[Vintage-Audio] Help! Sony Turntable Croaks!

Mon Jul 15 17:53:02 2002

You neglected to tell us which model Sony you have, but I have NEVER seen a
belt drive turntable with anything in the belt path other than the motor
spindle, and the drive surface of the platter. Chances are that the thing is
returning to "Petroleum State" which is what it was before it became a belt.
They do that. Time for a new one.
Chuck N1LNH
-----Original Message-----
From: Duane Fischer, W8DBF <[email protected]>
To: [email protected] <[email protected]>
Date: Monday, July 15, 2002 5:29 PM
Subject: [Vintage-Audio] Help! Sony Turntable Croaks!


>
>
>Today I went to play an album and the Sony turntable was not working.
Worked
>just fine a few days ago. Hmmm. Platter was not moving. So the old blind
dude
>stupidly stuck his left index finger in one of the three large holes in the
>heavy metal platter and 'looked' around.
>
>If the new antibiotic Lebaquin for an UTI disagreeing with me was not
enough to
>make me miserable,  I discovered that the drive shaft was still turning in
the
>turntable! Darn near drilled a hole in my Braille finger. I also noted that
the
>belt was off. So I powered it down and removed it from the console.
>
>The belt is not broken, seems pliant, but is way too long. I mean, three
inches
>too long. This is not just a case of stretched, as it could not possibly
have
>run the last time with a belt that was this sloppy. Now I reason there must
be a
>tension adjustment for this belt, but i sure can not find one.
>
>Do any of you have any suggestions? This turntable I purchased new in 1974.
I
>did replace the belt about eight years ago. It has had some use each month.
>
>The only number I have written down is MD 88858.
>
>Duane W8DBF
>
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