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29th May 2020, 10:24 am | #1 |
Diode
Join Date: May 2020
Location: Blandford Forum, Dorset, UK.
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Garrard 2025TC turntable.
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I have been given my late grandmother's record player. It's a bush srp51 with a garrad 2025tc record player within. It hasn't been played for quite a number of years so has been needing some cleaning. I have 2 issues with it.. 1) when you select auto, the spindle does what its suppose to do and let the record drop. The arm will lift - and rest again on its rest. The player will then go to the "off" position. 2) when I finally manage to get the player to play and come to the end of the record, the platter will literally grind to a complete halt because it seems to strain with the extra task of moving the arm back. Not sure if I've missed a grease point or the it has motor/idle wheel issues? |
29th May 2020, 10:37 am | #2 |
Dekatron
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Re: Garrard 2025TC turntable.
It's suffering from a lack of use and needs re-lubricating, it's probably the old "hardened grease" issue. As to the arm not moving across, are you setting down the overarm firmly on top of the stack of records? Please forgive the question, but are you used to using autochangers?
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31st May 2020, 12:03 am | #3 | |
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Re: Garrard 2025TC turntable.
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Edward he has put the record on the stack part of the spindle. When I get these in, I literally strip them to more or less the bare chassis, clean off all the old grease and rebuild it. This isn't for the faint hearted and it does take around 3 hours but it clears most faults. The reason the turntable grinds to a halt is a) because it needs re-lubricating and b) the idler wheel needs replacing. |
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