I like how Mark is permanently in happy mode.

@marcse7en

Жыл бұрын

Some people need drugs for that! 🤣 (Due to an infestation of humourless hate-filled trolls, and the general toxicity of social media, I no longer monitor or otherwise revisit any comments I may make!)

@Matt_Aquila

Жыл бұрын

except for 23:13 ;)

@neilbarnett3046

Жыл бұрын

That's the isopropyl alcohol. 🤪

@davidgriffin79

Жыл бұрын

I find it a bit relentless.

@davidgriffin79

Жыл бұрын

@@Matt_Aquila And 29:06.

Just found Mark’s channel and I will be honest, as an electronic geek, I find every video so relaxing. I love someone who enjoys what they do. I’ve been lucky that I have enjoyed everything I have done but not the politics and management that I. Have had to deal with. This year, 2024 I want to retire and spend my retirement repairing things.. All the best

@Ivorbiggin

5 ай бұрын

See if you have ‘’repair cafe’’near you, you can volunteer to repair items that Joe Public bring in

That cable tie comment at the end was incredible! Haha...that's the life of a repair tech! I've felt that pain a thousand times.

@maicod

8 ай бұрын

he should've filmed the whole disassembly again to get rid of that cable tie :)

Love your channel content. Was very surprised that you didn't replace the stylus, as a matter of routine servicing. A worn stylus could certainly explain the muffled sound. Great job.

Sadly, I'm not in the UK, but your videos help me to motivate myself and to understand better how the Wurlitzer 3000 of my grandpa used to work. I hope I'll finally make it run like when I was a child, he would be proud of me!

@silkroad1201

8 ай бұрын

You must have some skills then. I know the simplicity of this kind of job is purely an illusion given by the vast experience of a seasoned professional

@stretchmorgan

7 ай бұрын

@@silkroad1201 And a workshop with all the tools & metering devices to hand....

Nice to see old machines like this getting repaired and restored to working order. The designers of the jukebox did a nice job of making the system easy to work on.

another kick-butt video, Mark. 86K and climbing.

The cable tie on the contacts....FFS....🤣😂 Just love this channel, you're doing an amazing job, thanks.

Unlike most things yank made, wurlitzers were actually well made and designed to last. I cut my teeth on a 1947 bubble tube orginal that my old boss bought back in 80s. With no service doc i had to find my way around it ...but got there in the end. And quite enjoyed keeping the old beast going .

Brutal technology at its finest, that fascinated me even as a child, today I am 61 years old, and I am very happy that you showed this music box and its inner workings, thank you very much for that. I often ask myself what would be mechanically electrically possible if microcontrollers didn't exist. Today you have to be a programmer, back then you have to be a technician...

7 plays for 50p! You could have had close to 10 minutes of Television's Marquee Moon for just 7p! 🤣 Fantastic work as always Mark.

OMG I basically grew up in the late 60’s and all of the 70’s best times of my life. I would love to have a room in my house with a jukebox like this and some old video games and other things. This is really nice to see someone to work on these things.

Thank you for the information. When we were childrens we were listening to this machine, but we don't know how it was working. Thank you.

Good job. I was thinking it may need a new stylus/needle. A friend of mine used to check them with a microscope.

@sw6188

Жыл бұрын

I was thinking that too. I have worked on many old jukeboxes including early Wurlitzers that play 78 discs, and that grungy sound lacking in top end is usually due to a worn stylus. Edit - I just read further down that he discovered it had a bad cartridge. The rubber stylus mount had gone very hard. New cartridge fixed it.

An awesome engineer indeed in the field of home audio, especially for those of us, audiophiles included who still use the equipments of the 70s,80s and 90s.These equipments were robust and designed to last with impeccable performance and with a great fan following.Iam 70 years old and still listen to my rack mounted system,I tell you they sound great.

You make everything look easy

that cable tie at the end made me chuckle, seeing only second video but already subscribed to see more. Look like easy job for you to fix that big machine. Never seen such beautiful jukebox, look cool.

Very nice fix! I like your videos!

Hello Mark, thanks so much for this fantastic video. It's a pure nostalgia overload. I remember popping some coins into one of these whilst on holiday when I was just 12 years old. Love and light to you from Paul in Bonnie Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿. 🥰😇👍

Very nice, I like this device after you serviced it.

That was brilliant, really enjoyed it, thanks Mark.

I would have really liked to have seen more of the finished product Mark.. 😉 Beautiful job! 👍

@11000038

Жыл бұрын

Me too 😃

Amazing jukebox!!! Great work!!!

What a beautiful piece of kit brought back to life and restored to it's former glory. Well done!

What a pleasant personality . Everything explained with a smile

Beautiful machine especially with all the lights working for the night ❤️

Mark, I sincerely appreciate that you are not a "nuke from orbit" guy when it comes to existing components. I have seen so many "repairs" done by "techs" who are, in reality, just "parts changers".

