My first juke... Rockola 488
David S Hollister
To: Ed (edi...@PlaneTofEarthlink.net) & Alt.collecting.juke-boxes
Hi Ed,
Thanks for writing and giving me some leads on parts etc.
Melting in a fire eh? I thought I'd grabbed a good box. I can't compare
it with other jukes, but what I can see of it looks well designed and
well made. The sound should be better than some earlier boxes, and
the needle will track without too much weight on the vinyl.
We have a Bob Nelson Gameroom show an hours drive away next
weekend. There will be some jukebox folks there. Might be able to
get a parts manual there. If not, I'd be happy to send you some bucks
to copy the schematics. Appreciate it!
I've been wielding a soldering iron since I was 11and would rather fix
it myself if I can. It seemed strange not to get a schematic in the
service manual. A closer reading shows that there is a "Wiring Diagram"
#54015 and a "Parts Catalog" #54014 for this model.
Two cartons of 60's and 70's manuals were given away to a juke-box
collecting friend some years ago. I still have a Rowe R-74 manual
to contribute toward a trade if there is any interest.
Does anyone know if that pre-amp chip "RA7836" is readily available?
Thanks again,
Dave Hollister
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On Mon, 27 Aug 56 13:43:25 0000 edinman <edi...@earthlink.net> writes:
>Hi David...you wrote:
>
>>Okay, no snide comments please from the purists. I just
>>brought home a Rockola 488, made in 1983. Nice little
>>box, not too heavy. I already have about 500 records so I've
>>been wanting one of these things for years.
>
>You'll get no snickers from me. Compared to a lot of what was built
>in
>the 80s the 488 is a real workhorse. They don't get much tougher. I
>sold one of those to a rock & roll club that caught fire. The juke
>got
>so hot the selection buttons began to melt and needless to say it got
>hosed down pretty good by the fire dept. I went in and replaced one
>little switch and the thing still plays as good as new. With a little
>
>TLC your 488 will give you good service for many, many years to come.
>
>>Why isn't there an amp schematic in the service manual?
>> The logic boards are displayed repeatedly, but I can't find
>> anything showing the audio circuits.
>> It's a "Rockola Integrated Circuit Amplifier 52280-A".
>
>The amp schematic comes in the parts catalog. I have a 481 parts
>catalog that uses your same amp. If you want me to send a xerox copy
>just e-mail me directly (edi...@earthlink.net).
>
>> I get some hum and clicks from the amp tone controls, but
>> the preamp is dead, IC#1 has blown up on the left channel.
>> The 8 pin chip is marked "RA7836" and "48934". My cross
>> references aren't finding it. Is this a house-labelled part?
>> Does anyone know what would work as a substitute, and
>> where I could get parts?
>
>The preamp/avc board part number is 52295-A. You can probably get one
>
>from one of the following dealers:
>
>John Durfee (www.jukeboxparts.com)
>Genco Amusements (504-735-5961)
>Victory Glass (515-987-5165)
>Bill Butterfield (707-224-3435)
>
>There is also a full schematic of this board in the parts cat. if
>you'd rather try to rebuild the one you have.
>
>Hope this information is of some help.
>
>Ed
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Here ,Here!!!
I congratulate you on your first (of many) jukes!
Screw the purists!
My first was a Wurl. 3000. Paid $100.00 for it AS-IS in 1983.
Doctor Frankenstein has got nothin' on me after bringing that box back from
the dead!
Before you know it you will have a gameroom full of classics!
--
Keith Stelter
Still the undisputed, original hayseed!
David S Hollister
I probably wouldn't have made that crack about jukebox
purists, except... I'd bought the box on the day before the
Allentown pinball show. Talked to several juke collecting
guys there that I know. Their eyes lit up when I told them I
just bought my first box. Their faces fell when I told them
what I had bought. Zero enthusiasm shown for newer stuff.
Keith, 100 bucks!, you paid too much! ;-). Great sig btw.
Regarding the "first (of many) jukes!", Hmm, this box only holds
80 records. I've already got enough records to fill maybe four
more jukes... More if I want to use up those Milli Vanilli disks.
Dave Hollister
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Keith Stelter
I used to tell my wife that I needed enough jukes to hold all of my 45's.
Then one day I came home with over 50,000 (not a typing error) 45's. I
bought out the records and parts from an old juke operator. It was then that
she realized that it was never gonna stop, and that she had been thrust into
the seedy, shameful world of...
JUKEBOX MADNESS !!!!!!!!!
Thank God for ebay. I sold the records off in unsorted box lots. It was
either that or shingle the roof with them.
Keith Stelter
Still the undisputed, original hayseed!
>Regarding the "first (of many) jukes!", Hmm, this box only holds