Another fun video. You reminded me of my late father. He’d fix stuff by trial and error. When he was done, it wasn’t the neatest fix, but the darn thing worked!
It's such a lovely piece of kit, it's worth the time. You'll get there. It's all about the journey sometimes. I recently fixed an old cassette deck, replaced the belts and some of the caps, cleaned and oiled and it turned out great, however once it was done, after the initial euphoria I felt strangely empty - it seems I enjoy fixing stuff more than I actually enjoy the fruits of my labor! I guess it's much like doing a complicated jigsaw - once all the pieces are in place, what do you do? Move on to the next project I guess! :D
Awesome !! Made me feel much better about my own inability to repair turntables. I applaud your courage, effort, and humility. Hopefully I have a little bit better luck than you had here.
I’m guessing the rubber is slipping and may need some Rubber Renew? If it isn’t too far gone. I have a very large “portable” Zenith record player that needs a new drive wheel badly and it was too far gone for rubber renew otherwise it would work great.
No particular advice on this lovely wee beastie, except as others have said: clean, lubricate, rubber rejuvenate/replace... But I do offer loads of encouragement to persevere... get it working! Get yourself a soldering iron, and get suck-in! :-) All the best.... ;-)
wow...my house is a junk box and we ran out of slack yrs ago,...but that was a greatly entertaining video..I think you are great giving these things a go...And at least you got sound...You are,in the words of Cliff Richard "Wired for sound"...All those things you did..Ie No solder,no proper wire strippers..Is so totally me..Was doing exactly the same thing on a model train motor the other day Lol....Great video ...sorry its still got issues...
Thanks for making these videos. You’re making faster progress than I am with my 45 J2. I’m waiting a replacement motor idlers from eBay that have gaskets you can replace if they rot out (relatively cheap). Looks like your issue may be the cam wheel of the changer which Chris says you can resurface with plastidip. You put enough work in that I wouldn’t give up on it
Tip for the small wiring mr R....take a cigarette lighter and carefully burn the ends of the wire.a lot easier than snipping it.but you must be careful doing it.ive rewired many tonearm wires doing that.another great video by the way.
You're making good progress. Don't worry about the cartridge plug falling off, that has happened to me every single time i've worked on any RCA Victor player. The motor definitely needs oiling. That's pretty simple compared to everything else. You're getting there. These changers aren't as complicated as they seem.
I always say, if it's not broken, dont fix it but in your case, if it's working a little but not to your standard, send it to someone else. Haha. Love tge video. Keep up the good work.
Also , besides getting old stick grease off and lubing everything to make parts move smoothly, there are about 7 capacitors in there, which are most likely of the paper and wax kind. Don't expect them to work correctly or at all anymore. Btw, i looked at the schematics available at radiomuseum.org and it seems red is the audio signal cable for the cartridge, white is ground and black connects to the same ground white goes to. So the black shielding cable was just an extra for the original cartridges metal body.
Great video! I am currently trying to restore/fix one. Mine is doing exactly what yours is doing at minute 11; it's not dropping and getting stuck (not spinning) at that point.
I'd be inclined to connect the L and R channels in series, rather than parallel, to double the output voltage, since ceramic cartridges tend to have lower output voltages that their crystal forebears. But you'll need an amplifier with a very high input impedance for decent bass response. I find it frustrating replacing those connectors, but if you can find some very small diameter tubing (eg. a section of a small telescoping antenna), you can probably crimp it onto the wires and compress the other end just enough to fit tightly over the pins. Good luck.
No, no,no. You will screw up the phase cancelling high frequencies. There are no xtals in this type of cartridge. The xtal puts out a 2v P-P signal which is plenty for any decent amplifier.
I agree with Andy, looks like it needs lubrication. The wheel may need some attention. If you can figure out how to take it apart, go for it. If not, let Peter work on it. You get an A for effort, (or is it E? I think that's how they marked us in grade school.)
Smart move; leave it to someone who knows more about those and learn from that person. I have one of those with a radio , and though I have repaired a number of things mechanical, I won't touch that record playing inside. It is high voltage and if you touch ther wrong thing it can kill you. And it sounds like you have bad caps and or resistors. All that is easy enough to do for someone who does it. A guy in Michigan restored mine and did a fantastic job on it. Good luck getting that up and running again.
@@Recordology This is a very good soldering station for beginners and hobbyists: www.amazon.com/Hakko-FX888D-23BY-Digital-Soldering-Station/dp/B00ANZRT4M/ Highly recommended, it'll last you a lifetime.
Another fun video. You reminded me of my late father. He’d fix stuff by trial and error. When he was done, it wasn’t the neatest fix, but the darn thing worked!
If only I could accomplish that last part - it working :)
It's such a lovely piece of kit, it's worth the time. You'll get there. It's all about the journey sometimes. I recently fixed an old cassette deck, replaced the belts and some of the caps, cleaned and oiled and it turned out great, however once it was done, after the initial euphoria I felt strangely empty - it seems I enjoy fixing stuff more than I actually enjoy the fruits of my labor! I guess it's much like doing a complicated jigsaw - once all the pieces are in place, what do you do? Move on to the next project I guess! :D
I agree - very valid points!