Mark....You are simply GENIUS!

Just found your channel Mark, I am so impressed with your work! We sure need more technicians like you! Subscribed.

Mark, you could also use a graphite light lithium combination lubrication for those groups of many contacts. This will not only stop the noise, also, this ensures good conductivity for a long time to come.

@a......5214

Жыл бұрын

I use ky jelly but each to their own.

@HansDelbruck53

Жыл бұрын

@@a......5214 To each his own.

Best electronic channel I've come across. Subbed and now I'm keen to start up my own electronic setup 😊

Watching these videos is so calming... it's almost like meditation...

All respect for You and people who engineering before , absolutely 😍 You are genius, I think only few people in the world can do a proper recovery restoration job for .., there's soul 👍

Great video Mark, you look so happy in your work, Video is great quality and a pleasure to watch

Love the sound when you were testing the speakers. Very 50s sci-fi movie.

Mark you are SO good ---------- i really enjoy watching you at work ------------ headphones on --------------- and i can just relax ----------------- MARVELOUS

23:10 ... excuse me?! Lol is this man human after all. I caught a cheeky little F bomb. All good bro 😎

Brilliant as always!

Fantastic work Mark!

It's incredible how these things worked as well as they did. Most were in pubs filled with cigarette smoke and drunks splashing beer around and bumping into it. All those mechanical parts and open contacts yet apart from some oxidation it's still as good as it was in it's prime.

Great work sir 👍👍

I really enjoy your videos Adam Wolf Brooklyn NYC

Very very good job ! I live in France and I really regret not having such a talented specialist to repair my Niagara 2 Electronic! Anyway, congratulations on your videos.

With the next jukebox you may want to checkt the tonearm weight adjustment. Even if the stylus is fine it sounds like there's way too much pressure on the record.

what a beautiful machine

Loved this one!

Good job Mark! 👍 😊

Wow Mark nice to see a properly made Jukebox not like the rubbish cd player type, lovely sound I bet as well thanks nice repair techniques too thanks

Great old machine :-) Made to be serviced and repaired and built to last forever it seems 😮

My goodness!?! My, how Wurlitzer built that massive cabinet! To me, it has an uncannily similar design to the likes of Willi Studer. Nice big huge hinged blocks with contacts sort of like backplanes. All really well thought out and thoroughly designed. There’s no such thing as overengineered unless your not an engineer.

Realy nice job like this video realy interesting .

Sei bravissimo!

Thank you for posting 👍👍

To think I used to put money in those to listen. My word. I had an old pair of Sennhiezer headphones. When the cable failed I had to get a new pair of Bluetooth headphones. It is amazing quality has risen so much in 20 years, or maybe I am 76 years old but goodness gracious these sound good.

Mark you are my saviour! 😂 at last someone who doesn’t replace all capacitors for the sake of it

Mark u are genius !

Great job. I’ve owned a 1987 Fuego which I thought was exactly the same inside but is a little different from yours. The carousel. Mine has only given trouble in the last few years on the end pick up. Thats the contacts at 12.36 they can only be accessed from the front. So difficult since they are at the back. Great informative video. 👍

great tips about esr meter and checking caps. i gotta service my 1982 sountracs mixer. was going to re-cap the whole thing. think i'll build as esr, learn to use it and save myself a bit of work. Also look into one of those caps discharge gizmos and a desolder gun..I liked and subbed a couple days ago. been binge watching ur vids Mark. love this channel. equal parts educational because you talk through the process and entertaining when you @#$% up..he is human after all :)

@Ragnar8504

Жыл бұрын

From what I've learned you need to be able to interpret the ESR readings though. Old ESR meters had a chart with acceptable ESR values for each capacitance and voltage rating. If I remember correctly the larger the cap and the higher its voltage rating the more ESR is acceptable.

Nice to see you testing caps ESR rather than just replacing everything in sight.

That was enjoyable !

Rio de Janeiro- Brasil 👋👋👋👋magnífico. Você é um gênio. Parabéns

you are brilliant thanks

Nivel Dios… Felicidades!!!😃

3 stars Jukebox service !

I have a 1967 Rockola. One of the last years that had an expose mechanism. The last bloke lol that had it converted to FreePlay and I convert it back to coins :-)

Mark is right! Just a tiny spot of oil! Too much just attracts more dirt and causes more problems! I worked nearly 50 years on electronic and electro-mechanical machines! Oil getting onto contacts like circuits breakers ,relays ,switches only makes arcing worse and contacts burn out!

Well done! You should do more jukeboxes

Using the card/thick paper for cleaning has worked very well over and over even for magnetic heads, even video heads (as a LAST resort/if you know what you are doing). For the next level up I use a broken tooth pick (not for video heads). You can use the splintered end for minimally abrasive delicate cleaning.

caramba velho eu nunca vi um aparelho desse tamanho eu até pensei que fosse uma estufa de aquecimento de salgadinhos muinto bom este trabalho ❤

It's great watching you trouble shooting. I'm surprised that you didn't change the stylus, since the amp. was in good working order.

