Hey,
Just picked up a Rega Planar 2 from Gumtree, and it's running a little slow (hard to say how much, maybe half a semi-tone worth, at most?). I can also hear a little bit of noise when the platter turns (without the arm in place to play a record, or with no record/mat on it). I've noticed that the pulley is pulled to one side (the left) when I start it up, scraping a little, until it gets up to speed, when it rubs a little as it turns.
The TT was kept in storage for about 9 years before I picked it up, so the guy I bought it from said that I might want to relubricate things. Not done this yet, as I wanted to check the pulley issue first. There's a new belt on it (he was nice enough to include a new one).
I'm quite happy to dive in and try to tinker with things, and it seems a pretty simple unit, so I can't imagine there's too much I can get horribly wrong.
Any thoughts?
Just picked up a Rega Planar 2 from Gumtree, and it's running a little slow (hard to say how much, maybe half a semi-tone worth, at most?). I can also hear a little bit of noise when the platter turns (without the arm in place to play a record, or with no record/mat on it). I've noticed that the pulley is pulled to one side (the left) when I start it up, scraping a little, until it gets up to speed, when it rubs a little as it turns.
The TT was kept in storage for about 9 years before I picked it up, so the guy I bought it from said that I might want to relubricate things. Not done this yet, as I wanted to check the pulley issue first. There's a new belt on it (he was nice enough to include a new one).
I'm quite happy to dive in and try to tinker with things, and it seems a pretty simple unit, so I can't imagine there's too much I can get horribly wrong.
Any thoughts?