smithie
19-06-2016, 19:22
hi everyone
i recently brought a technics sl-1500 as ive always loved the look of these decks,plus i wanted to hear how a dd turntable sounded,having only had experience with rubber band models:)
anyway the condition was a bit grubby,but after a soapy wash it cleaned up pretty good,but alas thats where the good news ends.
only one channel was playing which i traced down to a broken phono lead,i replaced these and that sorted that issue.
the problem i m having which i cant cure is the speed stability issue,the thing just isnt constant on speed,it hunts back and forth,the pitch controls work fine within there range but obviously this is of little help if the deck cant hold a steady speed to start with:scratch:
ive done all the normal stuff suggested regarding these decks....ie..stripped the mains/selector switch/pitch pots/adjustment pots on main pc board,they have all been totally stripped and cleaned with electrical contact cleaner,rubber eraser also used where possible on contacts,ive even replaced 8 out of 9 of the electrolytic s on the main pc board for new fresh ones....but alas the same problem exist:confused::confused:
anyone else have any thoughts/tips/ideas/ or better still cures:)
what ive heard so far sounds appealing and love the simpleness of this turntable plus the looks so im hoping big time that it can be sorted.
regards
smithie
i recently brought a technics sl-1500 as ive always loved the look of these decks,plus i wanted to hear how a dd turntable sounded,having only had experience with rubber band models:)
anyway the condition was a bit grubby,but after a soapy wash it cleaned up pretty good,but alas thats where the good news ends.
only one channel was playing which i traced down to a broken phono lead,i replaced these and that sorted that issue.
the problem i m having which i cant cure is the speed stability issue,the thing just isnt constant on speed,it hunts back and forth,the pitch controls work fine within there range but obviously this is of little help if the deck cant hold a steady speed to start with:scratch:
ive done all the normal stuff suggested regarding these decks....ie..stripped the mains/selector switch/pitch pots/adjustment pots on main pc board,they have all been totally stripped and cleaned with electrical contact cleaner,rubber eraser also used where possible on contacts,ive even replaced 8 out of 9 of the electrolytic s on the main pc board for new fresh ones....but alas the same problem exist:confused::confused:
anyone else have any thoughts/tips/ideas/ or better still cures:)
what ive heard so far sounds appealing and love the simpleness of this turntable plus the looks so im hoping big time that it can be sorted.
regards
smithie