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Originally Posted by Mike-repairman
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Originally Posted by vidjoman
I wish they would sort out the continuity - this weeks episode included shots of the Jukebox still being worked on - even though it was returned a while ago including a fault which they didn't cure - maybe they introduced the fault while working on it. The 'fault' they cured, broken wire to a contact buried deep within the mech, didn't quite seem to tally with the problem described and most likely came adrift as it was taken apart. The fault they returned it with - 2 wires crossed over in a multi plug - 'may well have been the original fault' as they were not correctly connected. That problem may have been introduced before the present owner took it to them. Perhaps we'll never know.
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And as for swapping over two wires to fix it that was suspicious too; as it was working OK for years before? Perhaps he just found a dirty contact and had to pad the work out to make it more interesting?
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It may well be that dirty contacts were the original fault when presented to the program makers.
The 2 wires were NOT swapped in the program to cure the fault. They were found after the Jukebox was returned from the program and after many hours of work by another Jukebox repairer who patiently checked every wire in the multi plugs and found the error. The 2 wires incorrectly fitted in the plug were refitted to their original pin numbers and the Jukebox worked correctly. This was mentioned on a Jukebox forum a short while ago.
I suspect that the plug wiring had been strained trying to remove the plug from the chassis, the wires became detached, and were reconnected to the incorrect pins. These multi-pin plugs (quite large, often about 4"x1") are usually held to the chassis with springy metal clips on the casing that must be pressed in to release before the plug is pulled. Failing to do this can result in the wires getting pulled slightly and the joint/wire pulling apart inside the plug. The wire are about 60 years old and are often brittle.