PL 71 In For Service.

I found a local repair guy on my local kijiji. I sent him an email with the make and model. I simply explained that it would not hold its speed. He responded with what we know needs to be repaired and a cost for parts and labor. I will be picking it up from Kawartha tomorrow and dropping it to him this weekend.
 
Let's hope this will end up with a repair you are satisfied with. Who knows, your new contact might come in handy for future repairs. I used to deal with a retired technician who worked out of his home. Very good to deal with and fair prices for service work. Sad news was he passed away this year.

Nando.
 
Well I dropped the PL71 to Bill this morning. He claims it should be no problem getting it running. Just a matter of time now. Very hopeful for a successful return of the Pioneer.
 
Well, it's very promising when a guy finishes your sentences when speaking of the problem..
 
laatsch55 said:
Well, it's very promising when a guy finishes your sentences when speaking of the problem..
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Agreed.

And as Nando mentioned I think this fella may come in handy for future repairs. He tells me that he repairs guitar amps and PA systems. Of course the 1801 was brought up in conversation. He asked that I email him the pdf of the SM so he can familiarize himself with the unit. If all goes well 1 1801 and my Peavey Express guitar amp may be making trips to him as well.
 
Brought the PL-71 home and quickly installed and aligned my Astatic MF200 shibata cart. A quick setup and a pass of Industrial Disease, as well as Burning Of The Midnight Lamp. Table is running great. Glad to finally have it home. Now im gonna have to shuffle a few components to make room for the beast.
 
That's good news, Ben. Even better news when one technician balked at doing the repair and another technician helped you out. Did you shake the flu, or are you powering through it?

Nando.
 
It certainly is good news Nando. Im very happy to finally have this table up and running.









Bill also said he'd take a look at the 1 somewhat functioning 1801. I drop it off to him tomorrow afternoon. Fingers crossed he can figure it out and get it running again.
 
Looks great, Ben... especially, the last picture. Wow, if he can fix the Bose you will indeed have a good year ahead.

Nando.
 
Ben,

What repairs were required to get this turn table back in working condition? It seemed that the micro switches were a potential problem and some Deoxit for the speed control pots - anything else? Caps maybe. That is a beautiful table and it's great to see it back in action.
 
Yep, new microswitches, and replace the caps in the Power Supply board and the caps in the motor itself. And yes it is a nice table. Thanks.
 
Ben, I am happy you got that beauty back home and running great!
 
Thanks Ron. Now I need to find the proper weight oil to fix the cueing arm. I had tried 200,000 but that didnt seem to work... Might have to get 4 or 500,000. There is no dampening left to it. So you have to be very careful dropping the tonearm.
 
BubbaH said:
Thanks Ron. Now I need to find the proper weight oil to fix the cueing arm. I had tried 200,000 but that didnt seem to work... Might have to get 4 or 500,000. There is no dampening left to it. So you have to be very careful dropping the tonearm.
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I found some online for my PL-71, and just went downstairs to look for it. Do you think I could find it??? Nope.
I think I got it from these guys...

http://turntablebasics.com/silicone.html

For $10 it's worth a shot. I think shipping was around $4.
Alternatively, there is silicone gear oil sold at hobby shops for RC buggies that is 500,000 weight.
Dave
 
premiumplus said:
I found some online for my PL-71, and just went downstairs to look for it. Do you think I could find it??? Nope.
I think I got it from these guys...

http://turntablebasics.com/silicone.html

For $10 it's worth a shot. I think shipping was around $4.
Alternatively, there is silicone gear oil sold at hobby shops for RC buggies that is 500,000 weight.
Dave
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The local hobby shop is where i bought the 200,000. It was all they carry. I have been on that site before, maybe ill have to go ahead and get a bottle from them.

Have you actually fixed the damping? I could not for the life of me get any of the 200 to seep in via the plunge hole.
 
BubbaH said:
The local hobby shop is where i bought the 200,000. It was all they carry. I have been on that site before, maybe ill have to go ahead and get a bottle from them.

Have you actually fixed the damping? I could not for the life of me get any of the 200 to seep in via the plunge hole.
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Yes, you have to remove a set screw on the left side and remove the cylinder and piston assembly from the tonearm base.
Then it comes apart and you can fill the reservoir with fluid. It's tedious but dooable. Just take your time.
There is no way I can see to get the fluid in through that tiny hole. I think it's a breather opening.
I had to do mine twice, the first time failed. I tried hobby shop oil and it wasn't thick enough, so I used some talcum powder to thicken it up. That worked, but it seeped out. The proper oil that I got from the turntable shop is very sticky, like super honey. It won't drip out. I've been ok for about a year or so since the last time. Good luck!
Dave
 
Thanks for the advice. I knew I was doing something wrong. I also wondered about that tiny little hole on the bottom.
 
BubbaH said:
Thanks for the advice. I knew I was doing something wrong. I also wondered about that tiny little hole on the bottom.
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No problem, Sir! As I recall, the top of the cylinder has a little round cap that will come off and allow you to fill that way. Just fill it up and the excess will come out of the little breather hole when you cycle the arm. You do have to be careful because the round cap on top will want to pop off until the fluid level is stable. I don't know if I did this the right way, but I couldn't find any advice or documentation anywhere to help me. Good luck!
 
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