New here, restoring a jukebox

[walz]

Sept 15, 2018 0:19:59 GMT walz said:

Sept 14, 2018 22:28:55 GMT Ron Rich said:

Walz,
Good luck on your "re-building"-- do you have the $400.00 an oz "special grease" ?
No--none left--check with suppliers listed in our FAQ's section ! Ron Rich

Wow what a lot of love here. No more time here.

Grease is $20.00 from here.

I'm someone who has been everywhere, seen a lot, done a lot. I don't believe anything I hear until I check it out. That's from the school of hard knocks, spent time in LE, slung, waded, swam, in shit, no help here.

[Ron Rich]

WoW--Either I was "scammed", or the price sure was reduced to a still high price, but not as outrageous, as when I had to purchase it (when the CDM-12 was introduced)-- I paid $100.00 for a .2, or,.25 oz tube of it then-- I quit using it as it seemingly made little or no difference in performance of the players.  Ron Rich

[bjwizzer]

Walz,

Hello,

I have 2 of those panels from a Rowe-Ami CD100-B.

The front panel, it has a stress crack in the upper left corner, the other is the top panel with the instructions.

I don't know which ones you need, let me know.

If you can use the panels, there are yours, just pay the shipping.

Shipping may an issue as I live in New Jersey.

I also have many other parts from the CD100-B, ie - anamation unit, the mech (less cd player), and other parts.

I can try to take pictures, though I have never done on the website.

You can also contact me @ [e-mail] / 856-371-1900 (no texts)

BJ

[bjwizzer]

Hello,

Are you interested in the 2 amplifier cover panels I have?

They are free, just pay for the shipping.

If you don't want them, let me know.

BJ

[walz]

We'll, after much work, testing, upgrading, rebuilding, cleaning, replacing computer boards, I finally got it finished, inside and outside, it's beautiful, plays excellent. I set it up as a 25¢ jukebox. 

I'm still working on the Rowe OBA dollar and it's a interesting piece of equipment with a lot of issues. I've purchased a couple of Rowe OBA dollar just to see how they work. 

[walz]

A lot of wiring issues.




Dirt filled parts, stuck buttons.



Lock replacement.




This is some of the problems I've had with on the jukebox.

[Ron Rich]

Hi Waltz,
How many OBA's do you want-- I probably have at least 25--piled around here--somewhere-- probably "fixed" 10k or so of them--good unit, except the belts did not last long enough-- Rowe's CBA, was better-- Mars is the best ! Ron Rich

[walz]

This was completely rebuilt.



This was completely burned out, everything had to be replaced.



This was completely rusted, overhaul was extensive.



More issues that I've dealt with.

[Ron Rich]

Waltz,
WHY--would you replace that lock ??
Ron Rich

[walz]

The lock was pried on with screwdriver, I've located new factory Rowe locks.

  


Same for the change box door, not a factory lock. I replaced it with a factory lock.




I found original keys and used them for the $$1.00 box

[walz]

I've done a lot of research on the Rowe CD-100 JUKEBOX. I learned about the issues associated with the CD-100 model when it first came out and removed all of the issues by upgrading parts, PC boards, electrical, everything that had to be done to make this last for years I've done it.

I also have a collection of good used parts that are ready if something goes wrong including several extra PC boards, a extra CD-PRO. You really cant see the improvements inside the CD-100 unless you start digging around.

Since I had no help from the forums, I had to study the manuals, and when I got really stuck, I found someone who is a expert with Rowe jukeboxes and he got me over the problem. He also helped me on some parts, and PC boards.

[walz]

Since we have inquiring minds about the OBA dollar.....

First of all its what I want.

Second of all its what I want.

Third its what came with the jukebox meaning its "original".

Fourth its a complete unit.

Fifth it's in my home and it is not something that is going to work in a bar.

[walz]

This is what I mean by complete.




A lot of the Molex connectors were broken inside, I had to physically check each one for damage. This took days to check the whole wiring assembly.

[walz]

These are some of the manuals I've used










This is a treasure, I found service updates that are really valuable when it comes to working on the jukebox, just one page showed me a problem and how to resolve it. There are a hundred pages all are important.

[walz]

No one can really quarterback my method of repairs, I didn't get any help. The best help was my manuals, service paperwork, and photos. I did a " professional" job getting everything done correctly, by replacing it, repairing it by the book, and the jukebox looks good, nothing missing, nothing butchered, its simply a really nice jukebox with over eight hundred thousand plays on it.




I ended up dumping some of the old mech parts due to rust, wear from age, and I got a complete Mech assembly cheap still attached to the wiring harness.






I'm still looking for this plastic part, it has a crack, however I'm not going to pay $25.00 (ebay) for something that AMI has for $5.00.  AMI is great for finding some obsolete parts.