What a nice deck, sorry to hear it doesn't work!
There might be the service manual available at vinylengine.com, in case you try to fix it. What is the problem exactly with your turntable? If it simply does not start, that might be possible to repair, but real failures like dead motors (like arm lifters) are impossible to fix without a 2nd deck to cannibalize parts from.
As last option, before throwing it away shoot me a pm, I might take it and refund you the postage.
Good luck! Hannes
There might be the service manual available at vinylengine.com, in case you try to fix it. What is the problem exactly with your turntable? If it simply does not start, that might be possible to repair, but real failures like dead motors (like arm lifters) are impossible to fix without a 2nd deck to cannibalize parts from.
As last option, before throwing it away shoot me a pm, I might take it and refund you the postage.
Good luck! Hannes
Hi Hannes,
The problem is speed stability. And it started just after having built a new plinth and bought an Audioorigami PU7 arm for it to replace my Rega. I shouldn´t have tempted fate.
Guess I need a 2nd deck.
The problem is speed stability. And it started just after having built a new plinth and bought an Audioorigami PU7 arm for it to replace my Rega. I shouldn´t have tempted fate.
Guess I need a 2nd deck.
It starts up and stabilizes and is OK for a short while then it starts to accelerate and doesn´t look back til you switch off.
From what I have read about older tables, is the electrolytic caps go bad...change them on the board - quick and may be just the fix.
While I can recommend that for any some decade old gear, I haven't ever encountered a device that really didn't work only due to the caps gone bad. The gear typically works a bit worse, but it works.
Any case, that's something to try.
Please bear in mind that the old tables usually come with paper boards and traces lift very fast with these boards. Check for that and be prepared that you might fix lifted traces with a piece of wire.
It's strange that it doesn't stay locked. So it is not the 'crude' unlocked speed regulation circuit, but somehow the PLL is not happy. You can check the electrolytic caps around the PLL (get the service manual first).
Hannes
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