20 Most Recent Technics SL-1210 Turntable - Page 6 Questions & Answers

Something inside your deck is faulty and drawing excessive current. It could be either the transformer or anything to do with the power supply or the motor.

Check anti skate and tracking weight, [email protected]

Set the tracking weight and then adjust the anti skate forward to the same setting as tracking weight. [email protected]

Hi, likely but not the only cause. Check fly leads from cart to headshell.also.  You can check continuity between tonearm connection and rca's. [email protected]

If your left technics sounds good, maybe the problem is the cartridge. Try to interchange the cartridges, right table cartridge by the left one, and listen. If now the bad sound comes from the left table, it´s time to get a new cartridge or stylus. If the problem continues there is something else to look for. Hope this will help. Flavio/Brazil.

Hi, If your amp has no dedicated phono input you need to use a preamp to boost the turntable signal. You can then input via cd or aux input. [email protected]

Hi, there is a screw that comes up from underneath the tone arm clip that needs to be undone o remove the tone am clip. [email protected]

I think this is either a motor or power supply problem.

Switches and other controls that permit the user to adjust the speed on the turntable often become erratic due to oxidation of the metal contacts contained therein. Dust and smoke add to the problem. Cleaning the controls with quality electronics-type contact cleaners usually gives years of happy service. The job is best left to someone familiar with the complete assembly since other finite adjustment potentiometers are often employed and located on the internal circuit board.

Unusual fault - I've never had a short inside the tonearm in all the years I've repairing decks.
A more likley problem would be a short (or an open circuit) in the phono cable.

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I suspect the "brake" adjustment has been badly adjusted - it will need correctly adjusting.
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Disconect the wires to the cartridge, with the amp powered up touch the wires with your finger (don't worry you won't get a shock) if you get a buzz on two of the wires (L&R) then the wiring is good. Therefore the cartridge is to blame. Also check the amp out too, by putting the left into the right etc. If it is the amp it will be a small IC that has failed. It will be on a board near the imput most likley.
Most turntables are accessed from the underside also.

May have just blown a fuse (F1 / 250mA).
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Try fuse F1 / 250mA

It should really be replaced but you can try adjusting the screw on the top of the arm