A Kind Of Blue And A Bit Mike New - Changing My Top Plate An

[hamish_gill]

This morning i have set about changing the top plate and the baring in my techie 1210... i though it was going to be really difficult, but it was actually pretty easy.

i had the top bit blasted and sprayed by a local company who does a lot for my mates bmw motorsport company, the finish isn't perfect, but... it was free... i didn't even have to pay for the paint ... happy days!!

here is where i started



took off the platter and the plastic shield underneath



disconnected all the cables and undid all the screws



removed the old bearing and took out the pcb/motor - fitted the bearing



transferred and fitted it into blue top plate



that was the bit i was most concerned about done...



next i took the base off and removed the arm



i dont need this switch, it dont do squat since the was put in



removed switch pcb and put it in to blue top bit



same for pitch fader and stylus light



fitted the arm



reassembled the rest of the tt



A kind of blue techie with mike new bearing complete



this seemed remarkably appropriate!




so, how does it sound... well... very very nice!.. im thinking that the improvment in sound must be at least 95% blue top plate and 5% mike new
i do think it really is a damn shame that the only bit of the mike new that is visible is that little bit a dark metal poking out the top... that really is a pretty amazing bit of kit... and its gold... it would match my oc9 really well!

in reality .. it does sound very good indeed, but its a brand new cart and brand new phono pre.. so im holding off babbling about it for now... im going to let it settle for a few weeks... i am so far though very very impressed

for those who don't know me, possibly most people here, i am a very happy customer of ...
i have his psu, isonoe feet and oc9 from him, his recommended mat, a jelco 250 i bought off martin (who just replaced it with a dynavector)a mike new bearing,.. and a bruil weight

hi Dave

[hamish_gill]

Done,
it's started doing that sticking between poles on the press of "start" again .. Onces it's goin it runs to speed no probs and acuratly ... Then when I press stop it spins faster unless stop it with my hand... Once it's stopped it's stopped though and won't spin again until I press start... That seems to me to not only be odd ... But also in contradiction with the laws of phisics... How can it spin faster unitil I stop it if I have pressed stop... Surely pressing stop stops electricity going into the coils? ... I could understand if I could restart it by hand spinning it agian, but I can't, I have to press start... Do you see what I'm getting at dave? ... It just don't make no sence!

[hamish_gill]

Ok dave cheers, yeah that's cool, I just started on the evening drinking about half hour ago... So yeah... Have a think when you got nothing else to do and let me know.. Like I said it spins correctly once it's going, so it's not like I can't spin ma disks
cheers for the help ... And the pointer on the black thing!

[Blue Angel]

Hey!

That's French bloody racing blue How could you

Looks nice though. How 'bout a touch of the Rising Sun somewhere?

ba

[chris@panteg]

Hi Hamish

The more i look at it ' the more i like it , though i will stick with my gun metal grey for now

[hamish_gill]

French racing blue! How could I? ... It's tainted now by such an acusation... I might have to burn it now... It's darker in real life ... Honest, I don't like the French any more than the next man!

[hamish_gill]

Hi Hamish

The more i look at it ' the more i like it , though i will stick with my gun metal grey for now

Hi chris
yeah im the same.. which is pretty handy i guess
go on get yours done, you know you want to!

[hamish_gill]

I think it's this colour? or is it?

Hamish, can you send me directly to information@.com a high res image of the back of the PCB where the bearing fits please?

Thanks

Dave

it very possibly could be...

yeah, no probs dave, although im going out with the dogs for a few hours, so it wont be until later...

its doing it all the time now..

[Hugo]

Hamish

You did trim the protruding wires at the back of the PCB, exactly in accordance with the instructions, before fitting the bearing, didn't you?

Cheers

Hugo

[hamish_gill]

Yep, trimed them right back, there is clearance between the joints and the metal of the bearing...
There's quite a few familiar faces round these parts isn't there!!

[Blue Angel]

French racing blue! How could I? ... It's tainted now by such an acusation... I might have to burn it now... It's darker in real life ... Honest, I don't like the French any more than the next man!

Nah, it's nice like that. Done one in blue myself.

ba

[hamish_gill]

I think it's this colour? or is it?

Hamish, can you send me directly to information@.com a high res image of the back of the PCB where the bearing fits please?

Thanks

Dave

email sent.. but not to the email address you asked.. soz

[hamish_gill]

its working a treat now and i havent done anything apart from take out the pcb and put it back in again... odd odd odd
i think its jsut having a little turn table joke at my expense ... turntable humer leaves a lot to be desired

[hamish_gill]

French racing blue! How could I? ... It's tainted now by such an acusation... I might have to burn it now... It's darker in real life ... Honest, I don't like the French any more than the next man!

Nah, it's nice like that. Done one in blue myself.

ba

got any piccys?