"I've gotten lazy about picking up the tonearm when an LP ends, and have let it stay on the run-out for a while a bunch of times."
Pro-Ject Debut Carbon Turntable working on and off
My Pro-ject TT is working again, but 3 times this year it has shut down and won't spin.
After the 1st time, I took off the band and put it back on, and not much else except for that. It worked fine for a while.
2nd time - I got a new band. Started working again.
3rd time, removed the inner platter and re-placed it, and the put the band back on. It's working again.
It's not a connection issue as far as I can tell.
It's fine now, but I can't feel confident it will stay this way.
It's about 9 or 10 years old. Great when it plays...
I've gotten lazy about picking up the tonearm when an LP ends, and have let it stay on the run-out for a while a bunch of times. I've since stopped doing that, but I wonder if that had an effect.
What do you consider the problem and potential solution might be?
Thank you.
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@yogiboy - interesting piece of gear there! thank you. Not sure how long I'll stick w/ this current turntable and what I may replace it with, but good to know that there's a solution for fully manual ones.
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@jeffreylee Why is having a Pro-Ject TT a primary issue? Are they known for not lasting long? They have universally excellent reviews, so not sure why you’re making that statement. |
@lewm @noromance the inner platter is not spinning freely! So - will lift it out and lubricate it - I think? lewm you say "Take the whole thing apart. Clean and relubricate the bearing. Check that platter spins freely. Make sure belt fits snugly around pulley and platter. Etc." - I have no experience working on TT's. I surely understand now that the inner platter needs to spin freely. I do believe that's the issue and as you said, the motor intermittently overcomes it. Sometimes a push to the platter will help it along, other times not. |
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