I have a problem that I have not solved successfully after many hours of staring at the German manual (PE 3046) of my Turntable (I don't understand German and use Google translate for pieces of it), and the English manual of the similar Dual 1224/1225 turntables.
So there is a black lever underneath the platter that is actuated by a cam that both raises and lowers the tonearm, and pushes it off of the tonearm rest onto the record and returns it from the record to the tonearm rest. I got a new rubber steuerpimpel for it, and it is working much better, but not perfectly. The steuerpimpel (a little rubber button) is placed over a steel pin which the black lever presses on to move the tonearm inwards towards the center of the record and outwards towards the tonearm rest.
When the record ends, it seems to work fine, with the tonearm being lifted and pulled outwards and placed on the tonearm rest by the black lever mechanism being actuated by the cam. However, when I start a record, a thing happens that I can not figure out. The tonearm is lifted and moved towards the center of the record. However, it is always moved back off the record before it is lowered down and so misses the record. From watching videos on Youtube, it's not supposed to pull the tonearm backwards towards the rest when starting a record, it's only supposed to go outwards and then drop onto the edge of the record.
There's an eccentric nut that one can adjust by switching the speed lever from the 33 to 45 rpm position, which adjusts the position of the tonearm before it is dropped onto the record. This works, and it changes the position that the tonearm is moved inwards to, but it is always moved outwards again and drops the tonearm off the edge of the record.
I also played with the anti-skating control to make sure it wasn't being pulled too strongly outwards. Even at the zero anti-staking control position, it still moves the tonearm outwards after moving it inwards.
Anyways if anyone has encountered a similar problem on Dual or PE turntables that would be helpful. It does play beautifully if I set the tonearm on the edge of the record manually. Thanks!
Dan
So there is a black lever underneath the platter that is actuated by a cam that both raises and lowers the tonearm, and pushes it off of the tonearm rest onto the record and returns it from the record to the tonearm rest. I got a new rubber steuerpimpel for it, and it is working much better, but not perfectly. The steuerpimpel (a little rubber button) is placed over a steel pin which the black lever presses on to move the tonearm inwards towards the center of the record and outwards towards the tonearm rest.
When the record ends, it seems to work fine, with the tonearm being lifted and pulled outwards and placed on the tonearm rest by the black lever mechanism being actuated by the cam. However, when I start a record, a thing happens that I can not figure out. The tonearm is lifted and moved towards the center of the record. However, it is always moved back off the record before it is lowered down and so misses the record. From watching videos on Youtube, it's not supposed to pull the tonearm backwards towards the rest when starting a record, it's only supposed to go outwards and then drop onto the edge of the record.
There's an eccentric nut that one can adjust by switching the speed lever from the 33 to 45 rpm position, which adjusts the position of the tonearm before it is dropped onto the record. This works, and it changes the position that the tonearm is moved inwards to, but it is always moved outwards again and drops the tonearm off the edge of the record.
I also played with the anti-skating control to make sure it wasn't being pulled too strongly outwards. Even at the zero anti-staking control position, it still moves the tonearm outwards after moving it inwards.
Anyways if anyone has encountered a similar problem on Dual or PE turntables that would be helpful. It does play beautifully if I set the tonearm on the edge of the record manually. Thanks!
Dan
It could be that there isn't enough clearance between the steuerpimpel and the paddle. You should see a visible gap between them after the tonearm moves over to the set down point. If not, try pushing the steuerpimpel further down on the peg or remove it and cut the open end by a millimeter or two to get it to sit lower. Worst case, you may need to fashion a homemade steuerpimpel that gives you the correct clearance.