Get my turntable fixed or buy a new one?

Here's the strange thing.  When I first unpacked the Thorens it didn't work.  I used some good old radio shack contact cleaner on the power connector and the on/off switch and it started working.  About three weeks later it stopped again and I can't get it going.  That tells me it's something sinple like a short or something since the motor was turning for a period of time.  I'm going to see about having it fixed.

There is a frequency generator circuit board underneath which could be faulty.

Pipebro - You are doing the right thing getting it fixed.  It's a fairly simple unit from am electronics point of view and quick internet search shows that there are plenty of parts available and that more often than not, the power connector or switch is the likely culprit - should be inexpensive to get going and you could probably fix it yourself.  

For example you could test the output of your power supply with a multimeter to verify it's function, then perhaps bypass the connector or the power switch and see if that solved it.  Either way it's probably worth investing some time and money in to get it going.

All of that said, if I were you and had 700 LPs in my collection I'd also consider getting a new table regardless.  Since your collection goes back to the 50's, it might be fun to set up the 320 with a decent mono cart and get a new table for more contemporary recordings.

Perhaps I'm just a hoarder, but that's what I'd probably do :)

Greg

Thanks for the response.  I thought about getting a multimeter and doing some testing myself.   I used to be an aviation electronics tech in the Navy.  But it's been so long I might not remember what to do. I still might try that.

Nice system. U have a repair estimate?