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Just repaired one of these, auto return wouldn't work. Ended up the auto return bulb was fried as well as the photocell for it. I ended up having a box of electronics that had brand new photocells the same as these. Replaced, auto return works now. These tables are a pain in the ass lol.

Wow thanks folks! 48 now and climbing lol.

Don't just check the 2sk's, also check the to220's the sk's are connected to, they blow.

I took a screen cap and attached the files. If the wires are good, just replace the collar and be done with it, that's all i would do in all honesty. If you have a soldering iron and a steady hand you could do this yourself- you already know the wires are good as they work now.

The arm in question since people can't see it in the link. To me this seems pretty straightforward, remove the arm- remove the 4 pin end connector and solder the wires back onto the new collar which would have the missing 4 pin plastic connector. If this is wrong then i'm missing the mark.

You're gonna love em, they are my primary speakers and have been for like 10 years. I too once found a pair in custom cabs for $100, an ak'r has them , i redid the foams and they were just as good as the ones I have. Sometimes steals pop up, you lucked out.

I run the 3 hole technics headshell on two carts without issue with the standard weight, I run a sl1200 with a sme3009 so it's a good mix of technics and sme. Yours is a SME 3009 series 2 unimproved same as mine.

Ah, fedex can't pack shit in an outhouse, ask me how I know-experience. They will cover the claim, i've gone through this.

598/698 owner here.

Start caps go bad as well and are known to go bad on empires if the motor is suddenly "dead".

I found a motor in 30 seconds on ebay , ebay seller is in Canada. Legend or not, he needs to look harder, 3 years is a long time to wait for a repair. These aren't rare tables, motors are plentiful. No affiliation, seller is audio*parts.

OOOhhh can I join?

I'm getting my 598 mkiii back this weekend, I gave it to my father in law 5 years ago and found out a couple of weeks ago he hasn't got the heart to tell me he doesn't like it. I was stunned when I heard it but get it- he wants fully automatic. I'll be giving him a Braun p1 in exchange, welcome...

Check power supply voltages as a starting point.

One dead IC and crystal replaced, ladies and gentleman I now have a working remote!

Pop and short circuit sounds and sparks is a sign of an amp putting out high DC voltage at the relay, usually not the relay itself. Relay contacts are probably shot at this point requiring a new relay. Recapping a unit won't solve this issue, take it to a tech that knows more than replacing like...

Yamaha commonly used those for power leds and indicator leds in receivers and integrated amps. Check out ebay 134316033534, no affiliation of course. If you want it flat , grind the tip down. Did you test the leds using a Multimeter, they rarely go bad?

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Garrard lab 80 mkii

That's wild, never seen a tag on a marantz like that- wonder if it was a first production unit?

Pic of the rc-103 remote for posterity.

After fixing the tuning issue I discovered one phono channel was dead. The phono circuit is part of the power supply board. I injected a signal and traced it down to the mc/mm board which is xertically soldered to the power supply board using pins. I pushed on the board and the other channel...

Fixed, someone be playing with tuner pots.

Got a rx103 on the bench, anyone ever run across this? FM- C.A.T totally dead, signal strength dead, only tunes in mono. Checked voltages going to the tuner board and C.A T board, 18v and 12v respectively - grounds are good. Checked all transistor on C.A.T board which tested good, diodes are...

Tony, does adding that transformer put extra stress on the power switch?