Recent content by calman46

Its in the preamp on mine for sure . Is your DC offset high? I'm thinking maybe it's a damaged ground connection on a board, not at the pins.

I swapped out the KSC3503 on the SB for KSC2383O's no change. I ordered the higher gain KSC2383Y. I'm going to put back the 2SC1451's Digging into that slight hum in right.

Thats what I'm thinking it's a ground.

The SA 9500 has been restored all those and other problematic transistors have been replaced.

I posted this on AK maybe a fresh set eyes here at Phoenix, I did follow MIJ_Pioneer SA 95000 restore thread and it came out great, of course I moved on to something else. Come to find out I get intermitting static in both channels. The static is not affected by any switch or pot. Its louder in...

New Music Hall motor and belt ordered about $85. Thanks for all the help and suggestions.

Looking at the bearing with the big eyes it its white ball . I agree I think the stepped feel is normal . There were some marks on the shaft that came with 1000/3000 grid spinning in my drill press. The motor bushing must be bad. I will mostly just buy a new motor and belt . I give one more...

I think the shaft (pulley side) has flat spots on it . With the motor in half's if I back out the shaft it spins smoothly all the way in it fells like step audio pot.

when motor starts getting warm (no belt connected) the noise starts also. The hotter the motor gets the louder the noise.

The bearing is oiled and uses a white plastic-looking disc at the bottom to support the spindle. It is the original belt maybe that is dragging . The speed was never an issue so I haven't replaced. I'm going to run the motor with no belt .

The super lube didn't last the noise is back . The TT ran quite with no record when testing 3 for four times this week. After playing one LP the noise is back and the noise is there with or without a record on the platter or the belt connected .The motor is hot but I can touch it. When the...

I didn't use the old grease it looked ok but had a waxy stickie feel to it . I went with Super Lube in motor and some capstan lube I have for a Revox B215 for the main bearing. The manual suggested Mobil 1 or any synthetic with Teflon for the mail bearing, I think capstan lube fits the bill. The...

I was able to take the motor apart . I was thinking just redistributing the original lube paste ,its not dry up and there's plenty of it, clean too. The bushings appear to be brass, not bronze anyway. All I have is super lube and light weight turbine oil which will probably run out. I can...

I can hear the motor running on my MH turntable and there is scorching on the motor shaft. I am the original owner and didn't play it to death ,I have other TT's. The motor is still playing at the right speed . Does the motor shaft scorching indicate that the oil impregnated bushing has dry out...

I have the Record PI record flattener, it works . I liked their logic on flattening records and like gadgets so I bought one. It all depends on how "bad" the warped is. To many variables to get into it here. They do mention that household ovens do not maintain a consistent temp at low levels...