From: Tony.Miklos@gmail.com   
      
   On 3/11/2012 10:34 PM, jcricket wrote:   
   > Hey Folks, I am in Denver. I was refered here by friends from another   
   > audio/music site.   
   >   
   > I got an AMI/rowe MM4 jukebox today. Iti s from 1969/1970. It is in   
   > working condition, barely, but has a huge amount of potential. I am   
   > going to do most of a basic restorations to it.   
   >   
   > I am a techy kind of person, worked in industrial machenicsa nd   
   > electronics for a good part of my life. I have already located and   
   > ordered the service manual for hte model 1100 record changer that is in   
   > the unit.   
   >   
   > ANyone here familiar with this record changer or jukebox? I have several   
   > issues with it that need corrected. The firstbeing that is doesn't track   
   > well - it holds a track a lot and goes into that infinite repeat mode. I   
   > did also order a new stylus as well - I hope this helps, but I think   
   > thre my be more to itthan that.   
      
   Check to see if the cartridge is installed backwards.  Some people look   
   at them and think they are fixing a problem but instead cause one.  The   
   cartridge should "look" like it's in backwards compared to most   
   turntables but because the tone arm is on the left side instead of the   
   right side the needle should face the rear not the front.   
      
   I've also seen some really bad needles for those boxes that have   
   practically no compliance.  Watch to see if the needle moves upward   
   somewhat when setting it on the record.  It should give a little.  Seen   
   some that are so stiff that they bounce out of the groove when hitting a   
   loud note!   
      
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