I've got manual operation working, and managed to replace the steuerpimpel and clean some crusty grease tog et the auto-return functioning.
Next on the agenda is to fix the 33/45 speed change mechanism. The lever does not appear to be travelling dar enough to move the belt sufficiently in both...
Ignoring all the reasons not to start trying to rehab an aged plastic turntable, I started to fix up a Dual CS 1268.
After an initial belt replacement and new stylus in the original Ortofon ULM cart it seemed to be doing pretty well with manual operation. I primarily tested it using headphones...