if you stumble upon one of these or have one that needs help, here's how to get them tip top again. This video assumes the turntable has not had a motor failure or sustained an impact or fall.
I followed your advice and ordered a new belt from Russell Industries last thursday. On the call with them they said the proper belt is the Fry23, not the Fry25.0. I told the guy that you said the 25.0 is the correct one so that is the one I want. I received the belt today and of course you were 100% correct! If I had ordered from them without viewing your video I probably would have to order again. Thank you for showing the bag with the correct belt!
Thanks for this! Mine got jostled around while moving, turns out the belt slipped off and got all tangled. Was able to fix it easily thanks to this vid
Thank you for the time and effort you've put into this quality video. Especially the belt and needle part specifics. I'll be able to get mine good as new.
Great video very informative, I pickup Sony 250 at the Huntsville Goodwill a couple of years ago, for $4.99 and even had a 33 in it? I guess for test? But I was impressed how well it worked! Plays well I have other turntables but this 250 is easy to operate and now I've been shown how to turn it up I'll enjoy it more! Thanks for the video and I have subscribed be cool Byrne
I bought one of these at the low point of vinyl, around 2000. It was $99 at Circuit City. It still works very well, but I bought another one as a backup a few years back.
You should invest in some mold making silicone and make copies of all of these common plastic parts. They will all go bad. It will brittle with age. It get brittle from age alone, so even NOS parts can be just as bad as parts coming in machines to be serviced. If you are in the business of repairing this stuff, the molds and plastic are cheap enough to make molds assuming each mold is not a single repair. If you have all the pieces, even if the pieces are broken, it's no big deal. Just glue them together and then mold the repaired piece. The repair will NEVER hold, but by molding the part, you can pour a brand new all one piece repaired part. You can also make knobs this way. Really, anything. The silicone is a fortune in small quantities, but the large container is much, much cheaper per ounce.
Thank you for that Video. I have an old player from 1982 it is an full automatic Player and even the speet can adjustet on the fromt. (pitch) buttons Start, Stop, Power, Up and down, and a Load, becours it is a drawer system. All Adjustment can be done from the top. that is much better serviceable. I have been build my own pre-AMP.
These things have been around for decades, virtually unchanged. I had a Philips one, bought new in the mid 1980s that came with a midi system that, although outwardly it looked nothing like the Sony, was made in the same Hanpin factory in Taiwan and the mechanism was pretty much identical (no preamp of course, and it had a 12v barrel jack rather than a transformer). They had Sanyo cartridges at that time.
Excellent explanation, I'm sorry I only saw it now... I confirm what you say at minute 7:08, I put an Amazon strap on, it played for a couple of hours and the engine died... :) I think it's time to buy a device more modern, maybe try a direct drive.
Thank you for the video. I was able to get my turntable up and running using your recommendations for the belt and the stylus. However I was going to clean out and re-grease the spindle bearing and instead of a set screw with a slotted head found on other turntables that I have worked on (as you mentioned) I found a pin with no slot and what looks to be a spot weld. I assume this is best left alone if it works fine?
Thx for the detailed Instruction - really helpful :) i got some Problems After a Transport Session with my ps-lx250h… is the Long straight „end of LP“ arm inside - 6:00 just laying on the „Triangle“ of the Sound Pickup Arm? And the „stop“ Button -> is it anywhere fixed to do something? It would be Great if you had these Infos for me… thx!
Very helpful video!! I have the same turntable and my current issue is that the motor won't stop spinning when it's plugged in and 'start,' 'stop' buttons do not stop the spinning either. I have to unplug it to stop the turntable and to get the record off. Any idea how to fix this?
I brought one of these into a trusted servicer recently. They told me it needed a new motor, which they could not get. So they scrapped it. I have the feeling they only looked for a brand new motor, which in the supply chain is unobtanium. They may have wanted to Jack up the profitability of the repair. Thoughts?
