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Strathearn SMA 2 manual

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rich113

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Hello from Belfast,

Newbie here, but was wondering if anyone knows where to get a service manual for a Strathearn SMA2 turntable made here in Belfast. I have tried to register for Vinyl Engine and HiFi Engine but they are not accepting new registrations - lost as to where to go.

Many thanks

Rich
 
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Rumour has it that such a thing does exist, but I have never successfully seen or laid my hands on one.
 
rich113 said:
Hello from Belfast,

Newbie here, but was wondering if anyone knows where to get a service manual for a Strathearn SMA2 turntable made here in Belfast. I have tried to register for Vinyl Engine and HiFi Engine but they are not accepting new registrations - lost as to where to go.

Many thanks

Rich
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Hi,
VE only has a brochure to download from what I can see, unfortunately.
 
Stock image ...mine has an all black table. But it's essentially the same.

Richard
 

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There is a Strathearn STM4 for sale near my in laws. It’s only 27€.
Funky looking thing;)
 

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In Denmark. But before getting too interested you should probably read this https://zstereo.co.uk/2013/11/07/strathearn-sma2/
It explains why I haven’t picked it up, and is very entertaining. Though maybe not for a someone who lives in Belfast ;)
Do read the comments, there is a bit of love for these machines.
The SMA2 would be my choice of the two.
 
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Jens Sinding said:
In Denmark. But before getting too interested you should probably read this https://zstereo.co.uk/2013/11/07/strathearn-sma2/
It explains why I haven’t picked it up, and is very entertaining. Though maybe not for a someone who lives in Belfast ;)
Do read the comments, there is a bit of love for these machines.
The SMA2 would be my choice of the two.
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Thanks Jen - I think with me it's about prolonging the life of things. I've read differing reports on its quality and seen a video of one in action and it seemed pretty good. I'm a diy electronics tinkerer and sometimes it's about the journey and knowledge gained with the hope of success.
Richard
 
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Pity about that because I might have pestered you about its setup and the electronics side of it ...lol.


Richard
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TO be fair, it worked fine although you had to alter the pitch control every time you changed from 33 to 45rpm. I opened it up, thinking this can be adjusted and it probably can but there are a hell of a lot of trimpots inside it and none were labelled with their functions.

Realising that I could potentially do much more harm than good without a circuit diagram, i left it well alone!
 
rich113 said:
Thanks Jen - I think with me it's about prolonging the life of things. I've read differing reports on its quality and seen a video of one in action and it seemed pretty good. I'm a diy electronics tinkerer and sometimes it's about the journey and knowledge gained with the hope of success.
Richard
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Hi Richard,
I understand you perfectly, as that is also my perspective on things. However I already have a goodly supply of turntables, speakers, amplifiers and receivers waiting for their turn on the workbench, so I try to talk myself out of buying more projects. (With limited success ;))
Greetings Jens
 
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