mmann68
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Anybody have any thoughts on the following problem I'm having? I have a Technics SL-QD33 TT. It does not want to auto start or auto return under any circumstances. Basically working as a manual at this point. If I pick up the tone arm and move it toward the record, the platter will spin. Records will play fine, but when you get to the end of a record, no auto return. Oh, and cueing function does not work either.
Here's what I've done/found so far. There are a couple of tabs that stick up through the platter mat to sense the size of the record you have on the platter. The outer tab (to sense the 12" size) is not sticking through the mat. There is an old thread over on Vinyl Engine where a guy seemed to be having the exact same problem I am having on the same unit. I followed some of the suggestions over there, which were mainly to take the platter off and see if I could get the 12" sensor tab to stick through the platter. There was also some talk of various other tabs that are possibly tripped when the record size tabs are properly engaged to start the auto functions. I could not get the 12" sensor to stick through the platter on its own. There was no final solution on that old thread, and some suggestion that the sensor tabs were not the issue, that it was likely an electrical issue.
So, anybody have any thoughts? Thanks ahead of time...
Here's what I've done/found so far. There are a couple of tabs that stick up through the platter mat to sense the size of the record you have on the platter. The outer tab (to sense the 12" size) is not sticking through the mat. There is an old thread over on Vinyl Engine where a guy seemed to be having the exact same problem I am having on the same unit. I followed some of the suggestions over there, which were mainly to take the platter off and see if I could get the 12" sensor tab to stick through the platter. There was also some talk of various other tabs that are possibly tripped when the record size tabs are properly engaged to start the auto functions. I could not get the 12" sensor to stick through the platter on its own. There was no final solution on that old thread, and some suggestion that the sensor tabs were not the issue, that it was likely an electrical issue.
So, anybody have any thoughts? Thanks ahead of time...