[NJARC] Phono help needed

[Phil Vourtsis]

Auto correct at its best or worst. The sentence should have read, Need to
remove the old lub and put in fresh lub.

On Fri, May 22, 2015 at 12:11 AM, Phil Vourtsis <philvourtsis at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Sounds like a binding trip pawl. It usually requires taking the sliding
> mech apart to get to the trip pawl which is underneath the toothed gear.
> Need to remove the old pub and put in fresh lib. Trip pawl must move freely
> to start the change cycle.
>
> Phil V
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On May 21, 2015, at 6:47 PM, Bill Zukowski <n2yeg at optonline.net> wrote:
> >
> > Just remember
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> > _________________________________________________________
> > I'm repairing (or attempting) to repair a Zenith Cobra-Matic turntable
> that's part of a ca. 1959 Zenith AM/FM/Phono console.
> >
> > The manual reject doesn't work, nor will it shut down at the end of the
> record.
> >
> > Looking at the attached photo, The problem is obviously the large gear
> (green) not rotating to engage the platter gear (blue).
> >
> > When the selector is moved to the Reject position, rod (yellow) moves
> and pushes against bar (red).
> >
> > Likewise, when the arm reaches the end of the record, the other end of
> bar (white) also engages bar (red).
> >
> > None of theses actions has any effect on gear (green).
> >
> > If I manually rotate large gear (green) to engage the platter gear
> (blue) all works according to Hoyle.
> >
> > The problem seems to be with the (red) bar.
> >
> > I did notice that the release in the spindle will not retracr to drop
> the record when I manually activate the mechanism, but I'm hoping that will
> be "small potatoes" after I figure out the main problem.
> >
> > I've searched but cannot find any literature on the mechanism.  Can
> anyone (Phil??) help?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Bill
> > <cobramatic.jpg>
> > <cobramatic mechanism.jpg>
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