HM100B R.C. Special Hideaway

[Brad]

Hey everyone. 


I just picked up an HM100B and I'm waiting for a key to be delivered so I can see what shape this unit is in. In the meantime, I'm wondering if any of you have any idea how many of these units were made.


From what I can see through the screens, everything is there. The unit has been sitting in the owner's garage in Southern CA since the late 60s. It was used in his ice cream shop in the Ontario/Upland area up until it was retired, according to his daughter who was 8 years old when they brought it home from the shop.

Thanks.

Brad

[Brad]

I'm trying to unstick the detent arm lever on a HM100B mech (145S3-L6). This unit has been sitting in the previous owner's garage since the late 60s. I've managed to get everything else unstuck and moving freely, but the detent arm lever is very sluggish. It will only move when either the cam moves it or if I manually lift it back up. The spring alone will not pull it up at this point. I have removed the pickup assembly to get better access to the front side of the lever, and I've been trying to lubricate it with 3-In-1 motor oil using a syringe and manually working the lever up and down but can't seem to get it moving any better. I'm hoping to not have to tear this down any further, and I'm hoping some of you have tips or tricks to share. Is there something else I should be using instead of 3-in-1 to cut through the gunk that must be keeping this lever from moving freely? Thanks.

Brad

[Brad]

Well, there have been a good number of people who have read my first post, so here's a quick update. After getting into this unit I found it was full of 45s, mostly from 1959, the amp and receiver look to be in fairly good condition (probably in need of recapping) and other than being very gummed up, the mech seems to be in good condition. The issue I'm trying to work through now is trying to unstick the detent arm lever on the mech (145S3-L6).

This unit had been sitting in the previous owner's garage since the late 60s. I've managed to get everything else on the mech unstuck and moving freely, but the detent arm lever is very sluggish. It will only move when either the cam moves it or if I manually lift it back up. The spring alone will not pull it up at this point. I removed the pickup assembly to get better access to the front side of the lever, and I've been trying to lubricate it with 3-In-1 motor oil using a syringe and manually working the lever up and down but can't seem to get it moving any better. I don't want to have to tear this mech down any further, so I'm hoping some of you have tips or tricks to share to help me get this detent arm lever moving better. Is there something else I should be using instead of 3-in-1 to cut through the gunk that must be keeping this lever from moving freely? Thanks.



Brad

[Brad]

Well, I've found that Victory Glass sells a Seeburg Main Mechanism Shaft Kit specifically for this issue. For anyone experiencing the same issue, Victory Glass has a video on YouTube that walks you through it.



Brad