These BIC turntables are nicer than people think. (It's pronounced B-I-C, not BIC. ) The 940 is the base model of a series that also has a 960, 980, 981, and 1000. The 960 is like the 940, but has a removable headshell with a rake angle adjustment. The 980 has the same features as the 960 plus a pitch control. The 981 is a cosmetically updated 980, and the 1000 has 2 motors that allows the platter to stop when dropping records in stacker mode so a record doesn't fall on a spinning one. Manufactured in Michigan, so made in the U.S.A. They're quiet, smooth, has a good wow and flutter. (My 981 has .08 on 33 1/3 and .06 on 45.) To free a stuck platter, use a soldering iron. Take out the spindle and put the iron in the hole. (Pull off the rubber mat so you don't accidentally melt it.) 10 minutes or so later, the old grease should soften enough to get the platter off. Pull straight off, don't force turn the platter. Once cleaned, freed, lubricated, and working, these are RELIABLE. I have sold a Dual 1228 and a 1245 and kept the BIC just because other than the stylus, there's not a lot that goes wrong with them. I don't miss the Duals at all. (I also have a Kenwood PC-400U belt-idler manual tt, but I use the BIC more.)
❤ thanks for the video it took me back many years as I've been in two turntables for a long long time! The 940 could be purchased at a discount her with sure m91ed phono cartridge for about a hundred and $12 it is not pronounced Bic it is pronounced Bic not like the lighter company or the shaver company LOL
Nice video. WD-40 and using the tip of your soldering iron in the spindle hole will loosen up the dried grease very quickly. Used this method on many Duals with the same problem.
I had one of these in the 70's to early 80's. Frankly it was a great turntable for me and I still have vinyl that I mainly played on it. The head that holds the cartridge doesn't pull off the tone arm , it rotates to facilitate cartridge changing . I always liked the simplicity of this turntable.
Heat BUT there is a lot of plastic that could melt if you used an actual heat gun. Otherwise it’s just elbow grease (assuming the platter is frozen). I don’t recall if this has a snap ring holding it in place…
Anyone worked on the cueing for this turntable. Mine is dropping the tone arm too fast. Have tried lubeing but it just drops too fast that the needle bounces
@@millervintagehifi3034 I did try to lube it, however I don’t think I used damping oil. The stuff I used made it drop a little slower for about a day or so, but then the cueing began to get stuck and would not drop all of the way. I’m going to try the damping oil next.
@@millervintagehifi3034 Ok, I will have to order some of that. Have you lubed the cueing on this turntable in particular? Upon pulling out the pin that pushes up the tone arm, there is three grooves on it. From what I understand, the damping oil needs to get in those grooves, correct?
