DB-7
Super Member
We are having a heat spell here. So I have been staying indoors in the central airconditioning.
During this time I have been working on my XR-Q9's. Which are basically the same as the XR-Q11 except they don't have track selection programing.
The biggest issues with these are the rubber parts drying out and going hard.
You will need rubber rejuvenator to make any attempt at repair.
The other issue is thin thin plastic clutch plate that is critical to make cueing work (up/down). If the center of this disc is rounded out, it's pretty much game over for full manual operation.
There are several different clutch assemblies. Available.
Some were offered as 'factory service upgrades"
Some are unadjustable straight shaft with clips for retaining the top clutch plate that need to be tricked with shims.
Some have a top plate that secures on threaded rod and uses a screw to retain and is fully adjustable.
Dont fool yourself into thinking you can adjust the problem away. Trying to do that without dealing with the lack of friction (dried out hard rubber) will just result in destroyed parts.
Other sansui turntables around this era have usable clutch parts, and in some cases the same clutch assembly
You can make cue work easy enough at the sacrifice of tone arm swing.
I have managed to get one XR-Q9 back to fully automatic, and one with working cue.
These tables are terrific sounding and have zero floor noise.
They are very time consuming to fiddle with.
Good luck
During this time I have been working on my XR-Q9's. Which are basically the same as the XR-Q11 except they don't have track selection programing.
The biggest issues with these are the rubber parts drying out and going hard.
You will need rubber rejuvenator to make any attempt at repair.
The other issue is thin thin plastic clutch plate that is critical to make cueing work (up/down). If the center of this disc is rounded out, it's pretty much game over for full manual operation.
There are several different clutch assemblies. Available.
Some were offered as 'factory service upgrades"
Some are unadjustable straight shaft with clips for retaining the top clutch plate that need to be tricked with shims.
Some have a top plate that secures on threaded rod and uses a screw to retain and is fully adjustable.
Dont fool yourself into thinking you can adjust the problem away. Trying to do that without dealing with the lack of friction (dried out hard rubber) will just result in destroyed parts.
Other sansui turntables around this era have usable clutch parts, and in some cases the same clutch assembly
You can make cue work easy enough at the sacrifice of tone arm swing.
I have managed to get one XR-Q9 back to fully automatic, and one with working cue.
These tables are terrific sounding and have zero floor noise.
They are very time consuming to fiddle with.
Good luck