Technics SL-1600

Quartz Direct-Drive Automatic Turntable (1979-81)

Description

The SL-1600 mk2 reflects many of the developments which have made Technics a leader in the turntable industry, while adding some new features of it's own.

To begin with, it combines quartz phase locked speed accuracy with high torque and near instantaneous start-up. Quick stops are also provided by an electronic braking system.

Pitch is adjustable within a range of +-6%, totally under quartz control.

With the exception of the pitch control, all front panel controls are soft-touch switches.

Specifications

Type: full auto turntable

Drive method: direct drive

Control method: servo control (mk1), quartz synthesizer (mk2)

Motor: DC motor

Platter: 330mm (mk1), 332mm 2kg (mk2) aluminium alloy die-cast

Speeds: 33 and 45rpm

Pitch control: 10% (mk1), 12% (mk2)

Wow and flutter: 0.025% WRMS

Rumble: -73dB (mk1), -78dB (mk2)

Tonearm: universal static balance type

Effective length: 230mm

Overhang: 15mm

Effective mass: 12g (mk2)

Dimensions: 125 x 453 x 369mm (mk1), 149 x 453 x 399mm (mk2)

Weight: 8.5kg (mk1), 10kg (mk2)

Downloads

mkII brochure (en)

mkII service manual (en)

instruction/owners manual (en)

instruction/owners manual (fr)

mkII instruction/owners manual (en)

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Comments

Need service manual for oil

Submitted on September 11th, 2009 by HenningBloch

Need service manual for oil damped cueing

Cueing device

Submitted on September 12th, 2009 by JaS

Hi,
This may help?
http://www.vinylengine.com/library/technics/service-bulletins.shtml

Regards,
JaS

I have had the SL-1600

Submitted on June 4th, 2009 by charlesk

I have had the SL-1600 turntable for maybe 30 years! It failed some months ago, will not rotate platter. With the aid of circuit diagram I should be able to find faulty component(s). The discrete devices should be no problem, but the ICs may no longer be available - here's hoping.

Thanks!! I just bought this

Submitted on October 30th, 2008 by Dai101

Thanks!! I just bought this in a flea market (in Mexico a "tianguis") and want to know all about it and to give some proper care and maintenance.

Thanks!

Submitted on October 7th, 2008 by aspen00

Finding the manuals for this has been great. Thank you!

Thank you :)

Submitted on March 22nd, 2008 by Graham_axford

I bought this turntable secound hand and it never had a book with it, this will help me to find parts for it such as rubber band etc :)

cheers very much :)

Kind reagrds Graham :)

Rubber band? It needs no

Submitted on July 19th, 2008 by Fox

Rubber band? It needs no 'rubber band', it's a direct drive turntable :D

Hi It needs a rubber band

Submitted on July 27th, 2008 by mfdavo

Hi It needs a rubber band (actually a neoprene one) to drive the tone arm mechanism.

Neoprene band

Submitted on September 29th, 2009 by sgiberti

I just dug out my 1600MK2 after many years in the original box. My band was also broken as it just deteriorated while in storage. I used a simple rubber band and it is working just the way it did all those years ago when I bought it brand new. This is a great turntable.