When I sit down to listen, I want to sit and not get up 10 times to adjust the volume. I've posted pics of the volume stick I use for the UFO and it works great but wireless is the future, someday. I've added a CSP2+ to the mix and I find myself adjusting the volume frequently. It's hard to really dial in differences in recordings while not in the listening chair. Soul crushing 1st world issues! This afternoon I had some time to add a "remote" for the CSP. Hopefully this holds out until I get a wireless solution in place.

Sean, Love the remote. Get some brass hardware and lean into the steampunk decor.  ;D

Well, no steam punk...yet. Been using this setup nightly and love it, I can fine tune to my OCD's content all the while being lazy and not moving from my listening spot. Only change I made was for a slightly heavier string, the white one was fraying from the knurled knob on the CSP.

Today the remote units arrived. While unpacking them it hit me, what if the remote codes or frequencies are the same?!?!? Yep, they're the same. I hooked up one unit and either of the remotes can control the volume. There's nothing on the board or inside the remote to switch the frequency like garage door openers. Oh well, I'll at least proceed with making one.

I may want one of those record changers too! That flipping records over one handed is a B! I drop a lot of stuff these days..and I swear a lot more too... . hehe,,,,take care ~ Mike

I'm eagerly anticipating the photograph of the machine you constructed to revolutionize record-changing for you

About 10 years ago I got a bug about jukeboxes. I found one for sale on craigslist and took three friends to help. Seller didn't tell us the only way to get it out of the house was THROUGH A WINDOW. Looking back, that was the easiest part. Once home it took weeks if not months to get it running. The original colored front glass was replaced before I got it with clear glass. I loved the fact I could see inside to watch records change. It's cool novelty but takes up a lot of space and it's like a vintage tractor, you wrench on it as much as you use it. It sounds horrendous and it has destroyed a few 45's over the years, not scratched records but literally exposed them when it gets out of whack.

My friend that passed a couple years ago went even more nuts than me. He bought 3-4 Wurlitzers older than mine and built one kick ass working machine.





I've made no progress with the remotes yet. My wife played a great joke on me though. She twisted the string on the CSP so it ran backwards. Good one!

One more thing about the jukeboxes. The “community” that was out there was atrocious. The older guys who knew stuff kept it close and didn’t share. “Buy my manual if you want it done right”. It was a real steep curve learning about things, lots of failures and frustration. It really makes this forum a great place from top to bottom.

I'm on a roll...sort of. Had a little free time so I wasted used it to experiment with these units I've had for awhile. Well, the units I ordered suck. In fairness I'm not using them as intended, even still they are sloooow. With nothing attached and 12v into them it takes 7 seconds to turn lock to lock. Drop the voltage to 9 and it takes a second longer. Very little torque as well. Perhaps used as intended they would be ok.

Took awhile to figure out wrapping the string or rubber band around the volume knob more than doubles its grip. I tried multiple different belts...rubber bands, a 3/8" slice of duct tape twisted into crude string, elastic strap, then finally string. The belt needs to be more rigid and less elastic, but still able to "turn" around a knob. A proper 1/4" wide drive belt would be best, but I didn't find any in the garage.

Now to tackle the gear ratio. I set the volume on the UFO25 to a set position (14-16 clicks) and use the CSP to control volume with my string remote (which has great control, but I don't like having it take up space in the room). Typically I use the volume from 50% to maybe 65-70ish. With the slowness of the remote unit, I think I'll only be using the remote to control this range. So manually turn knob to 50%, then use the remote to move up/down from there. That's the plan, we'll see how it goes. i may need to increase/decrease the size of the "knobs" to get a faster/slower rate of change. IF, and that's a big IF this works of course I'll need to make it look much better. Also, this is plugged into a Furman that has the sub, TT, lights on a different circuit than the system.