1982 Linear Tracking Turntable Repair (JVC L-E600)

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  • @Poppinwheeeeellllllieeeeez
    @Poppinwheeeeellllllieeeeez Год назад +230

    Having consumed thousands of hours of electronics repair videos, I have to say that the hinge fabrication was the most impressive effort that I have witnessed. Extremely well done. Bravo 👏 👏 👏

    • @biotrekker
      @biotrekker 10 месяцев назад +5

      It was the chef's kiss.

    • @gusti77
      @gusti77 8 месяцев назад +13

      not only he fixed it, he made it better than it ever was

    • @Apocrypha303
      @Apocrypha303 7 месяцев назад +2

      @@gusti77 yeah now it's a $20,000 turntable.

    • @StealthParrot
      @StealthParrot Месяц назад +10

      @@Apocrypha303 Why, did Tom Evans make it?

    • @rodantkapoor9721
      @rodantkapoor9721 21 день назад +1

      @@StealthParrot 😄

  • @johnh5896
    @johnh5896 Год назад +44

    99.9% of repair shops would’ve turned down that repair .It’s so nice to see the speed of diagnostic tests done and repaired before most techs would explain it can’t be fixed.

    • @thomasvnl
      @thomasvnl 10 дней назад

      But we don't get to see the speed of the diagnostic test though. But indeed, most "repair" shops would have turned it down for being too old and/or too much risk that they can't do it due to not having "new" parts for it if need be. Also of course a direct consequence of "no cure, no pay" mindset.

  • @P5ychoFox
    @P5ychoFox Год назад +136

    Those aluminium hinges are a work of art and nobody will ever see them. Good job you showed them to us.

  • @Codestud
    @Codestud Месяц назад +35

    By making the hinges, this repair has gone from being merely excellent to truly outstanding.

  • @mapgeek6
    @mapgeek6 2 года назад +324

    I didn't expect to see you manufacture a hinge, but it sure was fun to watch you make one! Great work!

    • @HansDelbruck53
      @HansDelbruck53 Год назад +8

      He didn't make a hinge, although he probably could. He made aluminum replacements for the plastic hinge levers.

    • @danielgamache3149
      @danielgamache3149 Год назад +2

      Amen!

    • @MeriaDuck
      @MeriaDuck Год назад +10

      Yes, they'll outlive the rest of the machine :-)

    • @amelophile
      @amelophile Год назад +4

      He wanted to play with his Lathe hahahaha 😊

    • @jacobthellamer
      @jacobthellamer Год назад +5

      @@amelophile Mill?

  • @andrewdolinskiatcarpathian
    @andrewdolinskiatcarpathian 26 дней назад +18

    “Not even ASDA has one”. Comic genius 😂
    Mark, the best electronic repair standup comic bar none. 👏👏👍😀

    • @Coffeeology
      @Coffeeology 14 дней назад

      As an American... hunh?

  • @MickHealey
    @MickHealey Месяц назад +15

    All of your videos are incredible Mark, but those aluminium brackets were out of this world. If there's a trophy somewhere for the world's best repairman, then I reckon it's got your name engraved on it.

  • @Byteme34
    @Byteme34 Год назад +54

    The engineering of those hinges alone probably surpass the cost of the unit five fold! I love your approach to fixing these problems, it truly blows my mind watching a master at work. WOW!!!

  • @markwhitfield5412
    @markwhitfield5412 Год назад +6

    Outstanding bit of subtractive manufacturing.

  • @sturm7130
    @sturm7130 Год назад +60

    Electronic troubleshooting and repair AND mechanical fabrication skills. Rare combination in this day and age. Fantastic channel. Keep the restorations coming. 👏👏👏

    • @geoffreywootton8434
      @geoffreywootton8434 Год назад +3

      Hi Iam great fan of your channel. But am somewhat puzzled how you make the repairs financially viable as the amount of time spent on these repair is quite lengthy. Or are the repairs just for your own enjoyment

  • @Kapparie
    @Kapparie Год назад +16

    Those new hinges really proved you’re a professional with an eye for detail. 😊

  • @charly4594
    @charly4594 3 месяца назад +22

    That was one of the most impressive repairs I have ever witnessed. You not only master electronics, but you are a very skilled mechanical engineer as well. You deserve this channel.

