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Yamaha YP-D6 Assistance

wajobu

wajobu

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I have a Yamaha YP-D6 Turntable that has a bit of speed variation once set at the strobe speed (I think beyond the specs--it's audible, but not TOO bad--Wow and Flutter). Is there anything that I can do to correct this, short of replacing the motor?

I do have an SM for this TT.

Thanks.
 
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wajobu said:
I have a Yamaha YP-D6 Turntable that has a bit of speed variation once set at the strobe speed (I think beyond the specs--it's audible, but not TOO bad--Wow and Flutter). Is there anything that I can do to correct this, short of replacing the motor?

I do have an SM for this TT.

Thanks.
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You might try opening it up and spraying Deoxit on the innards of the variable pitch control and the 33/45 speed buttons. Often they become dirty over time and the result can be fluctuating speed.
 
I lube AC motors and platter machines with, respectively, light and heavy machine oil. I lube DC motors with a Teflon-based lubricantl.

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As stated above, treat the speed switch and speed control with Caig DeoxIT D5. Squirt this inside the control and switch (as best you can, following any apertures in them) and then work the switch a hundred times and the control fifty times.

Occasionally the on-card speed adjustment pots go bad. When this occurs, the speed will go crazy when you lightly tap on the pots. As with the user speed control, treat with Deox.

Fred Longworth
 
Thank you for the follow-ups. I did treat the speed adjustments with DeoxIT with no measurable effect. I will try again at the speed switches and lube the the motor.

This TT is quite nice within!
 
Tee Hee Hee...played a MFSL recording of Bob James/Earl Klugh "Two of a Kind" and Andy Narell's "The Hammer" (Windham Hill Jazz - Steel Pans) on the ol' 801 yesterday...the back-up band with Narell's steel pans is (are) The Yellow Jackets. This LP seriously cooks! Sounds pretty good with the B-2 and C-2x! :music:
 
wajobu, I have the D8 from that series, and I love it! Do you have any pics of the tonearm assembly? I've seen a D4, and I'm curious about the differences.

I will say the D8 is the heaviest table I own. :D
 
Funny you should mention the YP-D8. Just sent Walker the Yamaha 4-page color brochure for it (did I get that from you?). Also have the OM and SM in .pdf, should anyone need.
 
YP-D6 Arm

Here it is! A beautiful piece of machine-work!

Note: The rubber band in the photo is left over from my "service" work earlier today (yes, I did remove the head-shell first!).
 
Hmmm.......that certainly looks manual. Chronology per Orion is:
YP-D4/D6 are 1977 and $230/260.
YP-D8/D10 are 1978 and $440/670.

The YP-D8/D10 both are like the YP-D71 in that they have auto-stop at the end of play. Am surprised to see that the YP-D4/6 do not.

Does anyone know the details of the difference between the D8 and D10? Under 3 pounds of weight difference.

Here is what Axel has on the YP-D8. http://www.thevintageknob.org/YAMAHA/YPD8/YPD8.html
 
Beautiful! This series are all really beautiful, if you go for high-tech machined metals with ergonomic forms. (I do! :D )

On the D8, the anti-skate is handled by a little weight on an outrigger that pulls the arm toward the record center. Also, (and this is what I was curious about) the D8 has a VTA adjustment that is so solid you can adjust the angle while the record plays. Click the Pic to get a better view.
 
Yamaha B-2 said:
Hmmm.......that certainly looks manual. Chronology per Orion is:
YP-D4/D6 are 1977 and $230/260.
YP-D8/D10 are 1978 and $440/670.

The YP-D8/D10 both are like the YP-D71 in that they have auto-stop at the end of play. Am surprised to see that the YP-D4/6 do not.

Does anyone know the details of the difference between the D8 and D10? Under 3 pounds of weight difference.

Here is what Axel has on the YP-D8. http://www.thevintageknob.org/YAMAHA/YPD8/YPD8.html
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According to the picture wajobu posted the YP-D6 is "Auto Return" (text is visible at the bottom, above controls) same as the D8. There is no visual clue I am aware of on either table other than the text. The cue simply lifts at the end of play. My TT is also manual except for the end-of-play lift feature.
 
Nice pic's. Do you use the oatmeal as added dampening material? :D

Here's a pic of wajobu's YP-801BL, which is DD with a manual arm and had an MRSP of $550. A jewel of a TA and TT. Same anti-skate adjustment, it appears.

Yamaha has made some seriously nice TTs.

YP-801BL.jpg


Missed that legend. Is it actually 'auto-return', or simply semi-auto with lift and platter rotation shut-off at the end of play (which is Yamaha's norm)?
 
Yamaha B-2 said:
Nice pic's. Do you use the oatmeal as added dampening material?
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:lmao: :lmao:
I took those photos at our vacation rental same day I found and bought the TT, no accounting for WHAT you might identify on the counter...

Interesting tonearm, closer to the D8 but still without the VTA :scratch2: .

And yes, I'd have to agree Yamaha has some really nice tables. Now I need to hear one of the linear trackers... :music:
 
Say Glenn, how did you get into my house for that photo? :D

Yes, the D6 is Auto Return (Tone Arm lifts and returns to the mount), and Glenn took the words right out of my mouth about the anti-skate weight on the D8--same as the 801 with a VERY delicate monofilament double loop line attachment (I would hate to lose it or break it!).

The arm machining on the 801BL is also VERY high quality stuff.
 
Interesting on that YP-D6. Only the BPC's towards the end of Yamaha's TT life were the same. Someone else was posting abou their YP-D4 and -D2. Think they said they are both semi-auto.

Almost forgot....thanks for the beer and slice of pie while I was there taking that photo. :D
 
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