Seeburg 100 Selectomatic restoration? Should I tackle

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Seeburg 100 Selectomatic restoration? Should I tackle

So a friend of mine is asking if I can tackle the above mentioned jukebox. I have never restored a juke before. I'm not sure if it's something I can/should tackel. I have an extensive electro-mechanical background and have fixed several both SS and EM, and multiple arcade games.
I'm more concerned about finding parts. Anyone have any suggestions.
 
Depends what year it's from. The selector repair usually involves removing gummed up old oil and lubrication. The amp and selector receiver will need to be recapped. You shouldn't need many parts unless someone has been running it with bad caps and smoked a transformer (that's what I did).

Not having experience with either I found the Seeburg easier to work on than an old puck bowler. Part of that might be that there is a lot more info on repair for the Seeburg.

I say it depends how good a friend he is and what year it's from. If it's newer that early 1960's it's going to be tough to get any money back out of it when he sells it.
 
There's no problem getting Seeburg parts. So much of the 1950's Seeburg parts have been reproduced. Most parts are available from www.victoryglass.com and be sure to ask for their printed catalog.

Hop over to the jukebox forum at www.phonoland.com and talk to Ron Rich there. He is the defacto Seeburg expert and has written several excellent Seeburg jukebox repair/restoration manuals. His "Seeburg Mechanism Guide" book will be one you'll need to buy.
 
Awhile back, I got lucky and came across a couple old Seeburgs (R,V200) for a good price. I decided to go ahead and try to restore the R myself. I had zero EM/juke experience, just vids and pins.

There is a DVD out there for restoring the Selecto O Matic 100. I thought it was well done and it really helped me. The DVD goes into removing/cleaning of the mech and pinbank. I dont remember how detailed it was on the selection receiver and amp. I did end up recapping them myself. Just be careful, the transformers are expensive to replace.

I will go find who put it out if you are interested.


Also, make sure you get the manual for the model your working on. The Seeburg manuals are very good and have great troubleshooting/adjustment sections.

What really suprised me was the cost to have parts re-chromed, very expensive. I chose just to clean up mine. My R came out great and still works fine. Im going to redo the V someday. It was missing the drum, and that part is going to cost at least twice what I paid for the box.

FB
 
Awhile back, I got lucky and came across a couple old Seeburgs (R,V200) for a good price. I decided to go ahead and try to restore the R myself. I had zero EM/juke experience, just vids and pins.

There is a DVD out there for restoring the Selecto O Matic 100. I thought it was well done and it really helped me. The DVD goes into removing/cleaning of the mech and pinbank. I dont remember how detailed it was on the selection receiver and amp. I did end up recapping them myself. Just be careful, the transformers are expensive to replace.

I will go find who put it out if you are interested. .....

FB

Wow, great resources guys!! I am interested in the DVD. I need to take some better pics and get a better feel for this juke before tackling it, but these links will definately help me get a better idea of what it will cost, at least in parts.

Thanks for the links Ken!!

I'll keep you guys posted.
 
You need to be more specific, model/year, working, not, fully restored, new chrome, etc.
 
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