  • @ingo1568
    @ingo1568 Год назад +3

    Really great Work, but you are the only electrinic Guy thats make's all new. Normaly Guys dident make this. Very good Video and You a great Guy.

  • @BigEightiesNewWave
    @BigEightiesNewWave Год назад +16

    Never seen a person quite like him. On earth how many people even know how to repair older things like this ?

  • @PremjitTalwar
    @PremjitTalwar Месяц назад +13

    Mark is absolutely the most impressive repairman ever. I only wish there were more competent people like him around.❤❤❤❤

  • @cakepanda
    @cakepanda 22 дня назад +4

    it's confirmed, there is clearly no end to Mark's expertise. Truly outstanding job!

  • @alpharisc
    @alpharisc Год назад +12

    Mark that was by far the most extreme repair of a broken hinge I’ve seen. Amazing!

  • @olias2k979
    @olias2k979 Год назад +23

    Excellent job. I repaired one of those lids back in 92 and those hinges took 5 weeks to arrive from JVC and cost a fortune. Happy memories and a nice mod to boot.

  • @paulmendelsohn5562
    @paulmendelsohn5562 Год назад +20

    You're a rare find in the repair community... I have been involved in the HiFi industry since 1953. Lucky is the person that brings their equipment to your bench and persons like yourself.

    • @LarryButler-kp3se
      @LarryButler-kp3se Год назад +3

      My grandfather gave me a Montgomery-Wards Airline console radio with 4 6F6 power tubes driving a 15" speaker. It had a film projector dial on a ground glass screen. With lots of different shortwave bands, the film moved up and down as bands changed and rotated with the tuning capacitor under it. Thank you for my life in hifi repair! I'm 77 now. 73 DE W4CSC Charleston, SC

  • @arnoldtolker3505
    @arnoldtolker3505 2 года назад +4

    45 Jahre als NC/CNC-Dreher/-Fräser/-Schleifer gearbeitet, hat es mir Freude gemacht, Dir bei der Reparatur dieses JVC-Plattenspielers zuzuschauen, zumal du erkennbar viel Spass dabei hattest! Hi-Fi und High-End habe ich seit 50 Jahren als Hobby. Ich hatte und habe Telefunken, LoeweOpta, DUAL, Universum, Grundig, Mitsubishi, Marantz, Kenwood, Sony, LUXMAN, WEGA, Denon, Yamaha und Magnat. Plattenspieler, Verstärker, Tuner, VHS-Recorder, Video 2000-Recorder, Tape-Deck, CD-Spieler, DVD-Spieler, BD-Spieler, Vorverstärkrer, Endstufe, Mono-Blöcke. Lautsprecher waren DUAL, WEGA, Quadral. So, jetzt kennst du meinen Lebenslauf! Ich bin 67, ich hatte selbst nie ein Auto.
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  • @joedwoods
    @joedwoods 11 месяцев назад +4

    You "just start milling your own aluminum hinges". Seriously talented. You are my new hero!

  • @edacq
    @edacq Год назад +11

    I jumped on this channel from Techmoan. Wasn't sure. Just clicked on this video first. So glad I did!! This is premium content!!!

  • @jacquesmertens3369
    @jacquesmertens3369 Год назад +4

    Linear turntables were all the rage in the early 80's and if they deserved to be.
    The needle sits perfectly aligned in the groove, the way it should be. This can only be achieved using linear tracking.

  • @ulissescastro6438
    @ulissescastro6438 Год назад +5

    Impossible to stop watching this video! At first I thought, I'll watch just a little bit, but when I saw it, I had watched the whole video!

  • @Perthshire
    @Perthshire 2 года назад +92

    Really loving this channel. Superb diagnosis and repair, and great fun to watch. I have binge watched the entire back catalogue. Hope you soon get the number of subscribers you deserve! And that would be 250k+, at least 😊

  • @djmips
    @djmips Год назад +5

    I was chuffed you repaired the motor and enjoyed the usual electronic diagnosis and repair but my mind was blown when you machined replacement parts for the hinge mechanism. 🤯 wow

  • @lurkmoar3926
    @lurkmoar3926 Месяц назад +8

    You didn't just fix it, you improved it! You're the repair guru.