THE replacement motor is hard to find. However, other manufacturers used the same motor or one that will work just as well with minor modifications. The Audio-Technica at-lp 60 motor will work in this machine, and is available if you're willing to wait for backorder. Part 704-F706-7303 Sonys original part number is 1-763-247-11 if you want to Google someone who may have it OEM part MMI-6TRWKO 176324711
@@JordanPier Thank you. Likely too late at this point. They made it sound like they were performing brain surgery, and that the original was the only suitable part. In the meantime, I secured a very similar Aiwa, for $4, which works great except for auto stop. Assuming the internal mechanism is the same as the Sony, I may try to open it up and fix that bar that you showed on the bottom. This repairer, who I once trusted, would likely say the machine needed “major work”.
thank Jordan, but I have a another problem. the stylus always remains on the same groove (it's doesn't move). How can I to fix the anti skating? Thanks in advance
I just inherited one from my grandmother. I was told the turntable has been working so I'd have to fix/have it fixed if I wanted it to work. Upon taking it apart, it seems all of the circuitry and mechanisms are in tact, but when I plug it in and press start, the motor doesn't turn at all even with some oil added. I also noticed that the two little metal arms attached to the start button area don't hook up to anything, and I don't know where they hook up to. On your video it seems to show them hooked into little holes in one of the tension arms. My tension arm doesn't have two little holes for them to fit in.... Could it have been a bad repair? It is the same model! Would you be able to help me out with this one?
If you lift the arm over manually does the turntable motor spin? If so, examine the linkages to the start/stop buttons. May have been someone was messing with yours. if the motor does not turn, check switch continuity with the turntable unplugged from the wall. observe how the tonearm base linkages interface with the switch and the like.
Having issue with my practically brand new sony LX 310 ( just over a year old)- play button wont push in and click into place and start playing record. Has power , able to connect to devices via bluetooth, Up/ down button works and so does stop - I've removed button cover - no obvious damage other than small silver wire attached to start button is sitting loosely - though is secured in black brackets, possibly jiggled free of its spot - if its meant to connect somewhere on white piece (I ve moved house in last year). If I attempt to click play button wire doesnt have ability to move white lever - which operates turntable - in your video its hard to see where start button wire sits and how its operates. Any videos showing correct position and action start button should cause beneath cover would be appreciated.
Hello Jordan! How can I fix the tone arm not going back all the way back to rest? It comes up but goes back to mid record, everything is working a-okay. Thanks!
Good night Jordan Pier, what would be the setting for the needle to sit soft on vinyl? My turntable has that flaw, the needle falls overwhelmingly on the vinyl, in free fall. damages the vinyls and of course the same needle.
Great video; just didn’t cover my issue. I have one of these that works great other than the stop button not working as expected. When I press stop the arm lifts, returns to the holder and then starts again. Any idea on how to fix that?
There is a mechanical flip-flop near the cycling mechanism that determines whether its a start or stop cycle. This may be stuck in the start cycle which is why it repeats.
@@JordanPier good luck finding the “mechanical flip flop” - just putting up with the issue still as the response I got didn’t really offer much in the way of actual advice on how to fix the issue.
Well, in the video when he puts his finger on the big white gear, he is touching two flat plastic pieces that are sandwiched together. He explains that they need to move freely from each other. I believe that is the "flip flop" he is talking about. Old grease will cause too much friction. They need to flip flop freely.
Hopefully you still monitor this video. By the way, it is excellent! Two days ago I brought my PS-LX250h out of the garage and cleaned it up, and bought a new cartridge, exactly the one you say to use. I attached the RCA cables to my amp and it plays ok through it, but there is a lot of what sounds like static. Can you give me a clue as to what causes this? I can attach my PS-LX300USB and it plays with no static sound. Could it be the cabling or possibly something else? I appreciate your assistance.
Could be bad cable, loose ground on cartridge body, improperly wired, dirty preamp switch under the platter, bad phono preamp. Cant know without seeing it
Interesting. I re-watched your video and lo and behold my internal light switch came on. When I first used this turntable I did not connect it to an integrated amp. Now I am. So guess what fixed it!?!? I flipped the eq/amp to off, and the static went away. Sometimes it is just basics. Thanks for your help. The speed seems a little off so I'm going to order one of the new belts you spoke of and see if that fixes that particular problem. If it doesn't, I'll follow your instructions and find a strobe disc and speed things up a tad bit. Thanks again for your video and your suggestions. Couldn't have done it without you!
