What Size Belt Pioneer PL-12D
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jleon92f
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hakaplan
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Their site is fine for just determining the belt size, but if you want to be sure of receiving the belt in a timely fashion I don't recommend ordering from them. They are unpredictable with regard to shipping.
This place is reliable and fast:
http://www.vintage-electronics.cc/Pioneer_.html
hakaplan
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The arm lift cylinder contains very thick goop that allows the lift to rise and fall slowly. When the stuff dries up or leaks out, the result is fast dropping. You need to remove that cylinder, disassemble it, clean it, and apply new goop, and that should be fairly easy to figure out on the 12D.
The irony of all this is that the only audio place that carries this goop, called silicone damping fluid or oil, is turntablebasics.com, the place I told you to stay away from. The stuff comes in different viscosities. You'd need at least 300,000 wt. (300K), but possibly higher. My PL-570 uses 500K. But even if yours needs that too, if you put on enough of the 300K it will probably work. Look online or locally at radio control hobby shops for 300K or 500K "diff oil". If you can't find it, you'll have to take your chances with turntablebasics.
The irony of all this is that the only audio place that carries this goop, called silicone damping fluid or oil, is turntablebasics.com, the place I told you to stay away from. The stuff comes in different viscosities. You'd need at least 300,000 wt. (300K), but possibly higher. My PL-570 uses 500K. But even if yours needs that too, if you put on enough of the 300K it will probably work. Look online or locally at radio control hobby shops for 300K or 500K "diff oil". If you can't find it, you'll have to take your chances with turntablebasics.
hakaplan
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No, it's too thin. The stuff we're talking about is as thick as, or thicker than honey.
Binski99
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ok so when i get this stuff (i havent ordered yet) how do i use it do i have to take the cueing mechanism apart if so does anyone know how?
Does anyone have a service manual in pdf format?
Will this work
http://h1071888.hobbyshopnow.com/products/description.asp?prod=TRA5039
Does anyone have a service manual in pdf format?
Will this work
http://h1071888.hobbyshopnow.com/products/description.asp?prod=TRA5039
hakaplan
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Yes, that's the stuff.
You will not find directions for doing this in the service manual. The best that you might find is an exploded diagram showing were parts go. Look at the curved arm lift bar. The shaft of that bar (a thin metal rod) goes down into a housing, and rides up and down in that housing. You need to go inside and find that mechanism that pushes that rod up and down. Being fully manual there's not a log of automation junk inside to get in your way. If you cannot figure out how to do it, the next best thing is to try to force some stuff down into that housing where the rod exits and work it up and down to get as much stuff in as possible. That may be enough to do the trick.
You will not find directions for doing this in the service manual. The best that you might find is an exploded diagram showing were parts go. Look at the curved arm lift bar. The shaft of that bar (a thin metal rod) goes down into a housing, and rides up and down in that housing. You need to go inside and find that mechanism that pushes that rod up and down. Being fully manual there's not a log of automation junk inside to get in your way. If you cannot figure out how to do it, the next best thing is to try to force some stuff down into that housing where the rod exits and work it up and down to get as much stuff in as possible. That may be enough to do the trick.