  • @NivagSwerdna
    @NivagSwerdna Год назад +14

    Came for the motor, stayed for the hinges. Very impressive! New subscriber.

  • @18000rpm
    @18000rpm Год назад +9

    That new hinge is a work of art

  • @pauldavis6356
    @pauldavis6356 2 месяца назад +3

    Quote - "It's the curse of this channel" When it comes to electronics repair we all have that curse hanning over our heads . Great video. Cheers !

  • @garywilson308
    @garywilson308 Год назад +1

    What a fantastic job, not only fixed but upgraded the hinges from a piece of metal. Mark you are a genius.

  • @davesdigitaldomain
    @davesdigitaldomain 2 года назад +61

    with the skills that Mark has, I think he definitely deserves more subscribers, everybody please give him a thumbs up.

  • @kalli71
    @kalli71 Год назад +1

    when I saw the hinge I thought -- 3D printing time - but no - out comes the metalworker :D nice
    i've also noticed that you pulled 2 fuses and thought -- ok he put his DC voltage there but whats the other - and by the time the tonearm did not lower I had forgotten about it again :D
    learned a lot thx!

  • @leonardgucciardo8386
    @leonardgucciardo8386 Месяц назад +5

    Is there anything you can’t fix? That repair was amazing. Not only are you and excellent bench tech but also a great machinist. Making those hinges was a real test of patience and engineering. Fantastic channel. Truly the best of RUclips.

  • @Labergeschwader
    @Labergeschwader 2 года назад +43

    Mark is a real technical artist, love it to watch him working.

  • @johnharris5243
    @johnharris5243 Год назад +1

    Ability to think and utilize solutions from information that cannot be found in any books, a keen eye, that willingness to go further and possibly fabricating a better part than OEM...just pure genius, Mark.

  • @VidelicetMoi
    @VidelicetMoi Год назад +5

    I wish your skills and disposition were available here in the USA. Extraordinary dedication to doing the job right.

  • @jimgross5
    @jimgross5 2 года назад +3

    Electronics Technician and Machinist absolutely impressive.

  • @donnamrobinson4284
    @donnamrobinson4284 Год назад +12

    Mark I am getting quite addicted to your video's, you always go above and beyond, the actual fix! I saw one where you made a switch cover out of metal and now you are making hinges, you are a true one of a kind, sadly there aren't too many repair techs who actually have the skills and patience to work on older gear, or nearly new gear if you are my age!!, one of my favourites was watching you repair that old Ducatti radiogram, I also love seeing you add Bluetooth and extra inputs to older equipment to make them more useable with all the modern tech we have, my 72 Rotel receiver for instance only has tape as an extra input and adding extra inputs would make it live longer with my dac and cd players. Great video's Mark keep up the great work.

  • @rizzlerazzleuno4733
    @rizzlerazzleuno4733 Год назад +2

    Mesmerizing. More fun to watch than a Barbie movie. The engineers that designed this turntable would be impressed. Darn plastic parts. Excellent video and audio work. 👍👍

  • @iantyler4045
    @iantyler4045 Год назад +13

    I am in awe. Not only do you have the electronic skills, but to manufacture those hinge brackets that just blew me away. It's now better than new and in these days of vinyl resurgence will be very desireable. Great video.

  • @frankfirst6863
    @frankfirst6863 Год назад +1

    As a retired TV Tech with 30 years experience under my belt, I think your work is awesome and I have subscribed 🎉

  • @vfrbore1728
    @vfrbore1728 Год назад +2

    Up to the point of starting to fix the lid I thought this was brilliant. Then when you started to machine your own replacement hinges my jaw dropped and I thought this was amazing!

  • @klauslaus2535
    @klauslaus2535 Год назад +1

    I've seen a lot of restoration and repair videos, yours are the top 10.
    Most people would have given up when the joint of the lid broke. You build the part again, fantastic.

  • @teejmiller
    @teejmiller Год назад +24

    The pride in your work shows! Whoever owns this turntable sure brought it to the right person. Funny to see a mill and precision instrumentation in the same room. Very happy to have found your channel!

