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Post by CD on Dec 3, 2020 1:05:41 GMT
My Centennial 1900 was playing fine for an hour after being moved into my home the previous week. I was on my eleventh selection when the machine picked a record, moved it into the play position and stopped. I tried to reject the record, but everything in frozen with the record and record arm at the load position. Does anyone have any idea what happened to my machine?
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Post by Ron Rich on Dec 3, 2020 4:03:25 GMT
Gotz lotza ideas --
Coodbe-- the plug fell out of the wall the power cord failed, the power switch failed, a motor froze up, a fuse blew, the safety switch failed,or was activated, the record load switch failed, or was switched on, the carry-over switch failed---- Ron Rich
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Post by CD on Dec 4, 2020 13:16:37 GMT
Hi Ron,
Thank you very much for the information. I went through your suggestions and I found a blown fuse on the box which appears to house the amplifier (lower right hand side when facing machine from rear). I really appreciate your time and now I have to figure out why it blew. I am going to get a repair/maintenance manual and start with a tuneup including a thorough cleaning and lubrication.
Thanks again,
Chris
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Post by Ron Rich on Dec 4, 2020 13:49:08 GMT
Hi Chris,
Which fuse is/was it ? What value should it have been,and what value, in fact, was it ? Yes--IMHO, getting the service manual package is a great idea ! See our FAQ's section before you purchase it ! Ron Rich
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Post by CD on Dec 4, 2020 20:40:01 GMT
Hi Ron,
The fuse that blew was a Buss MDL 2A. Opposing end showed 250V. I looked it up online and found that it is a time delay type of fuse so I called around and found one at Ace Hardware. I checked the outside of the "amplifier box" and it showed a 2 next to the fuse location of the failed fuse (I assumed this "2" signified 2 amps). I installed the fuse and the motor for the turntable started immediately. I had to cycle the lower toggle switch on/off/on to get the record carousel to turn.
I played about 20 selections and there were no issues, but this kind of thing bugs me and I want to know the root cause of the first fuse failure.
Thanks again for your help! I am just learning this machine and it is very interesting.
Take care and enjoy the weekend.
Chris
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Post by Ron Rich on Dec 4, 2020 23:12:52 GMT
Hi Chris,
A MDL 2 is not the correct fuse for that position ! If it said 2 A.SB, it would be. It is slightly "over-fused", however it will usually blow sometime prior to the transformer blowing --- If there is just a "2" marked, it is a 2 amp "fast blow" ( AGC, or 312) type. If it blows again, I strongly suggest you find the reason, and fix-it ! Ron Rich
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