Oh what have I gotten myself in to? >grin<
That's pretty much my feeling right now. I picked up a Seeburg DS-160 today that is most assuredly a project.
I warn you (especially you Ken)... I know nothing about jukeboxes so I am sure I will be asking a lot of stupid questions.
Anyway, please give me your honest opinions of the condition of this juke. Again, I know nothing... so I don't know if I got a good deal, a bad deal or a fair deal.
Here is what is claimed. The seller claims he's had the juke for 17 years. He claims it worked when he had it in his house but his wife wanted it out so it went in the garage where his kids dicked around with it. He claims he hasn't plugged it in for 15 years. Now... as for the accuracy of the story, having just met the guy once... I'd say my gut feeling is that it's a load of crap. My best guess is that the guy got it... tried to get it working himself and failed... then put it up for sale. But what do I know?
What I DO know is this:
(A) The serial number has been scratched off. Just the serial number... not the model... not the amps... just the serial. Strange, eh?
(B) There is a cluster of wires that have been cut off at the plug (you can see it in one of the pix)... why in the hell they would do such a thing, I have no idea.
(C) There is a single loose black wire hanging.
(D) The door is broken and falls out... which sucks.
(E) What appears to be the power supply (?) isn't held down in the back.
(F) The left speaker has a broken back plastic part...which sucks as I know how hard these speakers are to acquire.
That is about all I know of the machine. It did come with a couple extra styluses... there is a tube or two in side as well.
I paid $150.00 for it. If I got shafted... I can take it because it's only $150... what say you?
What's it going to take to get this bad boy working?
Where do I start? Can I get the manual online (PDF?)? If so, where?
Etc... etc... etc...
Now, on to the pix:
That's pretty much my feeling right now. I picked up a Seeburg DS-160 today that is most assuredly a project.
I warn you (especially you Ken)... I know nothing about jukeboxes so I am sure I will be asking a lot of stupid questions.
Anyway, please give me your honest opinions of the condition of this juke. Again, I know nothing... so I don't know if I got a good deal, a bad deal or a fair deal.
Here is what is claimed. The seller claims he's had the juke for 17 years. He claims it worked when he had it in his house but his wife wanted it out so it went in the garage where his kids dicked around with it. He claims he hasn't plugged it in for 15 years. Now... as for the accuracy of the story, having just met the guy once... I'd say my gut feeling is that it's a load of crap. My best guess is that the guy got it... tried to get it working himself and failed... then put it up for sale. But what do I know?
What I DO know is this:
(A) The serial number has been scratched off. Just the serial number... not the model... not the amps... just the serial. Strange, eh?
(B) There is a cluster of wires that have been cut off at the plug (you can see it in one of the pix)... why in the hell they would do such a thing, I have no idea.
(C) There is a single loose black wire hanging.
(D) The door is broken and falls out... which sucks.
(E) What appears to be the power supply (?) isn't held down in the back.
(F) The left speaker has a broken back plastic part...which sucks as I know how hard these speakers are to acquire.
That is about all I know of the machine. It did come with a couple extra styluses... there is a tube or two in side as well.
I paid $150.00 for it. If I got shafted... I can take it because it's only $150... what say you?
What's it going to take to get this bad boy working?
Where do I start? Can I get the manual online (PDF?)? If so, where?
Etc... etc... etc...
Now, on to the pix:
