JazzBones
12-01-2011, 16:34
I've finally put aside a long weekend, Friday am to Monday pm, to hot rod my 1210. Friday/Saturday installing the TimeStep HE psu (will come back to this one), Saturday: neatly cutting out base rubber and installing Linn arm plate (TS) and Jelco Shuggie arm collar, Monday: installing the Mike New bearing, incidentally those who recently bought the MN cheap on eBay pat yourselves on the back and be aware that you would be good at gold prospecting :), My Tekko has been on the dinning room table on a soak test for bearing and PSU... I have an understanding spouse who even did the soldering required a she is better than me and I know I'm getting an ex Lucas Hartridge Industries trained circuit board technician's job. Strobe checks throughout the past two days show that the table is running precisely spot on with no waver left or right. There is no hum or transformer noise from the TS- TE PSU, I am a happy chappy :) All I am waiting for is a bespoke arm cable from J7/Ao with Van Damme cable specified (thanks on that one DSJR).
Now back to the TS HE psu unit. This is a lovely little black number which I think is intended for 24/7 power up or a switched socket? Now here's the prob, in following the A5 instruction sheet, which incidently should be reported as, "Could do far better" (if it was a sat nav I would be lost, matey :(:rolleyes:) I was told to remove the stock OEM transformer, this obviously ment cutting all connecting wires and as a result the deck's on/off switch is bypassed but strobe light remains lit. Deck start and 33/45 rpm functions operate but I cannot cut mains power to the deck without pulling the plug from an unswitched mains socket or changing that socket for a switched one.
No mention of the power on/off was mentioned so now a plea from me, how do I restore this switch prob and has anyone else experienced this same result??? Frankly, I would like to remove the 'barrel/strobe' on/off switch and install a good quality rocker or other type of mains on'off stwich... has anyone done this. I use a good quality strobe disc plus KAB strobe light for checking sustained speed accuracy (absolutely vital, can't stand speed drift!).
As to the platter, I'm using a TS/Rubato copper mat and have an arsnel of platter mats ranging from Funky's Acro, cork, felt and so on, enough to cover a small room's floor space, already.
I am aware, from this forum, that MN's platter would be the next step but it comes at a hefty premium which I cannot support at the moment, remember I have two decks to support :eyebrows:, so plans are to use up a bit of builder's lead for roof flashing (no church has been robbed MIke :lol:) and bond this lead mat between the stock platter and Rubato copper, the first two via the Vasaline method. The combination should work, has anyone tried it?
As to the Tekko's support and table, I'll leave that info to another day, meanwhile can some one help on the switch problem please :confused:
Thanks
Ron, aka Jazz:)
Now back to the TS HE psu unit. This is a lovely little black number which I think is intended for 24/7 power up or a switched socket? Now here's the prob, in following the A5 instruction sheet, which incidently should be reported as, "Could do far better" (if it was a sat nav I would be lost, matey :(:rolleyes:) I was told to remove the stock OEM transformer, this obviously ment cutting all connecting wires and as a result the deck's on/off switch is bypassed but strobe light remains lit. Deck start and 33/45 rpm functions operate but I cannot cut mains power to the deck without pulling the plug from an unswitched mains socket or changing that socket for a switched one.
No mention of the power on/off was mentioned so now a plea from me, how do I restore this switch prob and has anyone else experienced this same result??? Frankly, I would like to remove the 'barrel/strobe' on/off switch and install a good quality rocker or other type of mains on'off stwich... has anyone done this. I use a good quality strobe disc plus KAB strobe light for checking sustained speed accuracy (absolutely vital, can't stand speed drift!).
As to the platter, I'm using a TS/Rubato copper mat and have an arsnel of platter mats ranging from Funky's Acro, cork, felt and so on, enough to cover a small room's floor space, already.
I am aware, from this forum, that MN's platter would be the next step but it comes at a hefty premium which I cannot support at the moment, remember I have two decks to support :eyebrows:, so plans are to use up a bit of builder's lead for roof flashing (no church has been robbed MIke :lol:) and bond this lead mat between the stock platter and Rubato copper, the first two via the Vasaline method. The combination should work, has anyone tried it?
As to the Tekko's support and table, I'll leave that info to another day, meanwhile can some one help on the switch problem please :confused:
Thanks
Ron, aka Jazz:)