Turntable with MAJOR Skipping

bushbell · 14th December 2008, 07:49 PM

I have my old Technics SL-2000 turntable - from college.

I have lots of old vinal stuff that I would like to move to digital, but when I put the needle on the record - it slides over the the center. I have tried adjusting the weight and the anti-skating - it does change the movement but the needle will not track and does not produce any noise but static.

I am looking for any suggestions and help.

Bush

Jacobsen · 14th December 2008, 08:50 PM

Dear friend,
My 2 cents -
If you have some pressure on the cartridge then I would think that you have lost the point on the needle ...
Per

HK26147 · 14th December 2008, 09:17 PM

Verify that the needle point is intact and clean ( use a 30x magnifier ), and there is no other damage or tone arm drag.

I don't know that turntable in particular:
If it's tone arm has a sliding counterweight, that may have been bumped ( in storage ) from where it used to be in college.
After through cleaning of the turntable,
Get a SHURE stylus pressure guage.
I would reset the tonearm pressure to 0 as well as as the antiskaking.
Slide the tonearm weight back and forth until the tonearm floats.
Then set the pressure gauge to weigh appropriate for the cartridge.
I set the antiskating close to the marked setting, BUT I reserve the right to tweak if it doesn't seem quite right.

Good Luck
Syd

14th December 2008, 07:49 PM	#1
bushbell diyAudio Member Join Date: Dec 2008	Turntable with MAJOR Skipping I have my old Technics SL-2000 turntable - from college. I have lots of old vinal stuff that I would like to move to digital, but when I put the needle on the record - it slides over the the center. I have tried adjusting the weight and the anti-skating - it does change the movement but the needle will not track and does not produce any noise but static. I am looking for any suggestions and help. Bush

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14th December 2008, 08:50 PM	#2
Jacobsen diyAudio Member Join Date: Oct 2008	Dear friend, My 2 cents - If you have some pressure on the cartridge then I would think that you have lost the point on the needle ... Per

14th December 2008, 09:17 PM	#3
HK26147 diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2008	Verify that the needle point is intact and clean ( use a 30x magnifier ), and there is no other damage or tone arm drag. I don't know that turntable in particular: If it's tone arm has a sliding counterweight, that may have been bumped ( in storage ) from where it used to be in college. After through cleaning of the turntable, Get a SHURE stylus pressure guage. I would reset the tonearm pressure to 0 as well as as the antiskaking. Slide the tonearm weight back and forth until the tonearm floats. Then set the pressure gauge to weigh appropriate for the cartridge. I set the antiskating close to the marked setting, BUT I reserve the right to tweak if it doesn't seem quite right. Good Luck Syd

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