Well, this is bizarre. My SL-B5 that I've sought for months now finally comes, and the changer functions don't work. The LP stacker spindle seems fine, and is clearly the correct spindle (it matches the one pictured in a user's manual perfectly), but when the 'table goes through its changer function, the spindle gets no action whatsoever.
So I peer into the empty spindle-hole with a bright light while the 'table cycles through, and absolutely no motion is visible down in there. No moving parts, even. Nothing.
I take off the bottom cover and a plate that's just under the spindle-hole, and shine a light from the top of the turntable down through the spindle-hole shaft. Perfectly smooth, with no trace of provisions for placing pressure to the bottom of the stacker spindle. Again, nothing. No evidence of any kind of changer mechanism whatsoever.
The 'table is in great shape and functions perfectly, except for this weirdness. Although nothing inside is amiss, it looks, for all intents and purposes, like someone switched out a part of the mech with a similar model that was manufactured sans changer. It's the weirdest thing I've ever seen. The spindle-hole is designed for this stacker spindle -- it has the L-slot for securing the nip of the spindle into place -- but the base of the spindle is more than 1/2" shy of protruding through the bottom of the shaft when locked into place. Not only is there nothing in this 'table's design to pressure the bottom of the spindle, it wouldn't even be able to reach it if there were.
Can anybody help me with this? Have any of you ever heard of anything like this before? Is there anywhere I can find a service manual for the Technics SL-B5?
Thanks in advance,
Robert
So I peer into the empty spindle-hole with a bright light while the 'table cycles through, and absolutely no motion is visible down in there. No moving parts, even. Nothing.
I take off the bottom cover and a plate that's just under the spindle-hole, and shine a light from the top of the turntable down through the spindle-hole shaft. Perfectly smooth, with no trace of provisions for placing pressure to the bottom of the stacker spindle. Again, nothing. No evidence of any kind of changer mechanism whatsoever.
The 'table is in great shape and functions perfectly, except for this weirdness. Although nothing inside is amiss, it looks, for all intents and purposes, like someone switched out a part of the mech with a similar model that was manufactured sans changer. It's the weirdest thing I've ever seen. The spindle-hole is designed for this stacker spindle -- it has the L-slot for securing the nip of the spindle into place -- but the base of the spindle is more than 1/2" shy of protruding through the bottom of the shaft when locked into place. Not only is there nothing in this 'table's design to pressure the bottom of the spindle, it wouldn't even be able to reach it if there were.
Can anybody help me with this? Have any of you ever heard of anything like this before? Is there anywhere I can find a service manual for the Technics SL-B5?
Thanks in advance,
Robert
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