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Technics SL-1600 MK2,,,again.

gary7

gary7

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Ok. Actually a 1610 MK2. Of course the auto lift doesn't work. No belt. Put one on, still no lift, cue button or cue lever. The arm does move back & forth, just a smidge. No up or down. The lift motor does spin. Fixing to order the smaller gear cause I'm fairly sure it will need it. Platter does spin, but no audio. I'm assuming the mute switch is stuck on. Anything else in there that may be keeping it from working? And yes, I had a headshell and cart on it. :) I had a 1600 MK2 some years ago. Was lucky that all it needed was a belt.

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This is a prime candidate for leaking Matsushita capacitors. This era of Technics products are full of them. My own 1600mkII had a few leaking caps, but luckily I caught them in time before any board damage occurred. I replaced them all. The rest is mostly just sticky grease that needs to be cleaned and refreshed.
 
First thing I did when I purchased my 1600MK2 was replacing all the caps. No leaking ones but most of then measured bad. I encourage you to do that first and then take care of the tonearm.
It is a lovely table and deserves good care.
 
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