Wurlitzer 2800 1964

Hi there,

I'm new to this site and have no knowledge or experience of jukeboxes.

I've just acquired a Wurlitzer 2800, it works in as far as, the carousel turns, selects the record, spins for a second or 2 but then it's ejected? So it hasn't played any record as yet and doing the same to each selected. Does anyone know what this problem could be?

Any advice greatly appreciated. I tried to upload a short video of it but lost my post!

Many thanks.

Hello Naomi

If I understand it correctly, the selected record is being lifted into the play position, clamped and starts to play. But after 1-2 seconds, it is put away, without playing.

There are a few different possibilities. The tonearm - switch which is actuated at the end of the song may be malfunctioning or incorrectly adjusted. The switch (a micro switch) is located behind the tonearm and is accessible from the rear. It is also possible that the Cancel button is blocked (on the amp) in the depressed position. There is also a switch which must change over as soon as the record has reached the play position. It is the right of the two contact assemblies below the chassis plate, near the drive motor. The contact assembly contains several contacts which are actuated together by means of a spring, similar to a micro-switch. It may be that this switch is not operated correctly. There is an adjusting screw which presses onto the spring lever. In most cases, this adjusting screw is to turn slightly clockwise.

Best regards - charly49

That's really helpful! Thank you, gives me a few things to get started on.