Thank you so much! My turntable problem belongs more than 10 Years ...and now - he works!!! I am so happy! Your Video saved the turntable from trash! 🙂 🖖 Greetings vom Germany!
You Rock !! I just picked up a Technics SL-D20. But I didn't realize the cue had this very issue until I heard it scrape the stylus clear across my brand new edition of Abbey Road LP. Never assume was truly the case here as I would expect coming from a record shop refurbished. I flipped this over, got the flashlight on the spring and put a couple of drops of gun oil on there. Manually moved it like your video. Hooked it back up and works like new. Thanks man
Was able to just lubricate and it is now working. Had trouble lifting the black plastic just under the arm up and down to distribute the lubricant but finally got it to start moving and then used the cueing button to have it lift itself, then pushed it down. Did this repeatedly until i could grasp the black plastic piece move it up and down until it was free. I used 3-In-One lock Dry Lube spray with the nozzle attachment as the lubricant. Works great. Thanks for the video.
Thank's for the Tutorial. My cue-bar is not lifting up and stays down, no matter what. I am curious if I can fix it with the very same method. I'll try it the next few days and let you know.
Not sure if they used silicone grease in the cuing mechanisms back then, but I’ve had success freeing these stuck or slow cuing lifts by dripping a few drops of Ronsonol from above and working it up and down a few times. I think your oiling trick might have made it now drop too fast.
Hello, thanks for the video. It is the only one that shows the exact model of record player that I have. For some time now, all LPs (not the 45's) have sounded bad in the first songs on each side (the one furthest from the center of the vinyl). The needle jumps to the next grooves randomly without the vinyls being damaged. I think the arm may be poorly balanced because if I put some weight on the needle, it doesn't jump, but I ruin the vinyls. All the tutorials I've seen are for later "gradable" models, so to speak. In my case, I don't know how to balance it, if that's the problem. Thank you very much and sorry if I have taken the liberty of writing to you telling you about my problem.
hello, I just watched the video and I was happy to see that we have the same turntable and the same amp. Help: you have it for the "phono" input right? And have you been able to put an equalizer on that amp? I have tried but it sounds very low please help Sorry for my English, I'm Spanish and I don't control much of languages
Hello, I'm having an issue with the part you're moving at 3:12. It won't go up or down, it's just stuck down and will not move whatsoever. I've cleaned and lubricated the spring yet it still wont move.
I have a problem with the tonearm of my turntable,when i put the tonearm in the vinyl the Stylus don't move is stactic, the platter spin but the Stylus is stactic,turntable are very similar to technics is a MCS series model6604
Whoops, Alienstuff left out something important…take the opportunity to clean the spring and piston a bit first. I used Q tips (get it, “cue tips”) dipped in alcohol to swab some of the grime off the springs/piston before applying a penetrating oil as Alienstuff described. Oh, and don’t forget to gently blow out any debris while you have the case open (I removed 2 moth carcasses!)
Audio improvement tips for turntables. Isolate! Place well away from speaker and not on same surface. Use a felt turntable mat. Place rubber balls under turntable feet. Use the plinth cover when playing. That sylus is working at only 1.2gms pressure.
I have an issue where mine wont start spinning. I've checked the band and it's correctly attached. I am still getting a signal out of the player if I spin the table with my hands. It just wont spin on its own. The cue seems fine and is able to move on its own. Any idea what is wrong?
At the 3:50 mark, after cueing up the arm (cue switch right), he nudges the arm inward towards the record and the turntable starts spinning. Then when you push the cue selector back to the left, it drops the arm onto the record, after you have lined up the stylus.
