Technics 1210 mk2 pitch fader fix (and instructions on its removal)

[MartinT]

Good stuff! Want to try it?

[RobbieGong]

Good stuff! Want to try it?

Hi Martin, Might leave well alone for a bit now that I've reversed the mod 'til someone comes up with instruction and pictures with regard to how to actually disable both the green LED AND the blue lights on the Mk5g

[Marco]

Indeed... I'm not sure what the heck to do now!

Marco.

[RobbieGong]

Indeed... I'm not sure what the heck to do now!

Marco.

I hear ya Marco - Basically, Re: The MK5g all I found was that only the green LED outted as per this mod for the MK11. Sonic wise I felt the sound became slightly restrained to my ears. I cant be completely sure that this was ALL down to this mod because as previously mentioned, I'd re-visted arm and cartridge setup at the same time so wasn't sure if this was a contributory factor ie: I'd not quite found the sweetspot through final vta adjust. That said I did feel the music sounded more alive when I reversed the mod I would still like to try this mod whereby the blue lights and green LED are disabled together properly

[MCRU]

I posted yonks ago that dis-abling ALL lights made the sound better, but hey who am I...

[RobbieGong]

I posted yonks ago that dis-abling ALL lights made the sound better, but hey who am I...

Hi Dave, I dont doubt it. Not everyone wants to lose ALL the lights though for their own reasons but do recognise that losing even some lights is gonna reduce electrical noise these things impart no matter how small, hence guys like myself and Marco would like to lose the green and the plentiful blue light show down that right hand side, which I'm sure would make a degree of 'clean up' difference

[MartinT]

Rob - you could always remove the base, access the pitch control PCB and desolder the LEDs or cut their legs if you don't mind a little DIY.

[RobbieGong]

Rob - you could always remove the base, access the pitch control PCB and desolder the LEDs or cut their legs if you don't mind a little DIY.

Not sure if I wanna attempt that Martin without something to follow Also tilting the deck to unscrew / remove base not something I fancy doing unless absolutely necessary due to havin fluid damper in place, (although I could remove it). Thick oil spillage all over / inside the deck would be a nightmare

[MartinT]

Removing the arm is pretty well a must before turning the deck over. There are a zillion screws to undo, all different lengths, which you must place carefully so that you will replace the right ones into the right holes again.

[RobbieGong]

Removing the arm is pretty well a must before turning the deck over. There are a zillion screws to undo, all different lengths, which you must place carefully so that you will replace the right ones into the right holes again.

Excatly, Went through all that when I first got the MK5g and fitted the dust cover brackets, a few squeeky bum moments for sure. Didn't need to remove the arm though - Thank God as I relied on a very large mega soft quilt and some super soft pillows strategicly placed and caressing all around my MK5g as I got to work