two funny sl-d2's in a row? [message #13480] |
Sun, 26 August 2007 13:14 ![Go to next message Go to next message](/forum/theme/AudioRoundTable/images/down.png) |
highdef
Messages: 4 Registered: May 2009
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I bought my first turntable a month ago and while it played OK sometimes for even up to 15-20 minutes at a time, usually one of the channels would go out and I'd have to tap on the cover to bring them back. This would happen all the time. I tried two new needles, first an AT then a Shure with a new cartridge that was recommended on this forum, nothing changed. I switched the left-right cables going into the amp to make sure the problem is really in the turntable, I sprayed all connections with electrical cleaner. Then I decided it must be a short somewhere in the wiring and bought another turntable that arrived yesterday and it's doing the same exact thing! A channel goes out, I have to tap on the face to bring it back. I lifted the turntable off the receiver, tapping on the receiver does not bring the channels back, I have to tap on the turntable itself. The craziest thing. Any ideas?
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Re: two funny sl-d2's in a row? [message #13505 is a reply to message #13501] |
Tue, 04 September 2007 08:52 ![Go to previous message Go to previous message](/forum/theme/AudioRoundTable/images/up.png) ![Go to next message Go to next message](/forum/theme/AudioRoundTable/images/down.png) |
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Wayne Parham
Messages: 18748 Registered: January 2001
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You can lift the needle off by hand. Most people do this. That won't hurt anything.Look at the thread above called "Technics SL1500 problem - down a channel or ?". I'm beginning to wonder if some of these turntables haven't been sold as mono units, perhaps for DJ's that "scratch" or something. Whatever the case, turntables aren't very hard to troubleshoot. Find where the signal stops and you'll know where the trouble is.
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