I have one of these, it worked for years all of a sudden it would just keep resetting as soon as the arm goes down to the vinyl. The record almost starts playing then the arm goes back to the home position. I'll check the end of play trip, it seems like its tripping the second the needle hits the record.
Hello again. The "mechanics" of my turntable do not seem to be working. The platter spins once it is plugged in. I was able to adjust it to the proper speed and LPs play fine manually moving the tonearm and setting it down and it lifts up at the correct point at the end but does not return. The start and stop buttons do not seem to work. The center white gear disc does not rotate fully. Is it supposed to? Advice?
White cycling gear should make a complete rotation. If something is stopping it, there is a mis alignment with the guide pin underneath and the track it rides in. You can unscrew the gear and lift off, position the pin with your fingers to what you believe to be the right spot, then install the gear and rotate it counterclockwise through a complete rotation to check that its not binding. If not, see if the set will move the arm correctly. If so, great! - if not, and its not binding then further investigation and disassembly as to why is needed.
I have this same table. New problem: When I play a record all is well. At the end of the record the tone arm returned to home. Frequently it moves back to the beginning of the record then returns back to the home position repeatedly. Is this possible that plastic trigger your showed in the video?
whenever someone uses those speed diagrams, it must be my eyes cause they never seem to be standing still for me. they're all spinning always. maybe my eyes just don't focus on the strobing light effect?
You have to use a lamp that flickers at the AC line. A fluorescent lamp or cheap led lamp usually works fine. An incandescent lamp has too much persistence to work
Pretty sure its a sony thing. The 3600 is a conical with aluminum cantilever. Max weight is 3g The 3600e is the same but an elliptical stylus. The 3600L is a conical stylus with carbon fiber cantilever with a max weight of 6g. This is why its used everywhere. It can take abuse too. Note that a Sony cannot do anything but the 3600L because of the 3.5g weight that is fixed. The 3600/e will just mash into the record
Hi Jordan, My turntable has a damaged belt, but I noticed that without the belt, as soon as I plug it in the 230V, the motor starts to turn and the start/stop switches don't work. Do you think there are other problems or is it enough to change the belt?
I have the same turntable. The issue is that I only have music coming out from one speaker. I plugged it into another amplifier, and got the same problem. It played fine when I purchased it but one day it decided to drop a channel. Do you know what may be the cause of this problem? Thanks in advance.
Jordan (or anyone else who might know) Hi. I have one of these and the speed selection has stopped operating. It's pretty much always at 45. I can occasionally get it to go at 33 by jiggling the switch, but when it does it then jumps back to 45 part way through playing the album. Is this (likely to be) a mechanical fault or an electronic one? Thanks
Hey, how can I solve this speed issue? I've tried to adjust it, but no matter how I can't adjust the motor speed with the holes, it doesn't mater where I rotate it
My girlfriend's cat knocked my turntable off the shelf and now i can only get the motor to stop if i move the arm an inch beyond its resting point. I'm trying to adjust the SW screw but it won't reach from the resting point no matter how i adjust it. I've watched your whole video a couple times and can't figure out my next step. Do i need to disassemble the arm and realign it or something?
@@JordanPier so after losing a little patience I just twisted it back that direction I thought it should go and it popped back into place. Probably not ideal since it probably risks rounding off whatever it's attached to in there. Anyway, thanks for the in depth video. Now I've gotta look up how to make a cat skin slipmat...
I have one of these, worked great for the longest time. But now when I try to play anything, it starts and stops, starts then stop etc Anyway to fix this?
Are those the two pieces at around 1:45? Mine move indepently but still the auto start/stop is not working properly. Everything worked fine but I let it sit for about a year. Now can only play using manual up/down control. Any ideas? Excellent video, btw. Thank you. @@JordanPier
Got an issue where playing start and placing the needle makes it just glide all the way across the center and stop. This started happening after not using for about a year. Any idea how to fix that?
@@JordanPier It does the same thing even with a new stylus. it like doesnt play the record, just glides from the edge towards the center, then returns and stops.
@@JordanPier Glides on the record to wards the center. I took off the stylus and yes it looks like that may be the issue. I guess I had 2 busted ones. Whats a good price for a new one these days?
