Pioneer PL-L1000 in the house.

[gary7]

Do you mean the frame around the motor? It looked ok, I would say.

 

[Pio1980]

Do you mean the frame around the motor? It looked ok, I would say.

There is a rubber shroud that deteriorates and the motor becomes misaligned and ineffective.

 

[gary7]

is it visible in this pic?

 

[Pio1980]

is it visible in this pic?
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Possibly. Can you hear a motor running when you try to use the cueing tab?

 

[thilaseen]

Could the belt be slipping? If it is you could try a shim.

 

[gary7]

Could the belt be slipping? If it is you could try a shim.

Exactly where should I shim it?

 

[Pio1980]

Exactly where should I shim it?

Shim it so that it is parallel to the mount and the belt runs true. The belt shouldn't be loose.

 

[gary7]

Don't think it's loose. The new belt is tighter that the one on it.

 

[Pio1980]

Don't think it's loose. The new belt is tighter that the one on it.

Can you hear the motor running with cue command??

 

[thilaseen]

Aah, could it be too tight? Maybe take the belt off and check that the motor is running, as Pio1980 said. Other than that I'm out of ideas. Good luck with it.

 

[restorer-john]

You have removed the circlip and cleaned the arm lift gears on their bearings? The grease hardens and the lift motor skids. Combined with a loose belt and an offset motor and it simply wont work.

Use a piece of inner-tube to shim and wrap the lift motor to get it parallel or the belt will jump off the pulley.

 

[gary7]

Sorry, been refurbing my SL-13000 MK II, my attentions been on that. Reading the posts, I will try to get back to the L1000 this weekend. Thanks.

 

[gary7]

Update. L1000 had been idle for about a year. Got back into it last Oct. Been working with it off & on. Bought rubber boots a seller had on the bay. Tried several different belts for the lift. Adjusted the pots to take care of an arm drift issue. Read all I could in forums & the SM & worked on it. Finally got it playing as it should after so much time. Now I do remember why I love this table so. Play it more than my SOTA.

 

[Pio1980]

Update. L1000 had been idle for about a year. Got back into it last Oct. Been working with it off & on. Bought rubber boots a seller had on the bay. Tried several different belts for the lift. Adjusted the pots to take care of an arm drift issue. Read all I could in forums & the SM & worked on it. Finally got it playing as it should after so much time. Now I do remember why I love this table so. Play it more than my SOTA.

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Terrific ergos!

 

[Aerobat]

I sold mine to another member, still miss it.

 

[gary7]

I sold mine to another member, still miss it.

Have and have had several other very good tables. But there's something magical about those linear trackers.....

 

[gary7]

Goddamn - fantastic. Just keep it working. If you can pick up a parts unit - grab it. The whole system depends on the chips, which can go south.

I have a PL600.

I know this is from a couple years back. But what you said. There was a what looked to be an NOS L1000 on the auction site last month. Should have grabbed it.