The Barn Find LS3 Apollo Is Complete! How Much Did It Cost? Seeburg Bluetooth Conversion Part 6

We have finally come full circle! Ill put the finishing touches on this Old SeeBurg Jukebox.
This is the first jukebox I have come across that mechanically was so dilapidated (from the mouse colony that lived in it for years) that it was not worth saving. The mech was half locked up from rodent excrement, the DCC was rusted in place to the bottom, and the wires were so brittle at the connector points that they just snapped off.
I was going to just sell the shell for cosmetic parts but decided to keep it alive and build a low buck Bluetooth Jukebox.
Maybe it’s a good idea... maybe it’s not...
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[@Enigma758]

I like that you were able to restore it to working condition, great work! I have a story to tell. I was driving back to work from lunch one day and saw an unusual piece of machinery someone had left out during trash day so I had to stop and check it out. I figured out it was a partially disassembled jukebox and so packed as much of it in my car as I could. I learned that it was an Apollo LS3 inspired by the moon landing. I'm not a "jukebox person", but I do appreciate vintage electronics. I kept the light panels, the keypad, and the selection unit after eventually selling off many parts and scrapping the remainder. I am in the process of turning the selection indicator into a clock (you can find the video clip on my channel). I have the glass front and will be building a wood case to house it all. It's a very cool machine and I'm glad I found your channel!

[@hurlhager7798]

This is actually a 1970 model. Like automobiles new jukeboxes was introduced in the fall for the following year. This was called an Apollo because of the moon mission in 1969. The lines on the bottom glass doors are supposed to represent the main displays at Houston command center. The metal screen on the top panel was never blue. They was silver. I think some of your yellowing is most likely tobacco smoke stained. The bottom glass doors have a white translucent plastic that has yellowed due to age. That can be replaced which will lighten up the glass doors graphics. The top light that you but the blue plastic cover on never had any thing covering it. The plain white bulb was to light up the selection trays and the lower glass doors. The plastic white selection trays can be removed and soaked in a peroxide solution out in the sun and will lighten them up.
I bought this same jukebox 3 years ago and restored it to working condition. Thankfully the one I got was in a home and had been lovingly care for but the control center needed to be be recapped and a few resistors replaced. I cleaned all the contacts and dried up oil and then applied fresh where needed. I also had to take apart the keypad and clean the contacts and bingo it works like a charm.