newbie general maint question, related to song selection

[joel802]

Hi,

I have a AMI Rowe TI1 that was working great but then I moved it into a different room and I think I knocked something out of whack. It's starting to play the wrong track about 40% of the time now. The selection that it shows matches the record that is being played, it's just not the one that I chose. But typically very close. I think it's just messing up the letter, and the number is OK, but not 100% on that... Anyway, after much reading around in the manual - which at first made absolutely no sense, but after spending a good deal of time with it deciphering what it's telling me and how it's laid out- I'm pretty sure that the fix lies in adjusting either the stop switch or the select coil in the search unit. Please correct me if I'm headed in the wrong direction there.

But perhaps my dumber question is, how do I go about performing the repair, physically? Do I remove the whole guts of the unit and work on it outside of the cabinet? I see a number of photos on this site where the whole inner mechanism has been removed. Is that the best way to start for easy access? The manual doesn't really cover this. I tried doing some searches on here but wasn't finding anything. I guess to the seasoned pros it's probably a dumb question but I guess I needed to ask it. Is it just a matter of removing some bolts or screws, unplugging some wires, and then lifting it out? It's got to be heavy as heck- do I need to remove all the records? Anything in particular that I need to look out for or be aware of?

Thanks.

[Ron Rich]

Hi Joel,
I don't work on that age AMi, but I can tell you that "adjustments" don't get "knocked out of whack"-- something got bent, or one or more of the switches is intermittently, failing. Determine if your problem is in the write-in, or read-out section ( see our FAQ's section on how a juke works), then concentrate on that section. Ron Rich

[joel802]

I'm not sure I follow. If things didn't get out of alignment or need adjusting then why would the manual describe how to do those things?
Wouldn't something getting bent from a move constitute it being knocked out of whack? Or are you just pointing out that I'm using incorrect technical terms? Or, are you saying that those conditions don't occur as a result of moving the jukebox?

[Ron Rich]

Hi Joel,
The manual shows needed adjustments IF, one changes a part -- If a machine is "KNOCKED OUT OF WACK" one must figure exactly what was "whacked" and fix it-- this may, or may not entail "adjustments" Yes these conditions can surly be because a jukebox was moved without proper preparations. Ron Rich

[joel802]

Thanks. I'm not sure you read my full original post past the first sentence, and then apparently became angered by my use of the expression "knocked out of whack". I apologize for saying it and will use more precise language going forward.

I did determine what "BECAME MISALIGNED DUE TO THE PHYSICAL FORCES ASSOCIATED WITH MOVING THE UNIT"-- "the fix lies in adjusting either the stop switch or the select coil in the search unit."

I was asking primarily if the diagnosis seems reasonable, and for the best way to go about correcting the issue, in needing to know if the entire inner unit is typically removed from the outer case?

Thanks.

[Ron Rich]

Hi Joel,
Nope-- I am not going to live long enough to be "angry" ! If that phono was OK before the move, you need to determine exactly why it is no longer OK. IMHO, your diagnosis is incorrect-- Yes, you may remove the mechanism, from the cabinet, and yes, you may remove the "pinbank" from the mechanism-- Ron Rich

[joel802]

OK, thank you for your assessment. I will re-evaluate.