thejudge Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 I'm having a break from pinball at the moment as I'm stuck on my latest EM restoration, so I thought I would play around with a jukebox wallbox/selector. I had seen a few youtube clips of people putting ipods into wallboxes and linking the buttons to mp3 files, and I liked that idea. After checking on ebay for awhile and not finding anything I liked, I purchased a Rowe-Ami WRC-200 wallbox from Wayne in SA, he is very knowledgeable and helped me a lot. Here is a similar unit, not mine. I forgot to take a picture when I first got it. Mine is in better nick and the chrome is nicer. After a bit of research I decided against the ipod method and went for the Wallbox2mp3 board. It can be installed without changing the wallbox itself and can easily be removed. It just seemed a lot nicer option. At this stage I didn't want to put the wallbox on the wall as they are heavy, about 16kgs for this one, so I made a stand for it and put a box on the back to hold all the electronics. I had trouble getting the selections working at first, but I have just worked out tonight that the wiring diagram in the product instructions is wrong. I ended up watching a youtube clip in French where the guy was installing one. I couldn't understand what he was saying but a picture speaks a thousand words. I have temporarily changed the wiring to get it working, so I need to tidy that up and then install the volume control and the song reject button. I also have to cut out the song tiles and put them in the wallbox so that you know what's available for selections. It's taken me about a month to get all the parts together and work it all out, but I'm please with the result :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegrunta666 Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 Good to see projects like this breathing life back into an old wallbox. I did the same lots of years ago. Its a nice novelty for friends to press the button and select songs on a wallbox. The kids think its some sort of black magic, why doesn't it have a touch screen? how can it possibly play music ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matty_g_8 Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 Looks good mate. Always loved to to an old wall jukebox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crafty Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 Awesome work. I love that you have retro fitted new into the old and no-one is any the wiser :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
therealmccoy Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 Looks awesome. Do you mind telling the cost of the Wallbox2mp3 board and supplier? I have a Seeburg Wallbox that I would love to modify. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thejudge Posted December 21, 2017 Author Share Posted December 21, 2017 Looks awesome. Do you mind telling the cost of the Wallbox2mp3 board and supplier? I have a Seeburg Wallbox that I would love to modify. I got it from ebay. http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Wallbox2mp3-Universal-MP3-adapter-for-jukebox-wallbox-no-wipod/152308173223?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649 There are other components that you have to buy but the details are in the instruction manual. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
therealmccoy Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 Thanks for that. I'll check it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thejudge Posted December 21, 2017 Author Share Posted December 21, 2017 I have now finished all the outstanding tasks so the project is done. I put the song reject button on the back but didn't add the volume control. The wallbox has 3 volume buttons on the front that work, so I can adjust with just the push of a button. One last thing. The built in speakers are fine for just having on when I'm playing pinball etc but not for bigger gatherings So, I plugged a Bluetooth transmitter into the head phone jack on the card and paired to my Bluetooth speaker. The sound was a lot better and will be a good option for parties etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gordo Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 Fantastic...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angs1957 Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 Looks good mate. Always loved to to an old wall jukebox Looks awesome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pac-Invader Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 (edited) Cool.. i remember selling this wallbox.. now it is great to see it brought back to life :) i originally imported these wallboxes to couple up to a jukebox but have found more people like to use MP3's these days as the cost of a jukebox & then the out lay for quality modern music on vinyl is just out of reach for many.. Edited August 8, 2019 by Pac-Invader Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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