The man!!

Have you ever tried a regular red pencil eraser on dirty copper traces? I find it works most of the time for me, and it spares me from the terrible little fiberglass fragments; also leaves a smoother surface as it does not mar the copper at all

Hint: If you have resistors you suspect might be getting hot, it's worth putting a little glassfiber and silicone sock on them, especially on the older paper-based boards that don't tolerate heat as well as the newer glassfiber reinforced ones.

Mark, Your still using Izal (Toilet Paper) when every one else has moved onto a more absorbent medium!

@23:13 Ahahahaha. I have watched so many hours and waited for that. :D

@apu_apustaja

2 ай бұрын

@29:05 too!!! :D

Good night amigo muito ótimo show

I see one cap in there that I might replace even if it tests good and that's the large-ish golden one. It's made by Frako and 70s through 90s Frako caps have a bit of a reputation, I've seen quite a few shorted ones. Many do still work but you never know for how long.

Have to say I enjoyed that. 30:02 off to make a brew and see what other videos you have it’s 4am fek it

1st. time I have to see 👀 your Video 📹, looking 👌 good 👍 +1 !!

My recollections from the late 1970's early 80's is that the sound quality on these juke boxes were always muffled and poor quality. Great video!

fuukin great job mark

Mamma mia che bellissimo quanto mi piacerebbe averne uno in casa mia, 💯💯👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Mend it Mark I watch your videos are so funny 🤣 to me I can’t keep watching your videos 12:06

0:05 BIGTRAK 😻😻😻😻

great Job mark! I felt ya `pain at the end !! I changed the master fader on a 20channel mixer last week for a mate. Fixed & Boxed up & all 150 knobs back on. Then I spotted 4 little screws left over after!! F.F:S . The National Battle Cry! I put them safely in a box with all the other STRAYS. Will reinstall them ( where i do not know) next time it needs fixing. Cheers from MADRID PS. do you recommend a stronger Solder iron for desoldering. I had a helluva job with my JBC 25w!

Would you call that truly electronic? Looked a lot like snap and buzz technology. Loved his fastidious manner.

I completely understand, if it's not broken, don't fix it. But honestly, the speakers are what, 40 ish years old? For sure these could have been upgraded? But oddly, one thing I didn't see you look at was the stylus, it could be extremely warn, think how many stylus could have been murdered over the years. Im a (technics) dj myself, I've experienced many a muffled audio repaired immediately with a new stylus. The frequency tone test you did was perfectly fine, I'm just surprised you didn't even check the stylus. Speakers fine, amp fine. Clean records. Last check is the stylus.

Great jobs Mark. When can I bring my jukebox Round to you I broke it lol But I’m sue you can Fix it

I'd usually use a dielectric grease on the wiper contacts. I know the oil works, but the grease tends to stay araound a bit longer :).

Mate this is brilliant!!!! Well done. Where u from Mark u sound like a local lad. I'm from cannock chase 🙂

@MendItMark

Жыл бұрын

Quite close, Wolverhampton.

7:35 i think its clever to use tube sockets as plugs

Hey! I Love discplay! Kkk🇧🇷👏👏👏

Hello Mark. I just acquired a Niagara Jukebox and it also needs a new gas strut, but I am having trouble finding the correct one at a reasonable price. Any chance you could post a part number for your replacement strut, it would be helpful. Thanks for the video, it was very helpful in my first attempt at cleaning contacts.

I got City and guilds in electronic servicing part 2 and rteeb certificate in TV I found this is interesting I was a service engineer repair fruit machine and jukebox nsm type jukebox

@kevinkean4906

Жыл бұрын

What certificate you got you have great knowledge of electronic

Mrs Richards: "I paid for a room with a view !" Basil: (pointing to the lovely view) "That is Torquay, Madam ." Mrs Richards: "It's not good enough!" Basil: "May I ask what you were expecting to see out of a Torquay hotel bedroom window ? Sydney Opera House, perhaps? the Hanging Gardens of Babylon? Herds of wildebeest sweeping majestically past?..." Mrs Richards: "Don't be silly! I expect to be able to see the sea!" Basil: "You can see the sea, it's over there between the land and the sky." Mrs Richards: "I'm not satisfied. But I shall stay. But I expect a reduction." Basil: "Why?! Because Krakatoa's not erupting at the moment ?"

did show up on one of phontonicinductions videos

I have a 1978. Niagara 2 with selection and credit computer. If your ever in the USA.

3:32 A Classic Freakbeat/Psychedelic Track ..... Dream by Cupids Inspiration. Nice Choice!

Mark that Crescent wrench comes across a bit primitive for a finely tuned electronics guru like you .

You done a darn good job of cleaning the thing up but the sound is cut off at around 65 Hz so it seems on here