Quote Originally Posted by bighead1707 View Post
Seems a good stuff but up to now no review found.

"The newly designed KAB SL-1200 thrust plate, arrives just in time as the stock unit's thrust pads are beginning to show signs of wearing out.

This new thrust plate is made from Teflon filled Delrin - AF . This material has a very low coefficient of friction and our tests show it compares with sapphire. We performed platter run down tests with Stock New, Delrin-AF and Sapphire thrust plates. The Delrin-AF and the Sapphire both recorded 1 minute 55 seconds while the stock thrust plate timed in at 1 minute. (Tests performed with platter magnet removed)

This new thrust plate features a thicker profile and an oil well for better retention of lubrication. Our new thrust plate will fit all SL-1200's and many other models in the Technics line.

This is a maintenance part that every SL1200 owner should have. Even if you don't install it now, you will need to eventually because the thin pad of the stock design is going to wear out.

Price:USD $46.95"



FWIW and having been down this road if you think you won't be going for a MN/Funk/Ian Mac bearing etc any time soon then the KAB solution is a definite audible improvement over stock at a very reasonable price. If however you view this as a "stepping stone" IMO go straight for a MN/Funk/Ian Mac etc as the sonic improvement is much greater but of course so is the cost.

Steve