Phonoland

Hi!

I have a strange problem. When I turn the Ami Continental 2 on and select the first song to playback,
Ami apparently seeks the vinyl, but does not pick it up and does not playback it. Not even if I rechoose it.
However, it will playback any other vinyl after that just fine and also the first selection, if I have played
back some other vinyl after the first selection! What might be the problem here?
Any tips are most appreciated!

The first thing to determine is whether it punches the pin on the first selection. If the pin is punched and the arm crank just hops over it as the magazine scans, this is often a faulty micro switch on the crank assembly or dirty slip-ring contact also on that assembly.

if the pin does not punch the problem is often poor contact in the chase wipers in the search unit. Dirty contacts in the keyboard can also cause this. Another thing to check is whether the power supply's low DC (approx 28VDc) is sagging too much during the punch. This would generally show up in all selections, but since it is a filter DC supply, the capacitor may need a "warmup" before it can supply enough capacitance to stiffen the DC supply. If original it should be replaced if you measure more than a few volts of sag.

We'll see if anyone else has something to add here.

Rob/NYC

I have a slightly different take on this--I'm thinking, from the way you have stated the problem, that the scan control, motor start switch, is not closing on the first try. Check it and see --- Ron Rich

Thanks for the tips! I will have to learn more about my machine to understand your answers, but in any case now I have answers where to go!