[78-L] Technics 1200 Goin' Bonkers

David Lennick dlennick at sympatico.ca
Fri Jan 28 15:22:43 PST 2011


Sorry, Alois Haba. Here..have a Haba.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7vZURdhucM

On 1/28/2011 6:21 PM, David Lennick wrote:
> On 1/28/2011 6:17 PM, Kristjan Saag wrote:
>> David Lennick skrev 2011-01-28 23:38:
>>> victor wrote:
>>>> The turntable bearing is seizing. You need to:
>>>>
>>>> 1.   Remove the turntable
>>>> 2.   Inspect the belt
>>>> 3.   Free up the spindle shaft bearing then add a drop or two of light weight oil.
>>>> 4.   Replace the turntable (less belt) and spin it to verify that the bearing is properly lubricated.
>>>> 5.   Remove the turntable then reinstall the belt and turntable.
>> David Lennick added:
>>
>>>> 6.  Stop playing John Adams and Philip Glass or other music where you can't tell if the turntable is running forward or backwards or playing at all.
>>
>> --
>> 7. In case you suspect considerable wow, avoid recordings.of Hawaiian music.
>> Kristjan
>
> Or play nothing but post-1940 Joseph Szigeti records. Or Harry Partch or Alois
> Huba.
>
> dl
>


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