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Hi, everyone
I recently bought a Pioneer Laser Juke CJ-V55 that had a bunch of issues, but with some research, a tiny bit of know how, and probably a bunch of luck I was able to get it to work.. a little. It had the normal stuff, serious neglect, dirty worn out cd changers that had lenses that had fallen out, a missing door switch, about 20 wires that had either been cut or maybe chewed through by mice, and a few other problems.
With that said, I was able to get it to play a few songs through one of the changers. With the fact that I have heard it play I'm feeling good enough about it to spend a little more money on the project. I have already given up on the cd players and I'm going to do the mp3 conversion. But I have 1 last issue that I hope someone here can help with. When it does play, the sound is fantastic. With this being designed by Pioneer, I'm not surprised. When I turn it up and it starts to get pretty loud, it cuts out?? I'm pretty familiar with vintage audio equipment, but I just wanted to ask someone who owns this Juke box - Is this normal with this particular machine? I am going to pull the amp and give it a good service, but I'm not sure how far I should dig into this issue. I will give it a good cleaning, look for any bad solder joints, clean the pots, clean the relay(s), and even check the ohms on the speakers. Does anyone else's Laser Juke do this?
My other question is about the mp3 conversion. I have the one from cdadapter in my cart, but for $330.00 I just wanted to ask if anyone else knows a more economical (cheaper) way to get this done? I still want it to function through the onboard keypad. If anyone has one for sale I would be interested. Any information or opinions are greatly appreciated.. because .. man this thing is really cool!
Thanks
Jay
I recently bought a Pioneer Laser Juke CJ-V55 that had a bunch of issues, but with some research, a tiny bit of know how, and probably a bunch of luck I was able to get it to work.. a little. It had the normal stuff, serious neglect, dirty worn out cd changers that had lenses that had fallen out, a missing door switch, about 20 wires that had either been cut or maybe chewed through by mice, and a few other problems.
With that said, I was able to get it to play a few songs through one of the changers. With the fact that I have heard it play I'm feeling good enough about it to spend a little more money on the project. I have already given up on the cd players and I'm going to do the mp3 conversion. But I have 1 last issue that I hope someone here can help with. When it does play, the sound is fantastic. With this being designed by Pioneer, I'm not surprised. When I turn it up and it starts to get pretty loud, it cuts out?? I'm pretty familiar with vintage audio equipment, but I just wanted to ask someone who owns this Juke box - Is this normal with this particular machine? I am going to pull the amp and give it a good service, but I'm not sure how far I should dig into this issue. I will give it a good cleaning, look for any bad solder joints, clean the pots, clean the relay(s), and even check the ohms on the speakers. Does anyone else's Laser Juke do this?
My other question is about the mp3 conversion. I have the one from cdadapter in my cart, but for $330.00 I just wanted to ask if anyone else knows a more economical (cheaper) way to get this done? I still want it to function through the onboard keypad. If anyone has one for sale I would be interested. Any information or opinions are greatly appreciated.. because .. man this thing is really cool!
Thanks
Jay


