , when you "adjusted" the TMU ??
Ron Rich


Yes, I have my manuals and I'm going through my VL as I write to you.

Thanks for your help.

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