New to me Rock-Ola 6000 6000x, need help

[shrimpeater]

The power supply has 4 fuses inside it. It's hard to get to,but you should be able to open and check fuses. (unplug that bugger before doing this)
The 3 leds on the side of the power supply should be on. This doesn't mean the power supply is working properly though. I found that out the hard way. (by having my power supply serviced twice)
I own a 7000 intrique and would be happy to help you get this going.And yes,by a manuel.Just like a pinball machine,the manuel does come in handy. Schematics would come in handy also if you know how to read and use a VOM
BTW,does the carriage with cds turn.Is your service switch on left side of cabinet pushed in like it would be if the door was shut?

Send me an email or PM if needed

 

Stop....I just realized I was giving you info for a 6000 which I also own.

I'll look in the morning and see what the power supply looks like.It should also have fuses that are servicable

EDIT BY MONITOR: YOU CAN ALWAYS DELETE A POST WITH WRONG INFO !  Ron Rich

[sorhp]

Hi, I sent you a pm, thank you for reaching out!

Details are in the pm.

In short, I’m not getting 26v from the power supply.

Fuses are good

Cabinet switch is correct.

I have manuals and schematics, soldering tools and a multi meter and lots of experience fixing this kind of stuff. Just having trouble with this power supply.

Edit: the 6000 and 7000 share internal parts, so you’re good

[sorhp]

I finally fixed my power supply, pesky broken 5 watt resistor Connected to the 26v regulator.

I saw the carriage move! I coined up and pushed in a song, nothing.

I’ll be putting in a remote battery tomorrow on the computer if all goes well.

I’m guessing I need to probably test the carriage, arm and CD player some how??

I also bought a handheld remote so I can have a little less frustration hopefully.

[sorhp]

I pulled the CD player and carriage assembly out and fought with it for about 3 hours today.

I discovered someone had taken the grabber mech and worked on it, lathered it with grease and somehow got the gears mis aligned and in an opposite configuration than normal, needless to say... its toast, I’m going to need it serviced or need a new one if I want to move forward.

[sorhp]

The carriage/cd player/magazine is reinstalled after being fully refurbished.

Now the 1amp fuses in the power box are blowing, I’m using the 1amp slowblow fuses the manual calls for, but I had pulled 4amp fuses out when I got the juke. Anyone have any ideas of what causes the fuses to blow on the 666 Volt AC line?

[Ron Rich]

Ben,
Why, oh why, would there be a "666" VAC line ? "Fuses blow", because "something" is drawing too much power ! You will need to locate that "something" and fix it, before doing anything else (666 vac ) Ron Rich

[shrimpeater]

Here's a scan of schematic.Yeap 66 volts....Forum will NOT allow me to insert .

 

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[Ron Rich]

Hi Shrimpeater--
"66" ain't what you writ ! "66" volts, I can believe ! No schematic needed ! LOL, Ron Rich

[sorhp]

Sheesh! Can’t believe I wrote 666v lol, yes. 66vac , both 1amp fuses are blowing. I have a schematic that I’ve become very familiar with.

I pulled the grabber motor and cleaned out the brushes today, they weren’t gummed up or anything , but I had read if there was too much drag , the fuses would blow. I cleaned and re-oiled/greased the gears, put the motor and gear box back together , it’s running smoothly.

I still need to put a battery on the CPU board.

As soon as I have the battery on and everything put back together. I will test everything and report back.

[Ron Rich]

Ben,
Blame "large fingers " ! If that battery is INSIDE the computer, I strongly suggest you attach a red wire to the + terminal, and a black wire to the - terminal--run the wires OUTSIDE, and away from the computer- and attach the new battery to the cabinet wall with 2 sided tape-or Velcro. Ron Rich

[sorhp]

Mar 25, 2020 2:52:29 GMT Ron Rich said:

Ben,
Blame "large fingers " ! If that battery is INSIDE the computer, I strongly suggest you attach a red wire to the + terminal, and a black wire to the - terminal--run the wires OUTSIDE, and away from the computer- and attach the new battery to the cabinet wall with 2 sided tape-or Velcro. Ron Rich

Done and done

I sent my power supply and mechanical pcb to Jorge at Rockola, I was blowing the 66v fuses, he reports no problems.

I have cleaned up the motors for the magazine and grabber, we’ll see what happens when I get the equipment back and see if the problem has worked out.

[Ron Rich]

Ben,
Will you please add Jorge's contact info, to the ("repairs--") sticky, in the FAQ's section -- Thank you !
Ron Rich

[sorhp]

Call Rockola mfg, press 6 for tech support, ask for Jorge

I got my power brick back from Jorge, plugged everything back in, I had bought a new bulb for the lighting system, I tested it out first and the bulb blew immediately. I unplugged all of the lighting, tested out everything else except CD player. It all seem to work, I turn the machine off to go eat lunch, I turned the machine back on when I got back And blew the 66 V fuses. I’m going to try one more time with a few more ideas and check all the wiring one more time, nothing looks shorted everything looks factory. I’m keeping all of the lighting unplugged since I keep blowing brand new bulbs. stay tuned. After this if I cannot get the machine running, I may be parting it out or selling it if anyone needs any parts for the machine as a whole.

[Ron Rich]

Hi Ben,
Thanks for posting that RO info-- I will re-post it in the FAQ's section on "repair persons".
Your bulb blowing problem comes from a bad florescent lamp ballast (sometimes called a "transformer"). Only cure for that is to replace the ballast (and now, probably the starter and lamp, too). Ron Rich