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bearfootbuff

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So you may have read me talk about my new [old?] Technics SL-D2 here:http://www.audiokarma.org/forums/showthread.php?t=391181&highlight=choices

I've found that both of the phono inputs are damaged right around the jacks that go into the back of the receiver. I bought this thing from a guy in a warehouse and it looks to me like mice have been chewing on these wires.

I've seen some things about splicing new phono jacks onto the wire in place of the old ones but this seems to be a temporary solution. I've also read/seen a lot about soldering entirely new stuff inside the turntable, but I'm terribly frightened of doing that.

Is there any non-soldering solution that I can do myself for relatively cheap? If not, how much would it cost [approximately] to take this to a shop that repairs audio equipment and get it fixed there?

Any feedback would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
 
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I think you would be surprised at how easy the soldering would be on the plugs inside. Vinylengine.com should have a service manual to show you the innards, I am not a great solderer by any means and I did it to my SL-1600 I had a couple years back. I don't have that any longer or I would take pics to show you the insides. I think you could do it and save some money.
 
Soldering on new cables or soldering on new plugs. You'll still need to solder Frankly, it's probably easier to solder in new cables.

Soldering is a skill but it isn't all that hard to master, at least for a simple job like this. There are numerous tutorials on YouTube and so forth. Why not give it w try?

John
 
Get someone to teach you how to solder -- it's a very handy skill.

I typically charge $25 to replace hard-wired phono cables (and the includes new cable). But I have no idea what other people charge. I think I''m pretty cheap.

Even if you were to cut the ends off and install new plugs, you'd still have to solder them. You could splice wires with wire nuts if you really wanted to avoid soldering, but the signal wires on most patch cables are teeny weeny and would be hard to get connected with the nut.
 
Where are you located? There may be an AK member close by who can help, teach you, or repair it for some nominal $$$.

bs
 
If you guys say it's easy and fun [kinda], I'll give her the ol' college try. It looks like I can pick up a soldering iron from Harbor Freight for around 5 bucks. Any thoughts on lead vs lead-free solder? Also, I see a lot of videos on Youtube about hacking your turntable so you don't need to connect the ground wire to your receiver, is this something I should consider doing while I'm mucking around inside or is it not worth it?

I'm located in Raleigh, NC.
 
bearfootbuff said:
I'm located in Raleigh, NC.
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Dude -- I'm in Durham. $25 to get it working again.

Or if you want to learn to solder, go for it. I'd skip the Harbor Freight irons though. They'll be more trouble than they're worth and you'll think you suck at soldering because of the iron. Get one of the Stahl units instead. I use leaded solder FWIW.

But I'd be glad to do the work for you if you want me to. I can even give you a soldering tutorial.
 
I found an old Dual TT at a goodwill a while back, the RCA cable ends were cut off... I just got a new RCA cable, cut off one end, stripped everything back on the new cable and on teh cable coming from the TT... taped everything together and it sounds fine. Just keep in mind that there are + and - wires inside each the left and right (white and red) part of the RCA cable...
 
bangsezmax said:
Dude -- I'm in Durham. $25 to get it working again.

Or if you want to learn to solder, go for it. I'd skip the Harbor Freight irons though. They'll be more trouble than they're worth and you'll think you suck at soldering because of the iron. Get one of the Stahl units instead. I use leaded solder FWIW.

But I'd be glad to do the work for you if you want me to. I can even give you a soldering tutorial.
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I would take him up on his offer, plus you could learn at the same time. That is an amazing price for this, you sir are a karma master.
 
bangsezmax said:
Dude -- I'm in Durham. $25 to get it working again.

Or if you want to learn to solder, go for it. I'd skip the Harbor Freight irons though. They'll be more trouble than they're worth and you'll think you suck at soldering because of the iron. Get one of the Stahl units instead. I use leaded solder FWIW.

But I'd be glad to do the work for you if you want me to. I can even give you a soldering tutorial.
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:thmbsp::yes:

John
 
bangsezmax said:
Dude -- I'm in Durham. $25 to get it working again.

Or if you want to learn to solder, go for it. I'd skip the Harbor Freight irons though. They'll be more trouble than they're worth and you'll think you suck at soldering because of the iron. Get one of the Stahl units instead. I use leaded solder FWIW.

But I'd be glad to do the work for you if you want me to. I can even give you a soldering tutorial.
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Wish I had someone like you around. I'm learning everything through internet here, of which I'm deeply grateful.
 
Replacing RCA cables on a Technics is super-easy to do, and I'm no technical wizard.

You can even snip off the old cables with scissors and use them to practice soldering them onto a piece of junk metal, then do it for real.
 
beatcomber said:
You can even snip off the old cables with scissors and use them to practice soldering them onto a piece of junk metal, then do it for real.
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Good advice. Practice first. It's easy, but there are some things you'll find out about soldering by doing it.

It's funny, I grew up in an era when there was a series of skills dads passed down to their sons. Soldering was one. Shooting a 22 rifle was another, as well as minor auto repair, basic plumbing, woodworking, etc. My dad had a small manufacturing plant so I also learned sandblasting, using an automated hack saw, casting aluminum, welding and using a metal lathe.
 
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