Nice use of emoticons, Halcro. One emoticon is worth a thousand tears.
My TT101 is working, if I leave it powered up at all times, and if I don't move it, and if I run it at least once a week. With those stipulations, it's "reliable". I have heard it play music, but my new problem is that there appears to be a short within the UA7045 tonearm wiring, such that I have no right channel. I need to change the tonearm on the QL10 plinth. Interestingly, the Fidelity Research FR64S has a requisite spindle to pivot distance that is compatible with that of the UA7045, so I should be able to pop in my FR64S in place of the UA7045.
I will do that one of these days, when there is no other "project" in the way. Also, I am enjoying the Beveridge 2SW speaker system so much that I tend to want to listen to music when I do get free time.
Interestingly, if the TT101 gets balky, usually after I have not used it in a long time, the cure is to whack the (front) side of the plinth nearest to the control panel of the TT101, with the palm of my hand. Very unscientific but works a treat. I am very convinced that there is a bad switch or a loose connection between switches that is to blame for the finickiness of the table.
My TT101 is working, if I leave it powered up at all times, and if I don't move it, and if I run it at least once a week. With those stipulations, it's "reliable". I have heard it play music, but my new problem is that there appears to be a short within the UA7045 tonearm wiring, such that I have no right channel. I need to change the tonearm on the QL10 plinth. Interestingly, the Fidelity Research FR64S has a requisite spindle to pivot distance that is compatible with that of the UA7045, so I should be able to pop in my FR64S in place of the UA7045.
I will do that one of these days, when there is no other "project" in the way. Also, I am enjoying the Beveridge 2SW speaker system so much that I tend to want to listen to music when I do get free time.
Interestingly, if the TT101 gets balky, usually after I have not used it in a long time, the cure is to whack the (front) side of the plinth nearest to the control panel of the TT101, with the palm of my hand. Very unscientific but works a treat. I am very convinced that there is a bad switch or a loose connection between switches that is to blame for the finickiness of the table.