Hi all,
My mother-in-law's Realistic Elac Miracord 45 TT isn't working anymore. She said I could have it and hoped I could figure out a fix for it. I don't know much about these things, but am generally good at problem solving, troubleshooting and taking stuff apart finding something wrong and putting it back together. I was hoping to find some answers online but can't find anything specifically about this issue. I couldn't find a service manual for the 45, but found one for the 50HII that looks to have similar parts. I'm calling the parts by the names in that document (I think). Please have patience if I'm calling something by the wrong name.
So the TT wasn't spinning, and the speed change lever wasn't working (red circle):
In flipping it over I see that the pull rod leads from the switch to the parts in the blue circle.
I see that something with this connection is not right. The screw on the black bracket slips on the silver pivot lever that controls the idler wheel.
I can turn that pivot lever by hand to make the idler wheel contact with the motor, flip it over, and it works until I hit the stop button.
I just have no clue if there is a missing part or if one of these pieces is damaged, or what. I would love to get this thing running again, especially with the record changing functionality. Am I in over my head?
My mother-in-law's Realistic Elac Miracord 45 TT isn't working anymore. She said I could have it and hoped I could figure out a fix for it. I don't know much about these things, but am generally good at problem solving, troubleshooting and taking stuff apart finding something wrong and putting it back together. I was hoping to find some answers online but can't find anything specifically about this issue. I couldn't find a service manual for the 45, but found one for the 50HII that looks to have similar parts. I'm calling the parts by the names in that document (I think). Please have patience if I'm calling something by the wrong name.
So the TT wasn't spinning, and the speed change lever wasn't working (red circle):
In flipping it over I see that the pull rod leads from the switch to the parts in the blue circle.
I see that something with this connection is not right. The screw on the black bracket slips on the silver pivot lever that controls the idler wheel.
I can turn that pivot lever by hand to make the idler wheel contact with the motor, flip it over, and it works until I hit the stop button.
I just have no clue if there is a missing part or if one of these pieces is damaged, or what. I would love to get this thing running again, especially with the record changing functionality. Am I in over my head?