DO NOT use a breaker bar or huge wrench on the bearing cap!! It is secured by a heat-set thread locker, similar to Loctite 271. A hair dryer on hot will get the cap warm enough to release it. It’s best if you remove the motor assembly when you do this, or if you must do it while things are attached to the chassis, make a heat shield out of a couple layers of aluminum foil. Thanks for posting this great information on the best turntables ever made. Every single one of them should be restored and put back into another 40yr+ worth of service. :)
That's very useful. Been a while since I last looked at a SP10 mkII innards. Somehow it now looks far less daunting than before. Impressive amount of film caps! Who would've known - I guess they were going for quality after all! I didn't know you should oil these. Any chance you can do a video on that, e.g. what type of oil to use, how to etc.? I guess it's in the service manual but it's always useful to hear from someone that has actually done as well as find out what the pitfalls are, what you can learn about the deck from the spindle feel etc. One thing you should watch out for with Japanese equipment (especially expensive or rare ones) is that they contain a lot of screws that look like Philips head screws when in fact they are of a similar JIS type. You need the right screwdriver for these. Not sure where you can get it from (Amazon Japan? US? Farnell?) but you will damage these screws eventually if you undo them often or if they are too tight by using a Philips screwdriver.
I have an SP-10 MK2 and I was hoping I can get some advise. A month or so ago, it spun really fast then lately it completely stopped spinning. I am thinking a cap or resistor in the speed controller board is toast. How do I proceed to isolate and fix the problem? Thanks again.
No...the SP-10 MKII has crazy amounts of torque and super heavyweight platter (almost twice as weighty as the SL-1200). The motor though has more coils that are also bigger for high torque and more precise control. Better specs all around over the SL-1200 MKII.
@@stereoazimuth Thanks for the info, getting ideas on how to upgrade my systemdek, directdrive crossed my mind, but I have yet to see a audiophile deck use one, till this.
DO NOT use a breaker bar or huge wrench on the bearing cap!! It is secured by a heat-set thread locker, similar to Loctite 271. A hair dryer on hot will get the cap warm enough to release it. It’s best if you remove the motor assembly when you do this, or if you must do it while things are attached to the chassis, make a heat shield out of a couple layers of aluminum foil.
Thanks for posting this great information on the best turntables ever made. Every single one of them should be restored and put back into another 40yr+ worth of service. :)
Good advice. Thanks!
Nice. Thank you.
That's very useful. Been a while since I last looked at a SP10 mkII innards. Somehow it now looks far less daunting than before. Impressive amount of film caps! Who would've known - I guess they were going for quality after all!
I didn't know you should oil these. Any chance you can do a video on that, e.g. what type of oil to use, how to etc.? I guess it's in the service manual but it's always useful to hear from someone that has actually done as well as find out what the pitfalls are, what you can learn about the deck from the spindle feel etc.
One thing you should watch out for with Japanese equipment (especially expensive or rare ones) is that they contain a lot of screws that look like Philips head screws when in fact they are of a similar JIS type. You need the right screwdriver for these. Not sure where you can get it from (Amazon Japan? US? Farnell?) but you will damage these screws eventually if you undo them often or if they are too tight by using a Philips screwdriver.
I have an SP-10 MK2 and I was hoping I can get some advise. A month or so ago, it spun really fast then lately it completely stopped spinning. I am thinking a cap or resistor in the speed controller board is toast. How do I proceed to isolate and fix the problem? Thanks again.
I’m no pro turntable repair tech. Although you can verify the DC voltage outputs of the PSU. The PSU service manual is out there.
@@stereoazimuth Thanks! I have the service manual. Will check this later.
Question is, why do some people rave about these, what makes it special? Maybe the speed controller?
No...the SP-10 MKII has crazy amounts of torque and super heavyweight platter (almost twice as weighty as the SL-1200). The motor though has more coils that are also bigger for high torque and more precise control. Better specs all around over the SL-1200 MKII.
@@stereoazimuth Thanks for the info, getting ideas on how to upgrade my systemdek, directdrive crossed my mind, but I have yet to see a audiophile deck use one, till this.