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Bic 940

tazman3276

tazman3276

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I just got done cleaning a BIC 940 that I pickked up. I can't get it to so it will
start to play on the first song. I cycled it and it still goes to the last song. Does anyone know what I need to fix this. I know that the 940 is a low end
but I couldn't see it going ouy in the trash. I also have a 980 that I use and love. Please let me know if you can help me with this.

thanks
Michael
 
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When you say 'cleaning' how much cleaning do you mean? A very common symptom of hardened grease on the BICs is that it will set down at what is the start position of a 7" (45 rpm) disk instead the correct position for a 12" disk. The solution is usually to disassemble the mechanism and clean ALL the old grease, adding new grease SPARINGLY. Take lots of pictures as you disassemble.

Doug will probably come along and provide more in-depth detail. Or you could search AK for one of the several BIC threads
 
Thanks Kirk for getting back to me. I
had to free up the platter. Then I greased
all the moving parts. I also oiled the
motor. Everything looks like they moved
freely. I didn't do anything with the
big main gear. I'm not sure that I can
take it apart. I'm not sure if I did that
I could put it back together. If I have
to then I will and hope for the best. I
will have to to lots of pictures.

Michael
 
The linkages that look like scissor arms are more than likely gummed up! They pivot on a post that more often than not gets frozen over time; you may be able to flush with alcohol, although they really need to be removed, cleaned, and lightly re-lubed.
 
As Kirk and Dan said, it's hardened/sticky grease on the two cam followers.

Do a "BIC cam followers levers" search (because the search engine will not accept a three character term so you can't just do "BIC") and, interspersed with many irrelevant results, you will find BIC related ones with information about this issue.

Doug
 
What is the best sort of lubricant/grease for those parts? I have a 980 that I will dive into soon.
 
Easy fix

moodydan said:
The linkages that look like scissor arms are more than likely gummed up! They pivot on a post that more often than not gets frozen over time; you may be able to flush with alcohol, although they really need to be removed, cleaned, and lightly re-lubed.
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Had a 960 do that. ^^^ the linkages do indeed look like scissors. Clean off the old grease and lightly regrease them. Fixed mine right up. Nice table. I should have kept it. Had 7 tables at the time and let it go. Y,our 980 is a beaut.

Eric
 
My BIC 940

Thanks guys.It was the cam levers.
I cleaned them and it worked like new .
I just got done cleaning and oiling the
motor. I changed the cord with one made
by monster cable that has a ground wire
on it so I warped the old up and twist tied
it on the bottom. I'm going to paint the
platter cause it has a few chips on it. I
know it's a low end TT. I'm going give it
to a friend of mine. He is just getting back
into vinyl. If I come across a better TT
I will replace the one I just gave him.

Michael
 
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