Flea market United Audio Dual

sake

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Hello all, I came across a a Dual that I can get for next to nothing except it doesn't seem to work. Plugged it in and nothing. Are there a few easy things I can check to see if it's worth picking up ? The tone arm stays locked, (will lift, but won't left/right). And, I just get a click when start lever is switched on, platter does not rotate. Any Ideas ? Cosmetically, It looks to be in great shape, very clean.
 
It depends on what model TT it is. Sounds like an automatic TT and will not do anything after the action has been tripped until the platter is turned and everything cycles through.
 
Let it go. There are plenty of decent dual turntables that you can find for next to nothing that work!
 
Find out what model it is. The 1229s, 1228s, and 1219s were TOTL models and worth resurrecting. Lower numbers are nice, but can be tricky to get all the parts moving smoothly, and there are LOTS of them.
Much more complex than garden variety Japanese belt drives.
 
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