Hi I need a new arm for a SL 1210 do you know

Hi, you will need to take it to a service centre. John.

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

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]

This table should have an "anti-skate" adjustment. This is out of adjustment and putting to much tension on the arm. This adjustment is designed to insure that the needle tracks in the middle of the groove rather than one side. If the arm is out of balance and this os out of adjustment, the symptom you describe will occur. Hope this helps, Dan

I've seen this on technics turntables before. Try tightening the screw on the arm.

Use masking tape ...two big stands across the platter and a bit to hold the arm in place and some to hold the dust cover shut.

this is a damaged tone arm bearing i had this problem with mine and had no choice other than spending £50 on a new tone arm

Have you given the deck a service lately?
Have you adjusted the horizontal elevations?
Have you adjusted the counter balance arm?

Once the horizontal is adjusted the do the arm counter weight,

Try this and let me know if this helps.

Misterdj

im in the same boat same prob with mine not happy

hi fletch83.

this could be the tone arm bearings too tight,damaged or in need of a little oil.

i had a similar problem on my 1210, it kept jumping all the time,ruining my mixes! it turned out it was the bearings too tight.

unscrew the counter weight so that the arm hovers over the platter and move it to the centre with anti-skate on zero.

slowly turn the anti-skate round to three and the arm should move over to the arm rest smoothly,if it stops before the arm rest or isnt smooth theres your problem,loosen the bearing adjuster slightly and try the hover routine again until its as smooth as you can get it. it is possible,if the turntable has been transported without dust covers the bearings or the pin could be slightly damaged from knocks on the top of the tone arm assembly.

let me know how you get on or if you need any more help.

darren