Experience with Transcriptor Turntables?

I fixed an aweful lot of those things while I was going to engineering school (I worked in a consumer electronics repair operation).

They could be quite finicky to set up but seemed to hold together if transported properly to their residence.

I was never a fan of the arm as a little warp had them sounding like a Close and Play.

I have a Michell skeleton and am replacing the cartridge. However, the color coding for the wiring has worn off. Does anyone know which wires go to which post on the Vestigial tone arm? The turntable was given to me without a cartridge so I'm at a loss. Help please! Thanks. Rob

I'm in a similar situation. I have a reconditioned vestigial tonearm, and the color coding on the wiring is not 100% right. But it's easy. With the RCA plugs the pin in the middle is signal and the shield-outer is ground. Right hand plug is red, left is black or white. The right signal on the RCA pin is red, the ground (shield) is green. Left signal (pin) is white, ground is blue. Use a sensitive ohm-meter to match the wires with the cartridge connectors to the right and left pin and shield. When you choose a cartridge remember it has to be high compliance because of the low mass of the vestigial arm. I'm trying an ADC XLM. It still isn't connected, but I'm expecting good results.

I recently purchased a transcriptors Hydraulic turntable from fleabay....misrepresented ...in bad shape....has the fluid arm that needs help....anyone in USA for restoration/repair?? platter has small dents,dust cover missing...can platter be repaired? thanks for any help....Mike

Michael G. is not honouring his fathers memory ...he is advertising on ebay ,can't take payment from paypal and doesn't answer emails....