I've been watching your videos for a couple weeks now, I came across this channel when I found your "Nightmare Turntable" SL-1200 Mk2 video. These videos are quite enjoyable to watch and you make servicing turntables look so easy. You earned yourself a subscriber, keep up the great work!
The place I worked at had a policy of replacing those Marantz turntables rather than having them repaired. The worst was still BIC but we all knew if we sold a marantz or a BIC it was coming back. CEC never had a middle ground, it was either good or it was garbage. I think Marantz was already sold to Philips by then and the entire product line became a mess.
That turntable was so ashamed to be branded a Marantz it committed seppuku. I legitimately junked one because it was junk not because it was broken. Even if it worked the speed would have been atrocious. Harvest what you can...microswitch, heashell, cart, lid, plattermat hinges, and roundhouse kick that crap into the blue bin. I may have the motor still if you have not junked it yet.
Same table as the Yamaha YP-B4. Both were manufactured by CEC. Marantz was living on their prior good name when these tables came out, and I’m sure the bean counters had become more important than the engineers at this point.
Great video. Any advice on a jvc victor QL Y 55F ? When I switch it on motor turns and the tonearm gets pulled down but I’ve lost power on the speed selector side and the control to start/stop and the up and down function of the tonearm ?
Guess you can’t always save the patient but great effort as always. I know it’s a botl table but I have a pl112d motor wondered if you could Jerry rig that? I like using tcut on pulleys :)
It's possible to replace bushings with miniature ball bearings but that's more effort than that thing is worth. If the coils of the motor are cooked, there's no hope. Then you would need to figure out mounting the motor back in that junk housing. You can't save them all, good effort
Frankly, you still could fix it... cut the pins, drill holes at their places and use small bolts/nuts/washers to attach the motor; as for the rubber gaskets - cut new ones out of whatever, even a weather insulation strip will do ;0)
Absolutely atrocious turntable design - it's like watching the start of 'non-servicable' equivalent. A nice try though... I guess the cartridge was a good find though, a nice Empire.
Good one. I'll bet it met specs. No one thought of longevity back then. Folks who bought Marantz, thought they were getting something special. The cheapest Technics, outperformed and OUTLASTEDY this junk. You gotta know when tofeold 'em
The harded "rubber " bushing kan be replaced whith dose for elektrik cables going true drilled holes in cars , where cables are passed troe , it works !!
Unfortunately, I did. There is no way to service the motor unless you can get it off the posts and they were so brittle from heat, I had no choice. Plus the motor was completely burned anyways.
Game over man game over lol Not really worth it if u got an old motor knocking around but not for that junk I'm in the UK I can do repairs and accept postage at your own risk!
I've been watching your videos for a couple weeks now, I came across this channel when I found your "Nightmare Turntable" SL-1200 Mk2 video. These videos are quite enjoyable to watch and you make servicing turntables look so easy. You earned yourself a subscriber, keep up the great work!
Thank you Father TTG It was a nice ceremony for the dearly departed
thanks for posting!! i'm about to refurbish a 6025. very helpful!!!!!
You have our commiserations 😉
It's always sad when companies make something to be thrown away rather than repair.
As the saying goes. "Nothing ventured, nothing gained". A learning experience.
It was great to see you give it the "old college try".
The place I worked at had a policy of replacing those Marantz turntables rather than having them repaired. The worst was still BIC but we all knew if we sold a marantz or a BIC it was coming back. CEC never had a middle ground, it was either good or it was garbage. I think Marantz was already sold to Philips by then and the entire product line became a mess.
That turntable was so ashamed to be branded a Marantz it committed seppuku. I legitimately junked one because it was junk not because it was broken. Even if it worked the speed would have been atrocious. Harvest what you can...microswitch, heashell, cart, lid, plattermat hinges, and roundhouse kick that crap into the blue bin. I may have the motor still if you have not junked it yet.
The owner salvaged it for parts.
I sold the Marantz branded platter mat for more than I paid for the TT. @TurntableGuy
Save the cartridge. That was the only good thing about this table
Same table as the Yamaha YP-B4. Both were manufactured by CEC. Marantz was living on their prior good name when these tables came out, and I’m sure the bean counters had become more important than the engineers at this point.
Even the lower end decks of Micro Seiki sucked, and I speak from bitter experience..
Great video. Any advice on a jvc victor QL Y 55F ? When I switch it on motor turns and the tonearm gets pulled down but I’ve lost power on the speed selector side and the control to start/stop and the up and down function of the tonearm ?
Service manual available here: www.vinylengine.com/library/jvc/ql-y55f.shtml
Guess you can’t always save the patient but great effort as always. I know it’s a botl table but I have a pl112d motor wondered if you could Jerry rig that? I like using tcut on pulleys :)
Repairable when you make the needed components and better
It's possible to replace bushings with miniature ball bearings but that's more effort than that thing is worth. If the coils of the motor are cooked, there's no hope. Then you would need to figure out mounting the motor back in that junk housing. You can't save them all, good effort
Well that was an exercise in futility, the clue to junk it was the heat stain on the turntable. It was however interesting, thanks.
It's not just a lack of lubrication and overheating. It's also age, causing the rubber to harden and crack.
Usually age causes the rubber to collapse and shrink - these were burned to a crisp.
RIP...Taps playing in background.
Frankly, you still could fix it... cut the pins, drill holes at their places and use small bolts/nuts/washers to attach the motor; as for the rubber gaskets - cut new ones out of whatever, even a weather insulation strip will do ;0)
That's why it was in storage. They were hiding a corpse!
Absolutely atrocious turntable design - it's like watching the start of 'non-servicable' equivalent. A nice try though... I guess the cartridge was a good find though, a nice Empire.
Same motor that's in my Scott PS-17
Good one. I'll bet it met specs. No one thought of longevity back then. Folks who bought Marantz, thought they were getting something special. The cheapest Technics, outperformed and OUTLASTEDY this junk. You gotta know when tofeold 'em
Hola, soy de argentina y tengo esa misma tornamesa, pero con la marca Ken Brown y el motor está sujeto por tornillos.
Safe the cart and headshell
The harded "rubber " bushing kan be replaced whith dose for elektrik cables going true drilled holes in cars , where cables are passed troe , it works !!
You didn't need to take the plate and brake the posts. ;( It's not like that to take this motor apart.
Unfortunately, I did. There is no way to service the motor unless you can get it off the posts and they were so brittle from heat, I had no choice. Plus the motor was completely burned anyways.
" better than what you could buy today"? Really?
Hasta La Vista Mid 80s Marantz junk ! lol
Yeah, it's junky, but if somebody would have lubricated the motor, it would still be running.
Game over man game over lol
Not really worth it if u got an old motor knocking around but not for that junk
I'm in the UK I can do repairs and accept postage at your own risk!