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Hi Bobwiley
Have just read your recent post regarding your 3wa, I can’t think what is causing your problem, what is mystifying is that my 3wa works fine using the 3wa selection on the software.
Also I have just viewed your two videos that you posted on March 29th one is shown as B1 and the other As B10 but when viewed the lamp appears to flash the same on both videos ?
Cheers Scudie
Hi Gaelle
It seems very strange that the 3wa varies its behaviour in different countries, it will be interesting to see how your 3WA behaves when you get it in France.
Sorry Cant help you with the Johnny Rocket 3W1 if i had one you would have been welcome to have borrowed it, are the Johnny Rockets replica 3w1’s the same as the Ed’s Easy diners ones that were made by Sound and Leisure ?
Cheers Scudie
Hi Gaélle
My V3wa seems to be working fine as far as I can tell, I have had the 3 WA on for at least a couple of hours most evenings this week. I certainly have all 200 selections that I should.
I configured the SD card for Seeburg V3WA using the software and Chose Seeburg 3WA 200 select from the list, with no random music, no problems with it playing the wrong songs.
Hi All
Had a few hours over the last two days to have a look at my 3WA, have given it a thorough clean and lube, just configured an sd card with 200 selections on it appears to be playing all selections as it should. All the coin gear is still inside and its currently set up to take nickels dimes and quarters.
Cheers Scudie
It’s a good idea to clean & lube any part of the mechanism that may be gummed up with dried out grease and dirt. Behind the large brass gear on the motor is a sprung loaded plunger that is prone to sticking, probably a motor off job to do though.
Cheers Scudie
Hi Simong
As it’s the same motor that turns the wiper arm that also releases the selection button mechanism, I would think that for some reason the wiper arm motor has maybe stopped part way through its cycle hence the buttons remaining in the pressed position.
Cheers Scudie
Its good to hear that there appears to be a light at the end of the tunnel.
Ironically when I did a Wurlitzer 5250 & configured the Sd to match the wallbox, there was no songs played for any of the T U or V selections, I figured that the wb2mp3 unit was actually starting at D1 when A1 had been selected so in reality it played V1 when S1 was selected. After a lot of wasted time stripping and cleaning the contacts of the 5250 I configured an SD for a 200 select Rockola which sorted the problem in a fashion.
Cheers Scudie
Hi Bobwiley
I don’t think there has ever been any firm ware updates for the wb2mp3, which version do you have? Last year after the V1.5 was released they did offer deal where they would do an exchange can’t remember the details.
Only time I have had stuttering was a faulty Sd card.
You could try configuring an sd for different make and model 200 select wall box’s and give them a try.
I never use the random play config as it appears to make the wb2mp3 unreliable.
Cheers Scudie
Hi Bobwiley
That is very strange, as far as I know there would be nothing to change in the wall box to convert it to 160 plays, the 3wa that I have had the last two pages bolted to the page unit backing, apparently it was a common modification called a tie back, I assumed because it had been used in conjunction with a 160 selection jukebox, I guess that they worked on the theory that a customer would not select a letter and number combination that was not accessible/ visible on the pages.
Cheers Scudie
Hi Bobwiley
If you are getting the same song for all of your B selections 1 through to 9 & you have proved that the signal changes as it should, then I would think that if your test light is lighting appropriately then the fault may be with your wb2mp3 unit.
I find it easier to use a soldering iron for soldering 😜
Cheer Scudie
The first SC I had was missing its credit unit, speakers, slug rejector, so I was faced with the same problem. If you want the album select light to be iluminated you can by bridging numbers 7 & 11 on the credit unit socket.
As a matter of interest does your SC have black or white buttons?
How many screws hold the side glass chrome trim in place inside the front cover?
Cheers Scudie
Hi tstaff
If you have removed the Apu10-56 credit unit because its defective or incomplete then you will have to bridge terminals 9&10 on the credit unit socket to complete the number selection circuit.
Cheers Scudie
Hi Randy
I was aware that Seeburg had built the con com as I have seen photos of them, infact a guy I have bought from advertised a large amount of wallbox’s & jukebox’s in one of the photos was one with the red button, by the time I got there at the weekend he had sold some of the items and it was gone.
I guess unless you also had the base unit it wouldn’t be of any use anyway.
In regards to the front cover I am not sure which is the earlier or later design, as all the covers for the SC and SCH models are interchangeable, you can’t rely on the serial number on the chassis.
Cheers Scudie
I also noticed that this chrome cover differs in design to other Seeburg SC’s that I have seen, in particular in the way that the two side glasses are held in place, on all of my previous SC’s the chrome metal plate that holds the side glass in place is held by just two screws & by a tongue on the plate that locates in a slot on the front cover.
This one has no slots on the front cover and the lower section of the plate is clamped by a long 20 mm or so 3rd screw that holds a 90° angle to the side of the case.Ok have now had chance to clean up the front cover for the SC. When I washed the cover the speaker grills came away I put them in some strong detergent over night, some of the glue and black paint from the cover washed off but the grills had patches of a yellow/gold colour that were still evident when viewed from the front.
I tried several different products to clean these patches off, I tried a couple of adhesive solvents but these had no affect, I eventually found that paint stripper did the trick.
Ok so my curiosity got the better of me, so I took the cover off of my V-3WA-D & did a few tests on it using the audible continuity function on my test meter.
The selection function including the signal for both numbers and letter selections is not affected by any part of the credit unit. I got the same results with and without the credit unit being plugged into its socket. So we can safely rule out the credit unit being the cause of your problems.
The wiper arm rotates clockwise and starts at the credit position, the contacts on the disc start at V and go through to A there is then an extra contact ( which I will call ~ ) before a gap then the numbers start at 1 through to ten.
So in you example where B1 B2 & B3 all result in B10 being played.
I select B1
I get a beep as the wiper arm comes into contact with the last 3 letter contacts ie B, A & the ~ contact, I then get a beep as the wiper touches the first number contact which is 1.
If I select B2 I get the same beeps for the letter B, A, ~ then beeps for 1, 2
If I select B3 I get the same beeps for the letter B, A, ~ then beeps for 1, 2 & 3
If I select B10 I get the same beeps for the letter B, A, ~ then beeps for all number contacts 1, 2,3, through the to and including 10.
Hope this helps and gives you something to compare your results to.
Cheers Scudie
Okedokey Bobwiley
It will be interesting to see if your 3wa is creating the correct signal for each selection.
You are correct about the three components that you mentioned but they can on certain models of wallbox have an effect on each other’s operation.
Cheers Scudie
