Hello again! The measurement you did with the ruller thickness is exactly what I meant. From my experimentation, I found that the gap should be...
Hello forum! During the last months I've been toying around with a couple of players that came to my hands: a Technics SL-XP700 with a severe...
Hello and good day. Thanks a lot for the reply and the pictures, they are worth a 1000 words. After fiddling a lot with the player, I realized...
So, I got a copy of the manual and proceeded to tune the focus bias. However, the potentiometer is doing little to improve the focus. Going well...
Unreachable Torx screws. That sounds like a German car. Am I correct? Regarding the player, pulling the turntable 0.2 mm helped with the rubbing...
Good evening! I am joining the party a little late. I just got the same player mentioned by the OP. I got it for free, and I didn't had the...
Hello and good day! Thank you very much for the hint. I put the player aside since I wasn't able to fix the issue. The player also stopped...
Good day! I am currently restoring the above-mentioned player, and as stat s, the volume is not working. The headphone out seem to be stacked at...
Jorge, I prayed to the pagan gods of electronics for help, and they sent you with high resolution pictures. The same trace you repaired in your...
Hello Jorge! Thanks a million times for the detailed pictures. I kept running some test with my player and found out, that the focus coil does...
Hi Hyperscope! I tried replacing the laser and the symptoms are the same. I suspect that something might be off with the driver. Oddly, the...
Hello forum! I come back to you looking for help. As the title says, the focus coil of my D321 suddenly stopped working. The lens on the laser...
First things first: that is a gorgeous unit you have there. That is the same as a SL XP5 right? Regarding the batteries: I understand now. I'll...
The battery on my SL-XP5 was damaged beyond repair. The cells were dry and the contacts very corroded. Hence, I doubt there was even a chance to...
Hello Jorge! I am very curious about your solution. I thought about doing the same but, as someone who is more comfortable around oil than...
That's the other thing that pushed me to sell it. The spindle motors are made of unobtanium, and I preferred selling it while it worked. But yes,...
I am afraid that I am too late for any upgrade. I spent a couple of weeks with it but I was not impressed. I sold it and with the money I got a...
I also took the time to re-flow the headphone connector pins, and disassembled the volume potentiometer to clean it completely. It made no...
I need some help troubleshooting a Sony D515. The unit has 3 levels of Dynamic Bass Boost, but they are pretty much unnoticeable. The bass boost...
This thread is golden. Too bad that I sold my D350. It is a beautiful and solid piece of 90's engineering that, unfortunately (and in my modest...
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