Awesome !!
Made me feel much better about my own inability to repair turntables.
I applaud your courage, effort, and humility.
Hopefully I have a little bit better luck than you had here.
I’m guessing the rubber is slipping and may need some Rubber Renew? If it isn’t too far gone. I have a very large “portable” Zenith record player that needs a new drive wheel badly and it was too far gone for rubber renew otherwise it would work great.
No particular advice on this lovely wee beastie, except as others have said: clean, lubricate, rubber rejuvenate/replace... But I do offer loads of encouragement to persevere... get it working! Get yourself a soldering iron, and get suck-in! :-) All the best.... ;-)
Will do thank you....
You can solder to the pins if you use a heats sink clip. You are also going to need washers for weight compensation. The new cart will be too light .
wow...my house is a junk box and we ran out of slack yrs ago,...but that was a greatly entertaining video..I think you are great giving these things a go...And at least you got sound...You are,in the words of Cliff Richard "Wired for sound"...All those things you did..Ie No solder,no proper wire strippers..Is so totally me..Was doing exactly the same thing on a model train motor the other day Lol....Great video ...sorry its still got issues...
Thanks for making these videos. You’re making faster progress than I am with my 45 J2. I’m waiting a replacement motor idlers from eBay that have gaskets you can replace if they rot out (relatively cheap). Looks like your issue may be the cam wheel of the changer which Chris says you can resurface with plastidip. You put enough work in that I wouldn’t give up on it
Thanks for the encouragement!
Rubber Renew on the idler wheels?
Tip for the small wiring mr R....take a cigarette lighter and carefully burn the ends of the wire.a lot easier than snipping it.but you must be careful doing it.ive rewired many tonearm wires doing that.another great video by the way.
Good tip!
You're making good progress.
Don't worry about the cartridge plug falling off, that has happened to me every single time i've worked on any RCA Victor player.
The motor definitely needs oiling. That's pretty simple compared to everything else.
You're getting there. These changers aren't as complicated as they seem.
Thanks for that
I always say, if it's not broken, dont fix it but in your case, if it's working a little but not to your standard, send it to someone else. Haha. Love tge video. Keep up the good work.
Good tip!
Also , besides getting old stick grease off and lubing everything to make parts move smoothly, there are about 7 capacitors in there, which are most likely of the paper and wax kind. Don't expect them to work correctly or at all anymore. Btw, i looked at the schematics available at radiomuseum.org and it seems red is the audio signal cable for the cartridge, white is ground and black connects to the same ground white goes to. So the black shielding cable was just an extra for the original cartridges metal body.
Don't give up. Little more work and you have it 😁👍
All the parts will need re oiling and greasing more than likely.brave attempt by the way
This was my first record player and i was 3 years old. My Dad got it for me and they had a huge collection of 45's mostly eps.
Great video! I am currently trying to restore/fix one. Mine is doing exactly what yours is doing at minute 11; it's not dropping and getting stuck (not spinning) at that point.
I'd be inclined to connect the L and R channels in series, rather than parallel, to double the output voltage, since ceramic cartridges tend to have lower output voltages that their crystal forebears. But you'll need an amplifier with a very high input impedance for decent bass response. I find it frustrating replacing those connectors, but if you can find some very small diameter tubing (eg. a section of a small telescoping antenna), you can probably crimp it onto the wires and compress the other end just enough to fit tightly over the pins. Good luck.
No, no,no. You will screw up the phase cancelling high frequencies. There are no xtals in this type of cartridge. The xtal puts out a 2v P-P signal which is plenty for any decent amplifier.
I agree with Andy, looks like it needs lubrication. The wheel may need some attention. If you can figure out how to take it apart, go for it. If not, let Peter work on it. You get an A for effort, (or is it E? I think that's how they marked us in grade school.)
I was worried about holding it open while plugged in. At least there was sound.
Smart move; leave it to someone who knows more about those and learn from that person. I have one of those with a radio , and though I have repaired a number of things mechanical, I won't touch that record playing inside. It is high voltage and if you touch ther wrong thing it can kill you. And it sounds like you have bad caps and or resistors. All that is easy enough to do for someone who does it. A guy in Michigan restored mine and did a fantastic job on it.
Good luck getting that up and running again.
I see D-O is helping you lol XD
He is!
Lol wanting to repair an electronic devices without a basic soldering iron.
Don't expect the impossible 😅
IT CAN BE DONE!!! :)
@@Recordology This is a very good soldering station for beginners and hobbyists: www.amazon.com/Hakko-FX888D-23BY-Digital-Soldering-Station/dp/B00ANZRT4M/
Highly recommended, it'll last you a lifetime.
Had you put in two pennies, you wouldn't put your 2 cents in! :D
true
Cut your losses and move onto something else 😂