20 Most Recent Technics SL-1210 Turntable - Page 3 Questions & Answers

Hello Cliff,
You will need 2 belts, if the turntable belt is gone the other is not far behind . One for the turntable size 23.6 inch by .188 and one for the tracking motor that is in the top cover part, is a 3.0 inch by .046 belt. best place to get them is at kenselectronics.com part numbers 1407-201 and AV-SBS3.0 if you have been checking around you will see other sizes, I have a SL-J1 and have used these and they work perfectly.
Tony

im in the same boat same prob with mine not happy

how do you know theres power to the unit if theirs no strobe light pitch adjuster light & the platter doesn't spin?the power comes in & to the transformer first,then through the strobe switch, the transformer is what blows when you short the target light out.....i've seen this many a time when people try & change the target lights to blue neon.

get a USB interface sound card, then come out of the mixers REC OUT or BOOTH, in to the USB's LINE IN or MIC.Then you'll need some recording software installed.

As the turntable was hit hard then an internal inspection should be done to look for signs of phyical damage. It could be anything from broken parts to bad soldering or a crack on the PC board. I rather suspect it should be obvious what got damaged when you look inside.

u can go to www.needdoctor.com they have alot

Probably a lose earth wire on a lead or cartridge.

have you switched the voltage switch over underneath the turntable plate

hello

You need a belt.. Lift up the record support..(platter) Underneath you will see a metal post.. Belt goes around that and the bottom of the plate.(there is a rim) . If the belt is there, motor might be bad..

Sounds to me like the capacitor across the motor needs replacing. On the + and - on a motor is a capacitor. This might be the problem, replace it as it should not be too expensive, you can never tell. Some times they are a few pence other time they are a few pounds. Why I don't know. If it's a common one, a few pence if it's a rare one, pounds....... I hope this helps.

Hi,
You can use any amp, (with matching speakers) but remember that the output of the TT magnetic cartidge is extremely low!
About the same as a Dynamic Microphone!
So, before you buy a amplifier, make sure that is had two Magnetic input sockets in the back!
Or else, it will not work!
The level is about 2 Millivolts!
Any amp like the ones used for walkmans, computors, & ipods, WILL NOT WORK!
Enjoy!
Andy etc