WURLITZTER 3500

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WURLITZTER 3500

by TOM2B » Tue May 26, 2009 5:11 pm

MY 3500 QUIT PLAYING. LIGHTS STILL WORKING, BUT NO ACTION. WHEN I PRESS A SELECTION THE SELECTOR MOTOR TURNS BUT MAGAZINE RACK DOES NOTHING. WHILE READING THE MANUAL IT AUTOMATICALLY ROTATED THE MAGAZINE RACK ABOUT ONE FULL TURN THEN STOPPED.
WHILE STILL READING IT MOVED THE MAGAZINE RACK ABOUT 4" THEN STOPPED. THIS WENT ON 3-4 MORE TIMES. IF I HOLD THE RELAY DOWN IN THE CONTROL BOX ALL APPEARS TO BE WORKING. (MAGAZINE RACK MOVES TO SELECTION, PICKS UP RECORD & LOADS, PLAY ARM MOVES IN TO PLACE) BUT WHEN I RELEASE IT ALL STOPS. ANY IDEAS, MAYBE IN THE POER AMP?? ALL SWITCHES I'VE CHECKED APPEAR OK AND ALL MOTORS.

PLEASE HELP.

PUZZLED,

TOM


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Re: WURLITZTER 3500

by Ron Rich » Tue May 26, 2009 5:42 pm

See page 5C in your service manual--Override Assembly switch. Ron Rich


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Re: WURLITZTER 3500

by TOM2B » Mon Jun 01, 2009 10:23 pm

RON ,
I LOOKED AT THE OVERRIDE SWITCH. DO I NEED TO FILE THE POINTS? WHILE I WAS READING UP ON IT IT CLICKED AND MAGAZINE STARTED TURNING AND PICKED UP THE SELECTION AND STARTED PLAYING. DURING THE RECORD IT ALMOST QUIT PLAYING LIKE THE POWER GOING OFF BUT STARTED BACK UP AND FINISHED RECORD AND RETURNED IT HOME. NEXT SELECTION I MADE NOTHING HAPPENED EXCEPT SELECTOR MOTOR TURNED AND PIN WAS RAISED, MAGAZINE DIDN'T MOVE. THEN IT JUST SITS THERE, ONCE I A WHILE IT ADVANCES THE MAGAZINE ON IT'S OWN WITH NO ONE TOUCHING IT. STILL THINK IT IS THE OVER RIDE SWITCH?
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TOM


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Re: WURLITZTER 3500

by Ron Rich » Tue Jun 02, 2009 3:10 am

Do you need to 'file" the points--Maybe, if they are badly "pitted" ONLY. Do you need to clean and re tension the points ? Yes. Using a file or "Emory"or "sandpaper" may ruin them --use only a "Burnishing Tool", made for working on contacts--Ron Rich


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Re: WURLITZTER 3500

by TOM2B » Tue Jun 02, 2009 2:40 pm

WHERE CAN I FIND A BURNISHING TOOL FOR POINTS? COULD I USE JEWLERS ROUGE EMORY PAPER. IT POLISHES MORE THAN IT SANDS? PROBABLY MORE LIKE 750-800 GRIT CLOTH.

SORRY TO BE SO "QUESTIONITIVE" BUT I DON'T WANT TO SCREW THIS UP.

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Re: WURLITZTER 3500

by Ron Rich » Tue Jun 02, 2009 6:05 pm

Any good "electronic parts" store. Local one here is www.SMElectronics.com GC 9338 is the part #-- Ron Rich


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Re: WURLITZTER 3500

by TOM2B » Thu Jun 04, 2009 5:29 pm

RON,

YOU WERE RIGHT. IT IS IN THE OVERRIDE SWITCH. I HAD TO REBEND AND CLEAN THEM. AT FIRST IT WAS CRAZY BUT AFTER I KEPT ADJUSTING IT BEGAN TO WORK. THE ONLY THING NOW IS THE TRANSFER SWITCH SOMETIMES HAS TO BE LIFTED TO COMPLETE THE CYCLE BUT I'LL GET ON THAT THIS WEEK END. ONE QUESTION I HAVE THOUGH IS I NOTICE THAT WHEN I PRESS THE SELECTION BUTTONS SOMETIMES IT WILL "GROAN" FOR A MOMENT THEN CLICK AND STARTS EVERY THING UP RIGHT. I THINK IT IS SOLENOID CHATTER?? IS THIS A PROBLEM OR DO I NEED TO LEAVE ALONG? IT DOESN'T DO IT EVERY TIME JUST SOME.

THANKS A MILLION FOR THE HELP.

REGARDS,

TOM


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Re: WURLITZTER 3500

by Ron Rich » Fri Jun 05, 2009 5:42 am

You are lifting the transfer switch to complete which cycle--record to, or from the turntable ? Ron Rich


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Re: WURLITZTER 3500

by TOM2B » Sun Jun 07, 2009 3:26 am

RON,

RECORD TO.

THANKS,

TOM


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Re: WURLITZTER 3500

by Ron Rich » Sun Jun 07, 2009 6:08 am

You will need to get out the schematic, and follow the path from the Read-out switch(s) to the gripper motor--you either have a poorly adjusted switch, or a bad one in that series. Ron Rich


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Re: WURLITZTER 3500

by TOM2B » Mon Jun 08, 2009 11:21 pm

THANKS, RON,

HAVEN'T HAD TIME TO CHECK THE READ OUT SWITCHES YET. MAYBE THIS WEEK THOUGH. I REALLY APPRECIATE THE HELP.

TOM

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