That's great, have fungot new toy today ..... temporary pet name - "1210 eater"
planning some excessessssss, why not
bribe to my self, to finally start working on my own phono section
nope, that's original Technics arm, EPA-110, full shebang sold as Technics SL-1100
sans arm, deck is sold as Technics SL-110
engine ( motor) pretty much same as in SP-10 and, frankly - I'm finding entire package much more ZM-friendly than SP-10 itself
damping of ( more substantial Al chassis) is much easier and - all in all - less work than any of SP-10 would dictate
in the end, idea was to take something not needing work, but I can't go against my own nature, nothing can stay untouched; damn
http://www.thevintageknob.org/technics-SL-1100.html
What???🙂nice!
I have 103 and 103R, maybe not even opened to see them
I am waiting for this Ortofon headshell with a little more mass (15,5g) than the beautiful original Technics one (7g).
Yea, of course, hot glue is always king, but i figure it will be fun with different headshells, to do the fast switcharoo between my Audio Technica MM, The Ortofon Red MM, and the Denon DL 103 MC.
let's just hope I'll be sane enough to take enough pictures while working on it
it's already in tiny pieces
....... even if intended to be quicky hit and run, can't go against nature
now, after some reading of Mighty SP-10 thread, I'm really happy camper - quality and sturdiness of motor itself is pretty much the same with SP-10 (probably also higher grades, except last gargantuan), dimple on plastic pad on shaft is less than 1mm Dia, meaning that deck had minimal work history, no wear on shaft, no play between shaft and bushing
ball is fine, will be rotated for 180deg just for fun; btw. after some heating with hot air-station, unscrewing lower cap was a breeze
of course that mains xformer will go out, in separate case
electronics - will redo voltage reg with LM337, new electrolits, new uni diodes and new zener, all metal film resistors, and will leave rest of semis intact
will see what to do with venerable trimpots, also will try to put 10-turn 1K pot for 33 instead puny existing one
anyhow, when done, count on dedicated thread; I'll at least show in details what's done, if not entire process
edit: after some short thinking, decided to not go wild with platter (weight); maybe 5mm copper mat, but no more than that; for wild, I already have wild enough EMT930
it's already in tiny pieces
....... even if intended to be quicky hit and run, can't go against naturenow, after some reading of Mighty SP-10 thread, I'm really happy camper - quality and sturdiness of motor itself is pretty much the same with SP-10 (probably also higher grades, except last gargantuan), dimple on plastic pad on shaft is less than 1mm Dia, meaning that deck had minimal work history, no wear on shaft, no play between shaft and bushing
ball is fine, will be rotated for 180deg just for fun; btw. after some heating with hot air-station, unscrewing lower cap was a breeze
of course that mains xformer will go out, in separate case
electronics - will redo voltage reg with LM337, new electrolits, new uni diodes and new zener, all metal film resistors, and will leave rest of semis intact
will see what to do with venerable trimpots, also will try to put 10-turn 1K pot for 33 instead puny existing one
anyhow, when done, count on dedicated thread; I'll at least show in details what's done, if not entire process
edit: after some short thinking, decided to not go wild with platter (weight); maybe 5mm copper mat, but no more than that; for wild, I already have wild enough EMT930
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It is always more fun to DIY and tweak it.let's just hope I'll be sane enough to take enough pictures while working on it
it's already in tiny pieces
now, after some reading of Mighty SP-10 thread, I'm really happy camper - quality and sturdiness of motor itself is pretty much the same with SP-10 (probably also higher grades, except last gargantuan), dimple on plastic pad on shaft is less than 1mm Dia, meaning that deck had minimal work history, no wear on shaft, no play between shaft and bushing
ball is fine, will be rotated for 180deg just for fun; btw. after some heating with hot air-station, unscrewing lower cap was a breeze
of course that mains xformer will go out, in separate case
electronics - will redo voltage reg with LM337, new electrolits, new uni diodes and new zener, all metal film resistors, and will leave rest of semis intact
will see what to do with venerable trimpots, also will try to put 10-turn 1K pot for 33 instead puny existing one
anyhow, when done, count on dedicated thread; I'll at least show in details what's done, if not entire process
edit: after some short thinking, decided to not go wild with platter (weight); maybe 5mm copper mat, but no more than that; for wild, I already have wild enough EMT930
But i cheated this time and got a new one. The entry level Technics SL-100C. 🎷🙂🎻
New ZM's Phono stage on the horizon? 😎👀got new toy today ..... temporary pet name - "1210 eater"
planning some excessessssss, why not
bribe to my self, to finally start working on my own phono section
