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Sorry, I could not translate El Hierro, can you explain a different way?

For good cosmetic condition, working but unrestored that sounds about right.

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The first step is to check that it is getting a signal, so loose wire, connector or solder joint.

Congrats! These are nice machines and great for 7"

Great to hear, enjoy!

​thanks! Much to my surprise the repair was quite easy. Once I located the problem I dived into the spareparts box and found a suitable rubber o-ring which fitted nicely.

Superlube Synthetic Grease

I am not sure if I cover it in the video, Technics built the delay in on purpose to increase accuracy. The needle lands a bit too early, but keeps the sound muted until the track is about to start.

I have always thought this. Of course there is the spaceship motor housing, but the piece that also looks very star wars to me in the turret on the tonearm.

I believe what they were thinking is that you would use the back controls to match the output to your other components, then just use the master volume on your receiver or preamp. But I agree it would have been more convenient to have them on the front!

It's handsome for sure, but can't agree with the glitter comment. The servo controlled tape transport provides real benefits for me.

I'm looking for one of these, can you sell it ?

Thanks and good luck with the deck!

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Thanks! Yes, the generation before the Biotracers was also great, PS-X50, X60 and X70. Good luck is your quest.

@@Round2Audio thank you. My X50 is already running :) luck was in my side :)

Because it is the most inexpensive nice sounding cartridge I am aware of, and when I offer these for sale I don't want to boost the price with a cartridge that may get swapped!

​@@Round2AudioThere are inexpensive so-called vintage pickups, for example the same DENON DL-60 / 65, which is suitable in concept for this device and will not significantly increase the price. It will also save the potential client from purchasing a new pickup, installing it, etc. Well, of course it’s up to you. Personally, I always try to install a decent cartridge, and not a cheap Chinese one.

That's a real bummer. A thief these days wouldn't know what it is! Luckily there are still some out there and with love and attention can be excellent performing machines.

I remove the lid and tape off the black portion, then polish it just as I would any other dust cover. Wet sand up to 2000 grit, then Novus 3 and 2. I made a fixture that can support any size dust cover safely, and that is a huge help. Thanks for your interest!

I love all the Naks with the classic transport, LX-3 included. Wonderful decks. Enjoy.

@Round2Audio True, but if you've had enough of them, you KNOW that ALL Naks AREN'T created EQUAL! I have a Technics deck that I've had since 2010, that'll EASILY give Naks a run for their 💰, it's ANCIENT, but it wasn't CHEAP in it's day!

Wonderful decks. Thanks for watching!

It is challenging but rewarding. Good luck!

I agree.

Oh and thanks for a great tutorial on this TT.

Great find! Speed control problems are most often the potentiometers under the front panel. Clean these well internally with Deoxit Faderlube.

The Technics linear trackers are some of my favorites. I now also have the Technics SL-M3, which uses a similar mechanism in deck form. It's one of the best perfoming decks I have ever tested. Thanks and enjoy!

The Sony PS-B80 is the first deck to offer the technology of electronic damping (1978), and I believe the DP-47F may be the last. It was still offered by Denon in 1999 and perhaps even later. Enjoy and thanks for the comment.

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For one or two belts I often go to turntableneedles.com, the belts have been good quality and fresh stock. They have a part number lookup that usually works if you find it challenging searching by deck. You can get the original part number from the service manual. Look up "soundsmith B&O" for cartridges. Most of the work for restoring a turntable is cleaning and relubricating mechanical parts, replacing failed components such as capacitors (available on Mouser), cleaning switches, calibration, etc. It is best to start with a deck that is complete without broken parts. If there are custom parts that are broken or missing you have to hope and wait for someone to part out a deck on eBay. Good luck and keep us posted!

One more point... A very helpful site for B&O specific restoration information is beolover.blogspot.com

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The Sony's with the Biotracer technology are at the peak of turntable development for sure. The pinnacle was the PS-X800 which added linear tracking.

Direct drive would have been great. I believe the Beogram 8000 and 8002 were direct drive.

Great decks and fun to use.

Thanks, they really are great.

You can check continuity with an ohm meter from the center pin of and RCA to the outer ring. If it is open (infinite ohms) or shorted (close to zero ohms) you will get no sound. When muted the continuity will be shorted, so you need to check when the tonearm is at rest and at play. In play your should see a reading of a few hundred ohms. I dont recall excactly, but for most cartridges it runs from a couple hundred to around 700 ohms. It also could be that the cables were shorted where you soldered them to the board. Check continuity and if necessary remove the cables and check continuity at the deck. Good luck and let us know your progress1

Yes, they can be stunning. Thanks!

Yes, the printing is often on the bottom, but on many of the Technics clamshell units the printing is on the top! Such as this SL-J3, also the J1, J2 and Q versions such as the SL-Q6. So the printing needs to be masked off as well. Later I'll remove the mask and hand polish to blend these areas.

Hi Anthony, There is no lock, your problem is the belt or sticky grease on the arm, most likely both. Get in the top and clean and replace the grease very thoroughly and replace the belt. If it still doesn't work check back, there is the reset switch and I usually replace that as well. Good luck!

thanks, everything started to work fine I think the dial moving the tone arm needed an adjustment.

Yes, a fellow named Anthony has been making and selling these on eBay for a couple years. I'm not sure of his userID. He takes a break now and then so check over there from time to time. To get yourself a playable machine right now, my suggestion is to completely remove the rotted boots, then cut a 1" square by 2" or so strip of foam padding and smush it inside each foot spring. This will give you the needed damping so your deck will be stable and play well. But do get the boots in there when you can. Good luck! Bill

This one was sold a while ago. I usually keep a coupleTEAC X-1000s on hand but only. have the Pioneer occasionally. Thanks for watching!

Hi, This deck was sold a while ago, I occasionally find and restore these but more often the Sony Biotracers.

This one sounded great after I restored it. Also, you really need to get yourself a Soundsmith cartridge as the vintage B&O carts are very old at this point and many have failed or are failing. A few still sound good, but are high risk to purchase now.

One of my favorite Naks, I found another and hope to get it restored soon. Thanks for the comment.

Most Micro Seiki products are excellent or at least very good, with some being the among the best TT ever made. I am glad you didn't throw it out and are enjoying it. Thanks for the comment.

@@Round2AudioI forgot to ask- Do you have any recommendations for the cartridge and needle? Currently I have a stanton DJRS500 (i believe). It is white wit h a small red patch on it. I recently ordered a new on but the needle looks smaller, it has a blue patch, and it is sensative to walking near the turntable. Thanks!

I've accumulated quite a pile of the PC-600A, all with broken stylus or failed suspension, all from the PL-630, so I assume that was the most common original cartridge for this unit. I recall that there is a replacement stylus available, but I haven't tried it myself. Good luck and let us know what you end up doing.

The SL-7 is an excellent deck and with some attention can give excellent performance to this day. Yes, you have noticed they are more solid that the later versions with excellent isolation. Thanks for watching.

I'm glad you enjoyed it!

I love them too!