I acquired a Rockola 496 juke (45rmp only) about 10 years ago. It worked great for a few years, but suddenly stopped working (I forget what the specific symptom was). I found that the .8 amp 250v fuse on the power PC board assembly-mechanism (55180-A) had blown so I replaced it. It fired up, but only worked correctly for about a week before it developed its current problem.
Here is the current issue: A record will play, but when it gets to the end of the song, nothing happens – I do hear a relay click on the PC board. The cancel switch on the AMI volume control will mute the music momentarily, but the song continues. If I turn the scan switch to “scan”, the turntable spins.
What I’ve tried: First, I purchased a service manual that includes schematics from the 490, 494, 496, and 498. It explains how to program everything, but that’s about it. The wiring diagrams aren’t that useful to me – I’m not sure where to begin – the wiring hasn’t changed.
The gripper motor (52499-1a) and magazine motor (54359-1a) both move freely. I removed both of them and they both operated when I applied DC voltage. The gripper motor was drawing more amperage than the magazine motor so I replaced it. No change.
The power PC board assembly-mechanism (55180-A) was where I had initially found a blown fuse, so I replaced that. No change.
I also replaced the AMI volume control/reject button with no change.
Any bits of wisdom would be GREATLY APRRECIATED!!!