Sony HP211a - UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum

pjmarr34 · 21st Mar 2018, 2:28 pm

Hi everyone
I am in need of some expert knowledge.
I have been given a project of repairing a Sony HP211a. The record player arm is not fastened and the cartridge is missing. The arm needs reassembling and there is a wire which seems to detached but I am unable to find the other end of the wire. I have some photos.
Is there a repair manual available to download. Also where can I get parts for this model
Thanks

Edward Huggins · 21st Mar 2018, 6:25 pm

You can get the Sony Manual from "Electro Tanya". The black wire in your photo may well be used for earthing/grounding. This is a 1970's turntable and only source of parts might have to be another unit you can cannibalise.

What parts do you think you may need?

pjmarr34 · 22nd Mar 2018, 2:14 pm

Hi Edward
The arm has no cartridge or stylus, no speakers so I don’t even know if it will work. I can find some speakers to connect up. I don’t want to spend a fortune on stylus etc if it’s a no go in the first place. I have powered it up and the turntable rotates. I’ve not checked the anything more yet.
I will go online and find the manual and take it from there.
Thank you for the reply

Edward Huggins · 22nd Mar 2018, 11:39 pm

I would suggest before you spend too much time and money on this, that you hook up a pair of 8 ohm speakers and check out both channels of the amplfiier with signals from the FM/AM tuner.

21st Mar 2018, 2:28 pm	#1
pjmarr34 Retired Dormant Member Join Date: Mar 2018 Location: Manchester, UK. Posts: 2	Sony HP211a Hi everyone I am in need of some expert knowledge. I have been given a project of repairing a Sony HP211a. The record player arm is not fastened and the cartridge is missing. The arm needs reassembling and there is a wire which seems to detached but I am unable to find the other end of the wire. I have some photos. Is there a repair manual available to download. Also where can I get parts for this model Thanks Attached Thumbnails

21st Mar 2018, 6:25 pm	#2
Edward Huggins Dekatron Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Southwold, Suffolk, UK. Posts: 8,325	Re: Sony HP211a You can get the Sony Manual from "Electro Tanya". The black wire in your photo may well be used for earthing/grounding. This is a 1970's turntable and only source of parts might have to be another unit you can cannibalise. What parts do you think you may need? __________________ Edward.

22nd Mar 2018, 2:14 pm	#3
pjmarr34 Retired Dormant Member Join Date: Mar 2018 Location: Manchester, UK. Posts: 2	Re: Sony HP211a Hi Edward The arm has no cartridge or stylus, no speakers so I don’t even know if it will work. I can find some speakers to connect up. I don’t want to spend a fortune on stylus etc if it’s a no go in the first place. I have powered it up and the turntable rotates. I’ve not checked the anything more yet. I will go online and find the manual and take it from there. Thank you for the reply

22nd Mar 2018, 11:39 pm	#4
Edward Huggins Dekatron Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Southwold, Suffolk, UK. Posts: 8,325	Re: Sony HP211a I would suggest before you spend too much time and money on this, that you hook up a pair of 8 ohm speakers and check out both channels of the amplfiier with signals from the FM/AM tuner. __________________ Edward.