Seeburg DS160

[FrizzleFried]

Let's see pictures of how you have wired your dim bulb tester.

My extension cord has one wire that is bare and one wire has grooves. I stuck the bulb on the side with the grooves... the plug side wired to one lug and the receptical side wired to the other... the other wire I just wired together (I cut the cord to reduce the amount of wire coming out of the tester.

That's it... pretty simple design... I then plugged it in to a power strip and used the on/off switch on it.

EDIT: Here's a shot.

 

[SaminVA]

Does the bulb wattage matter? Earlier, you mentioned using a 60 watt but tried it with a lower wattage bulb. I have no clue since I have never heard of this method, but I have to assume the wattage would make a difference.

Yes wattage of the bulb depends on the load you have connected to it. My buddy has this setup on his work bench and has 3 or 4 bulbs of different wattages and I think he can combine them with a switch to get the wattage he needs for what type equipment he is repairing. He calls it a load lamp and is used to see if the equipment has a short. He uses clear bulbs so he can see how bright the filament gets. He has 25W 50W,100W and 150w bulbs. He mainly uses them when he's working on home audio equipment. With that old jukebox being a tube setup I am sure you will need something a lot bigger than a 25 watt.

 

[FrizzleFried]

Unfortunately the 60w and 100w bulbs glow bright as well...



EDIT: Wait... was I not waiting long enough? I was flicking the switch on and then immediately off... the bulb was bright... but if I turn the switch on...after about a half second or so the bulb starts to dim...

I left it on for about 3-4 seconds and the bulb dimmed down pretty good.

CLARIFICATION: The 60w bulb stays bright. The 100w bulb dims quite a bit.

 

[KenLayton]

Well it sounds like things are ok after all.

 

[FrizzleFried]

Well it sounds like things are ok after all.

So it's normal for a 60w not to dim but a 100w to do so?

 

[FrizzleFried]

Well.... spoke too soon yet again.

I'd not noticed the top round connector was not inserted when I did my tests above. Once I connect the top round connector, upon fire up I can hear a buzz from the top of the unit (where the records play), however, the 60w and 100w bulbs remain bright.

 

[KenLayton]

Could be the keyboard latch solenoid buzzing (common). Or possibly a fluorescent lamp ballast buzzing.

 

[FrizzleFried]

Could be the keyboard latch solenoid buzzing (common). Or possibly a fluorescent lamp ballast buzzing.

The bulb not going dim is a bad sign though, right? Or was I supposed to do the test without the plugs in place? As soon as I remove that top plug, it goes dim... with it in place... I get the buzz and the bulb stays bright.

BTW... All florescent bulbs are not installed (there is only two from what I can see) at this time.