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Garrard Zero 100

Two Speed Automatic Idler Drive Turntable

Description

The Garrard Zero 100 is a superb two-speed transcription turntable with such special features as:

An ingenious tonearm virtually without tracking error (patent applied for) with damped cueing action.

A magnetic tonearm anti-skating system (patent applied for).

A motor with the advantages of both induction and synchronous motors (patent applied for).

A record speed and pitch control system with built in stroboscopic checking.

A tilting device to set the cartridge at a 15 degree tracking angle.

In addition to manual operation the Zero 100 will automatically play single 7", 10" and 12" records, or a stack of up to seven 12" records - adaptors are available to play records with large centre holes and to play a stack of 7" records.

Specifications

Power supply: 110/125V or 110/120V and 220/240V depending on motor coil windings

Power supply frequency: 50 or 60Hz depending on pulley and stroboscope fitted

Speeds: 33.33 and 45rpm

Pitch control: plus or minus 3%

Motor: 4-pole induction for starting with synchronous section for constant running speed

Tonearm: head pivots laterally as it tracks a record

Wow: better than 0.10% RMS

Flutter: better than 0.05% RMS

Rumble: negligible

Review

Garrard's Zero 100, in basic performance, easily ranks with the finest automatic turntables on the market. In our view, the results were well worth the effort - $189.50 Stereo Review 1971

Downloads

instruction/owners manual (en)

C instruction/owners manual (en)

C mounting template (not to scale) (en)

test report (en)

issue 1 service manual (en)

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