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In Reply to: How good are these tables? I have one sitting on the floor of my shed posted by Olly on June 26, 2009 at 05:21:24:
if so lube up the mech underneath and it should free up. There are a couple of cams and levers that seize when the table isn't used for a while.
Keep the table level and gently rotate the platter by hand until the unit switches off. The platter should then spin freely.
IIRC vinyl engine has a download of the service manual.
I've just got the auto and large hole 45 spindles for my mark 2. But it'll need a strip down and service before they will work properly. As it's 25 years since the last one I don't think that's bad.
They are good auto-tables for their time, and have that Garrard slam. With the fixed cartridge mounting points it's futile to fit anything other than a cartridge with a conical stylus - although I've done it in the past. It will track comfortably at 2grams in single play mode. In the UK the ones I've seen and acquired all had a Shure M55E - but I've successfully used ARCAM C77, AT3100XE, Pickering 380A and Shure M95ED in mine.
The sweetest sounding I've used is the Shure M44-7.
And it's great for 12inch singles. I'd say keep it.
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Follow Ups
- sounds like it may be stuck in mid auto-cycle - - richardz 06/26/0907:16:21 06/26/09 (1)
- I will take your advice about lubing up the linkages and see what happens - Olly 07:52:10 06/26/09 (0)