As the title says, I recently purchased from a closeout store this turntable manufactured in 1978. I knew before I purchased it that it would not power on. I figured it could be as simple as a loose wire or a blown fuse. Vinylengine.com is not currently taking new members so I do not have access to a service manual. I did manage to view some youtube videos and manage to disassemble the guts as shown in the picture. I was amazed as to how absolutely spotless the guts are considering the age of the turntable. No spiderwebs, no dust bunnies, no nothing. However, I found that this model does not appear to have any fuses and I have not noticed any loose wires. I have a digital multi-tester and can piddle around to some degree, but not enough to know where to place the positive and negative ends against the motor or a capacitor or ? I have a retired Lockheed engineer neighbor who can do it in his sleep, but he is rcovering from some heart issues and I do not think his wife would appreciate me intervening in his recovery. I have two thoughts in mind. One is to find someone in small electronics repair in the Kennesaw/Acworth/Woodstock/Canton area that might want to take a few minutes of their time and test this for me or , Two, if anyone of you guys can troubleshoot/offer ideas to me on ODT. Thanks.
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Dual CS1242 Record Turntable Troubleshooing Assistance
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Here is a manual for a similar turntable.
For your but have to buy:
For your but have to buy:
Great starting point. Thanks so much.
Sorry, it has been a hundred years since I did any studio maintenance and turntables have changed, but it was almost always the speed switch or the motor. Sometimes a broken belt, but not often.
Good luck!
Good luck!
That black wire coming off the motor screw appears to abruptly end right at the Dual sticker. I would think that is ground for the motor, and would need to be connected somewhere? Throwing darts into the dark at best…
Oh, I see now, it rolls back under to the ground. It looked like shadow to me at first…
The magic is going to be in the white box. It has the speed and power contacts in it. You'll have to find a way to get inside of it and look at the inner workings. I doubt the motor is bad, though it is a possibility.
