Re: Seeburg STD4 - not playing side A

On Friday, March 5, 2004 at 6:14:08 PM UTC-6, Andy Guthrie wrote:
> Well thanks for the warning... Unfortunately, it's said and done. I 
> straightened out the contact and side A is now back in the game.
> Everything is back to its original state, plus side A is working, but I 
> am getting the occasional wrong selection error.
> The most common mistake seems to be it reading a 5 as a 2 (i.e., playing 
> 126 instead of 156).
> Until I scrape together the cash for the service manuals... Any suggestions?
> Happy Seeburg Olympian Owner wrote:
> > the strip is called a Tormat :)
> > 
> > i wold not remove the tormat unless you have the manual!!! the pice that
> > scans the tormat if i remember right can be removed seperatly <consult the
> > manual>
> > 
> > Jim w
> > "Andy Guthrie" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> > news:[email protected]...
> > 
> >>Well, here's an update.
> >>I can only assume that I was mistaken about seeing side A work at the
> >>previous owners house. I pulled the front off and found that the contact
> >>for the A side of the record (where it scans the magnetic o-rings) is
> >>bent. I am going to try to remove the strip of magnetic o-rings (gee,
> >>can you tell I'm a newbie with these terms?) and straighten out the
> >>sensor. I sure hope this works...
> >>
> >>
> >>Andy Guthrie wrote:
> >>
> >>>Hi everyone- my first post.
> >>>I have officially started my jukebox "collection" by buying a Seeburg
> >>>STD4 "Mardi Gras" model.
> >>>Things seem to be ok, except I cannot play side "A" of the records. All
> >>>of the side B's (the 2xx selections) work fine.
> >>>I followed Tony Miller's troubleshooting guide, and connected the
> >>>negative side of a D battery to the tormat lead, and the machine did
> >>>pick up each disc, but again, only played the B sides. The A sides were
> >>>working when I checked out the machine prior to buying it, so I get the
> >>>feeling that a wire may have fallen loose during the move.
> >>>When I punch in a 1xx selection, the mechanism scans twice and then
> > 
> > parks.
> > 
> >>>Any ideas what might cause the skipping of the 1xx selections?
> >>>
> >>>Thanks!
> >>>
> >>
> > 
> >
Hi, Andy!  I realize that I am replying to an ancient post, but I figured it wouldn't hurt to try.  I have the same issue with the exact same jukebox.  You mentioned that you straightened out the contact for side A selections because it was slightly bent.  Could you please explain where this contact is located?  I'm not sure where to look!  Thanks, so much!