Rowe R-86 no sound problem

[Stewart]

I just purchased the R-86, it was working perfectly at the guys house, I hauled it home and everything works as it should but I have no sound.  I have the manual and went through some of the listed checks (unplugging the mute plug, etc. ) some of the checks are rather beyond my capabilities or knowledge level.  I did replace the stylus and cartridge with no success.  I just felt that it must be something rather simple as it quit working after being moved.  I did notice that one end of the amp had come off its anchor to the cabinet and I rehung it.  Where I live there is no one that works on jukeboxes near me so I am asking for help here.

Thanks,

Cheers,

Stewart

[Ken Layton]

Not properly preparing a jukebox for moving/shipping can cause a lot of problems because things move around inside the jukebox if not properly secured/bolted down.

[ed12]

please Stewart
start with where u live

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I just purchased the R-86, it was working perfectly at the guys house, I hauled it home and everything works as it should but I have no sound.  I have the manual and went through some of the listed checks (unplugging the mute plug, etc. ) some of the checks are rather beyond my capabilities or knowledge level.  I did replace the stylus and cartridge with no success.  I just felt that it must be something rather simple as it quit working after being moved.  I did notice that one end of the amp had come off its anchor to the cabinet and I rehung it.  Where I live there is no one that works on jukeboxes near me so I am asking for help here.

Thanks,

Cheers,

Stewarted<

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[ami-man]

Hello Stewart,

Welcome to the forum, it is a good policy to set in your profile what country and city you live in.
The reason for this is that these days most jukebox forums are viewed world wide.
If we know where you live we can give better advice of where to get help.

I live in Sheffield in the UK and undertake repairs from most of Europe but also have customers worldwide.
If you are in the USA I would suggest that you contact Bruce Wentworth at AB Leisure.

Rowe Ami amplifiers do suffer from dry joints (called cold joints in the USA) another issue is the pre-amp lamps that can fall off the pre-amplifier pcb.

Please let us know how you get on.

Regards
Alan

Alan Hood
ami-man
UK

[Stewart]

Thanks, all for the input, I did add to my profile that I live in Ft. Myers, Fl.    There is a well established company that sells and repairs older jukeboxes over in Miami (100 mi/160 km), they do make house calls, I had just hoped that I could spare the expense if it was something simple.  And again it was working perfectly, I bought it put it in my truck took it 10 miles home and had the problem.   I did do a few things to prepare for transport, I secured the tone arm and put blocks under the record player, etc. mechanism which is all mounted on springs, so the wood blocks I inserted kept the mechanism from thrashing around.

Again thanks for all the input.

Cheers,

Stewart

[ami-man]

Hello Stewart,

When locking a Rowe Ami jukebox down for transport.

On the mechanism frame is two lugs, if you are lucky the tie down bolts will still in place but loose.
Teightening the bolts down locks the frame and the mechanism down to the jukebox base.
A rubber band around the tone arm keeps it in place, you can do the same with the turntable/platter but most people put this in the cash bag.

Check that all the boards, amplifier etc are fully fixed in place, with the amplifier put a couple of screws in the holes near the handle (but not too long, you do not want them to come through the side of the jukebox) the idea is that nothing should come adrift in transportation.

We always used to tape up the title racks and also across the access doors incase the locks failed in transit.
Broken trim is a costly so best avoided.

Regards
Alan

Alan Hood
ami-man
UK