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Do you want to upgrade those old crusty looking RCA interconnects? Then read on...
Some custom 6300 RCA jack plates I found on Google...
These are all impressive looking designs,
BUT they require using a router and removing additional material from the plinth...and their pricey...
This one is really nice...
Exotic wood RCA jack plate....has a nice look to it, but the adjustment screw for the photo unit is covered up and no longer useable.
In my case, I decided not to alter the stock look, and chose the KAB PC-1200 RCA jack plate; it's good quality and a bargain @ $29 dollars!
Going with this option, I only had to make two small changes:
1. Cut the length of the Kab RCA jack plate down so that it sits even with the inside ledge of plinth and doesn't overhang into the tonearm wire cavity.
2. Widen the bottom cover slot an adiitional 1 1/8" to accomodate the new RCA jack plate using a pencil, 6" ruler, Dremel tool and small precision file set.
KAB PC-1200 RCA jack plate
Before you begin...
Try to obtain some strong polyurethane foam and make yourself a turntable repair stand like this one below. It's a great little DIY stand that provides sturdy cushion for your beloved equipment w/o damaging it, provides clearance of all essential parts and most importantly, removes any risk of putting weight onto the tonearm gimbal bearings.
OK, let's get started...
1. First, remove the platter mat, platter, 45 adaptor, dustcover, then secure tonearm, remove cartridge and tie all loose cables.
2. Flip deck over and remove the bottom cover and screws. After removing cover, remove the old interconnects, cable bracket, clasp and screws. Keep the screws for the new RCA jack plate.
3. Using a small ruler, align it to the outside edge (from left to right) of old RCA slot on bottom cover and measure and additional 1 1/8" out to mark the new spot for the vertical cut you'll make. (You'll need to flip/invert the bottom over so that the flanged ends are facing up towards you.)
4. Using a Dremel tool, make your vertical cut until you are just about even with bottom edge, then make your horizontal cut staying even with bottom edge until you intersect with the vertical cut.
*This widens the old 1" RCA slot to approximately 2 1/8" total. Since the new RCA jack plate is 2" wide, you'll need a little space on either side so it doesn't get hung up on the bottom cover.
5. Take a small file and smooth out any uneven shards in the bottom cover, then check it. If good, it should come out looking like this.
6. Using either a Dremel tool or small hacksaw, secure the jack plate down to a bench vise and cut the length of it down to 3/4" so that the end of the plate sits flush with the inside edge of plinth. File edges down.
7. Take the bottom cover, RCA jack plate and check to see how they align with one another.
8. Mark the RCA jack plate location, then mark your drill holes for jack plate and plinth, and drill pilot holes using small drill 1/16" drill bit, then using the same screws from the old RCA clasp and bracket, bolt new RCA jack plate down to plinth.
When finished, it comes out like looking like this:
Installing the rca jack plate was fairly simple to do and didn't require any drastic cosmetic changes to the plinth. And the best part...I now have some nice RCA interconnects.