Magnavox Imperial Micromatic turntable

[Scott79]

I have a Magnavox 1st672a console 1963. The turntable work fine on settings 78 45 but the settings 33 16 does not spin or even gets power when I turn the knobl to on. Other than that it works fine on the other settings.

Thanks

 

[rolex452]

Hi Scott! My dad owned a 1967 Magnavox AM/FM/Phono console with a Micromatic player. I remember seeing it out of the console during a repair. First, it did have rubber idler wheels on the topside which are definitely worn/dried out by now. Second, the automatic changer mechanism on the underside is certainly full of dirty and hard old lubricant, or no lubricants at all (oily lubricants). You've got to have that phono unit disassembled cleaned, and rubber parts replaced. Also, the 33/45/78 rpm flip over needle is still available for the ceramic cartridge, so definitely change that, and my dad's micromatic even had a crude stylus force gauge under the tonearm. The fact that it still works on two speeds is a good sign.