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Arcade Games, Pinball, Crane Games, Redemption Games and Other Stuff => Jukeboxs 45's, CD, and Internet => Topic started by: satelliteman on December 06, 2014, 07:07:10 AM
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My son-in-law has a Rowe/AMI CD-100C jukebox. The last few times he's used it a problem develops after the machine has been on approximately 20 minutes. After it's warmed up, selection buttons 4, 8, & 0 do not respond when pressed. When machine is first turned on, they work fine. The remainder of the buttons work fine, even after machine is warm. Songs can be selected & played, as long as buttons 4,8 & 0 are not in the selected song. Son-in-law says he has disconnected & re-connected wire harnesses with no results. Where do we go next?
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computer board maybe bad on back wall sometimes they go thur small display board depending on model , we sell a lot of rowe cd boxes and parts are starting to get hard to find
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Be sure to check the back of the computer board for cracks along the plug headers. Rowe CD's computers are notorious for this. They put a sheet of foam behind the pcb to help with this but by now yours is probably turning to dust. If the juke has been stored in a damp environment you may need to clean up the connectors with a good contact cleaner with lube/rust control. That's all the connectors, everywhere. The connectors on the mechanism harness are the worst since they get the most vibration. I have replaced all the header pins and all the pins in the plugs (shells) on some units. In Texas we get a lot of corrosion issues due to the temperature change between day and night... condensation in your garage.
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Be sure to check the back of the computer board for cracks along the plug headers. Rowe CD's computers are notorious for this. They put a sheet of foam behind the pcb to help with this but by now yours is probably turning to dust. If the juke has been stored in a damp environment you may need to clean up the connectors with a good contact cleaner with lube/rust control. That's all the connectors, everywhere. The connectors on the mechanism harness are the worst since they get the most vibration. I have replaced all the header pins and all the pins in the plugs (shells) on some units. In Texas we get a lot of corrosion issues due to the temperature change between day and night... condensation in your garage.
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Here is a thought ! I have attached pictures of my AMI 100C. First open door and look behind touch pad and you will see a printed circuit board (see picture 4) There is also a plug to the right side in the photo. I always do 2 things. 1 ... Use CRC electronic cleaner (spray lightly on circuit board and brush all connections with SOFT toothbrush, dab off any excess and allow to dry. (Usually dries almost immediately) 2 ... Pull plug on right side, spray with cleaner and push it in and out a few times to make sure it seats properly. You may have to repeat this a few hours later. This usually clears the problem for me, however if it does not you have to check on a "dead" or 'Cold" solder at your # 4. 8, & 0. Unfortunately, that is a trial and error method so be sure to try the electronic cleaner first. I think I may have some parts around so let me know if you are successful.
Denny
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wiggle that white plug behind the button board while you press not work button we just got in 2 rowe boxes with non working pages both were cold solder joints on that plug
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aneasy check is take a voltmeter and check to see if the buttons are actually working. it may seem like a heat problem but those keyboard switches are notoriously flaky.......