Pioneer PL-L1000 in the house.
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Decibel_116
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Nice score! Those are very good tables!
Balifly
Listening
Wow, you
Wow, loss track of how many nice turn tables you have picked up lately!
Reminded me of how almost everyone were doing the same a while back!
Congratulations!
Wow, loss track of how many nice turn tables you have picked up lately!
Reminded me of how almost everyone were doing the same a while back!
Congratulations!
a_retent
In memory of Trixie woo-woo
Nice grab.
Do exercise caution when lifting the top half of the plinth off as it tends to bind with the tonearm carriage assembly.
What belt did you order?
While you got the plinth open check the rubber boots that cover the foot springs, most often they dry out and crack. There is a guy on etsy that used to make silicon replacements identical to OEM.
When I worked on my (2) PL-L1000 tables I received a huge amount of help from pio1980 and markthefixer. Both are very knowledgeable of this table.
Best of luck, it was not a cheap table back in the late 70s early 80s and can still be a great table today.
MRL_Audio
RIP 2022
Little. BTW I have two of these. One a Phase Linear clone. Both fully operational and a real treat to use. One key is more than most tables I have this is incredibly needy of being level. They came with a level that was designed to sit on the rails. You’ll want to find a substitute. Good luck on restoration. Be great if you you continue to post with pics as you make your way thru this.
I restored one of these back to life from an abandoned parts unit last year. These are very good turntables in proper fettle. Here’s some general tips and tricks:
>the arm is very sensitive to the balance of the turntable, and if it drifts any, it’ll shoot off in one direction or the other. Make sure the turntable is level, and to make sure there’s a little white cap underneath the toenarm that fits in that tiny little groove. You should be able to bodge it with some sort of plastic bit.
>if the speed is wobbly or unstable, open up the thing and clean out the speed control pots. To do this, remove the platter and headshell, move the arm to the middle, take off the feet, take off the upper plate, and detach the 3 ribbon cables (mark them!). It’s quite the process, but it’s well worth getting in there and making sure everything’s clean.
>Keep any and all small metallic objects clear of the unit. Mine likes to suck up little coins and nuts and things into the bottom, and drag it along with the tonearm, creating the damndest scraping sounds that are the devil to locate.
>there are little rubber O-rings around the feet that are likely gone. You can buy some more on eBay for about $20.
>the arm is very sensitive to the balance of the turntable, and if it drifts any, it’ll shoot off in one direction or the other. Make sure the turntable is level, and to make sure there’s a little white cap underneath the toenarm that fits in that tiny little groove. You should be able to bodge it with some sort of plastic bit.
>if the speed is wobbly or unstable, open up the thing and clean out the speed control pots. To do this, remove the platter and headshell, move the arm to the middle, take off the feet, take off the upper plate, and detach the 3 ribbon cables (mark them!). It’s quite the process, but it’s well worth getting in there and making sure everything’s clean.
>Keep any and all small metallic objects clear of the unit. Mine likes to suck up little coins and nuts and things into the bottom, and drag it along with the tonearm, creating the damndest scraping sounds that are the devil to locate.
>there are little rubber O-rings around the feet that are likely gone. You can buy some more on eBay for about $20.
Pio1980
AK Member
One other thing, the one roller on the arm trolley carriage is supposed to feel gummy as it turns. If one cleans the 'gummy' out for oiling, one *will* regret doing that, so don't!
Do you mean the shafts of the 2 rollers? Not the rods they ride on?
Mine are gone. Any recommends for replacement? I did not see them on ebay.
Pio1980
AK Member
The rods must be clean as does the outside of the three rollers. Two of the rollers should turn smoothly free, the third one with have a smooth but thick greased turning feel. There's a silicone lube damping compound on its axle that helps control how smoothly the trolley carriage traverses the rails. Without the compound, the carriage travel will be agressive and choppy with tendency to overshoot.
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a_retent
In memory of Trixie woo-woo
Same here, love mine too.
You are correct, not available in the U.S.
Pioneer bought up what was left of Phase Linear and marketed a line of upper end PL products. The 8000 was in place of the PL-L1000. The Phase Linear 7000 series II cassette deck was another spectacular piece.
I ordered my PL-L1000 from the Navy Exchange catalog and had it sent to my folk's house back in 79 or 80. Then a year later ordered another one for my cousin which eventually ended up in my collection.
