Dragon's Lair Fans - Arcade Lifestyle
General Chat => Arcade Lifestyle => Topic started by: ckong on July 10, 2015, 02:29:42 PM
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Jukeboxes were still part of the Arcade Lifestyle back in the eighties, so they are now too. ;D
As if I don't already have enough projects to take care about (Tempest, Black Widow, Qix), I decided to start working on the Seeburg Disco 160 today, the one that I got from COW and that came with Container 7:
(http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f307/ckong65/Seeburg%20SMC1%20jukebox/SeeburgSMC1vanCOW_zpse2bf63e9.jpg) (http://s50.photobucket.com/user/ckong65/media/Seeburg%20SMC1%20jukebox/SeeburgSMC1vanCOW_zpse2bf63e9.jpg.html)
I don't have any knowledge about jukeboxes, I only know that they play music when you feed them with money, so I'm curious what this project will teach me. Hell, I don't even know if the jukebox is in working condition (I never just power up something if I don't know how it internally looks).
The first thing that I learned is that it is a hell of a job to get to the guts of the machine if you don't have the keys of the locks. Drilling out the locks didn't help at first because there are several 'locks' (clamms) in the machine, connected with iron bars. But finally, after an hour or so, the machine showed what is inside.
(http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f307/ckong65/Seeburg%20SMC1%20jukebox/P1070899_zps65prvrja.jpg) (http://s50.photobucket.com/user/ckong65/media/Seeburg%20SMC1%20jukebox/P1070899_zps65prvrja.jpg.html)
(http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f307/ckong65/Seeburg%20SMC1%20jukebox/P1070896_zps6q8uezki.jpg) (http://s50.photobucket.com/user/ckong65/media/Seeburg%20SMC1%20jukebox/P1070896_zps6q8uezki.jpg.html)
(http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f307/ckong65/Seeburg%20SMC1%20jukebox/P1070894_zpss8qe4dnp.jpg) (http://s50.photobucket.com/user/ckong65/media/Seeburg%20SMC1%20jukebox/P1070894_zpss8qe4dnp.jpg.html)
The inside of the phono control center. Looks pretty clean:
(http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f307/ckong65/Seeburg%20SMC1%20jukebox/P1070893_zpsqgyzlskd.jpg) (http://s50.photobucket.com/user/ckong65/media/Seeburg%20SMC1%20jukebox/P1070893_zpsqgyzlskd.jpg.html)
The MCU, which is the brain of the jukebox, was disconnected and lying at the bottom of the machine, first sign that it isn't operational.
(http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f307/ckong65/Seeburg%20SMC1%20jukebox/P1070897_zpslfuvr5ut.jpg) (http://s50.photobucket.com/user/ckong65/media/Seeburg%20SMC1%20jukebox/P1070897_zpslfuvr5ut.jpg.html)
And the inside of the MCU. Batteries are missing, of course.
(http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f307/ckong65/Seeburg%20SMC1%20jukebox/P1070898_zps8puefiv8.jpg) (http://s50.photobucket.com/user/ckong65/media/Seeburg%20SMC1%20jukebox/P1070898_zps8puefiv8.jpg.html)
I will have to put the MCU back in its place, behind the song selection panel. I also checked all fuses that I could find, they are all OK.
That's it for now. Good thing about the jukebox is that all wood panels, the grills, glass work and 'art' is undamaged. I will paint the wood panels though, probably in a non-original 'disco fever' color. Maybe paint with shiny particuls in it, or gold, or ... Just something crazy. Anyway, I will have to do a lot of reading and TLC before the jukebox looks bright and shiny, for instance like this one:
(http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f307/ckong65/Seeburg%20SMC1%20jukebox/Seeburg%20Disco-a-1-W_zpsmm5nqg6b.jpg) (http://s50.photobucket.com/user/ckong65/media/Seeburg%20SMC1%20jukebox/Seeburg%20Disco-a-1-W_zpsmm5nqg6b.jpg.html)
May take me years ....., but I will succeed. If someone has any documentation about the game ... (I still have to check the www).
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Let me know if you need help...
Tip 1 seeburg jukeboxes use standard keys per serie. You could have just ordered a key in The Netherlands :-\
Tip 2 if your machine is from the us it will run at the wrong speed 50 versus 60 herz so you have to order a different gear.
Have fun restoring this beast.
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Nice jukebox Erik, have fun with the resto.
I can already see you dancing like this guy when you get it going ;D
https://youtu.be/kza-mIEufTw?t=55s
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Let me know if you need help...
Tip 1 seeburg jukeboxes use standard keys per serie. You could have just ordered a key in The Netherlands :-\
Tip 2 if your machine is from the us it will run at the wrong speed 50 versus 60 herz so you have to order a different gear.
Have fun restoring this beast.
Good tips, thanks. Although tip 1 is useless now, of course. :D
Do you know any good Dutch shops where I can get parts for this jukebox?
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Jukeboxshop en jukebox revival hebben onderdelen. Ik ben zelf nog niet aan opknappen toegekomen maar deze leken me beide goed en redelijk qua prijs.
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:)
Some more pics, just because we like them
(http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f307/ckong65/Seeburg%20SMC1%20jukebox/P1070902_zps7az88glx.jpg) (http://s50.photobucket.com/user/ckong65/media/Seeburg%20SMC1%20jukebox/P1070902_zps7az88glx.jpg.html)
(http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f307/ckong65/Seeburg%20SMC1%20jukebox/P1070903_zpsldjwg6yi.jpg) (http://s50.photobucket.com/user/ckong65/media/Seeburg%20SMC1%20jukebox/P1070903_zpsldjwg6yi.jpg.html)
(http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f307/ckong65/Seeburg%20SMC1%20jukebox/P1070904_zpscrjl3xmd.jpg) (http://s50.photobucket.com/user/ckong65/media/Seeburg%20SMC1%20jukebox/P1070904_zpscrjl3xmd.jpg.html)
(http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f307/ckong65/Seeburg%20SMC1%20jukebox/P1070907_zpsm4mhi0cy.jpg) (http://s50.photobucket.com/user/ckong65/media/Seeburg%20SMC1%20jukebox/P1070907_zpsm4mhi0cy.jpg.html)
(http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f307/ckong65/Seeburg%20SMC1%20jukebox/P1070910_zpsbmviga8t.jpg) (http://s50.photobucket.com/user/ckong65/media/Seeburg%20SMC1%20jukebox/P1070910_zpsbmviga8t.jpg.html)
Quite something else compared to a classic argade game. ;D Found some very useful tech docs here, including operator's manual: http://the.nerv.free.fr/
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Erik, master that thing, then you can do my Seeburg too :)
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Isn't your seeburg A OK?
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Btw., to put my reference to my Rock Ola from the other thread into perspective: I think it's pretty cool you're going for one of the newer jukebox "underdogs" - I wouldn't mind having one of these around as well (or, if it has to be a 70s model, one of the Atari boxes :) ).
Good luck with that project!
Store-wise, I can wholeheartedly recommend Stamann Jukeboxes. While not dutch, they do produce and carry only highest quality spares.
http://www.jukebox-world.de/
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:) Thanks for the link.
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How is this project getting along?
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It's not moving, at all. Other stuff has more priority.