  • @robjames9682
    @robjames9682 2 года назад +9

    Wow, impressive hinge making Mark

  • @bobgrob4
    @bobgrob4 Год назад +8

    awesome work, sir. Love seeing things get fixed rather than tossed.

  • @linfreeman5574
    @linfreeman5574 4 месяца назад +1

    Mark has , as always , reached a level of excellence that 99% of the population could never achieve - and I have only understood about 1% of what he is doing ! Fantastic , as always

  • @rudigerhoppe5708
    @rudigerhoppe5708 Год назад +15

    I have to say, I’m impressed. Stumbled upon this channel lately and am since binge watching. Thinking, what will this funny englishman do next. And before a weekend was over you’ve presented an astonishingly equipped lab, rewound transformers and machined aluminium parts for an old turntable. Makes me rethink my own approach to repairs. Very well done!

  • @bhopale1
    @bhopale1 2 года назад +21

    As I always say the craftsmanship at it’s best, nice one Mark, it’s always treat to watch your videos.

  • @endrepinter357
    @endrepinter357 Год назад +2

    As you produced those hinges.....wow! like a proof. Another 50 years for that turntable :)

  • @TerryClarkAccordioncrazy
    @TerryClarkAccordioncrazy Год назад +1

    Wow, many people could fix the electronics but few could also sort the hinges, that's superb work!

  • @DjDestinyChicago
    @DjDestinyChicago Год назад

    I thought I watched all of your videos… I somehow missed this one. Nice job on the hinges 👍👍

  • @nostalgoteket.tvogradioark1494
    @nostalgoteket.tvogradioark1494 Год назад +1

    Hi Mark.
    I follow a lot of people who travel with electronics on RUclips.
    You are my favorite.
    Super professional and with a radiance and a mood that makes you completely happy just to hear and watch. We are very impressed that you can also do all metal processing.
    It could be great if you also made TV, Video and Broadcast Video.
    Hope you continue to post many more videos

  • @daverees8644
    @daverees8644 2 года назад +29

    Absolutely incredible job, you've not only repaired all the faults but you've actually upgraded the hinges too that will never break again, i love old school tech👌

  • @theonl1128
    @theonl1128 2 года назад +2

    Very, very good, nice work! You're a master. 👍

  • @antichicmusic
    @antichicmusic Год назад +8

    Exactly my kind of guy, you are the perfect example of what sustainability should be about, a great virtue in my opinion. Such a shame to see how much stuff gets tossed at the skips which could easily be good for years with some TLC. You deserve way more likes, subscribed!

  • @74wrighty
    @74wrighty 12 дней назад

    Not only an electronics wizard but machining too. I'm impressed.

  • @chatrkat
    @chatrkat 8 месяцев назад +2

    First class repair Mark. Your hinge repair was a bonus I wasn’t expecting. 💯👍

  • @vinylrulesok8470
    @vinylrulesok8470 Месяц назад

    As someone who has zero clue about electronics, watching a video like this is like watching magic being done. Mesmerising atuff

  • @Stremyashisya
    @Stremyashisya Год назад +1

    Отличный мастер, приятно смотреть его обзоры.

  • @ThePooneil
    @ThePooneil 2 года назад +2

    Excellent work! I have the same turntable and was faced with the same hinge issue. I do not have the machine tools/knowledge you have, and ended up putting a "kick stand" on the left side of the lid. I am able to swing the stand as I press the latches to open it up. Not as clean as your repair, but it works. Thanks!

  • @jeffberwick
    @jeffberwick Месяц назад

    Amazing watching you fix those hinges and make them way stronger than the originals!

    • @kyorin6526
      @kyorin6526 Месяц назад

      Those hinges will outlast the whole rest of the unit.

  • @billjananne
    @billjananne 2 года назад +8

    Great diagnosis techniques! So many different skills too. Great job, Mark a pleasure to watch.

  • @SimonWallwork
    @SimonWallwork Год назад +1

    This channel is a bit of a hidden gem. Happy to have found it (as someone who has always struggled with electronics).

  • @iracema1
    @iracema1 Год назад +3

    my post-college roommate had this turntable, and guests used to marvel at the automatic process. It was beyond state-of-the-art for that time just before CDs became the standard. I must have played Linda Ronstadt's "What's New" album 100 times on that machine. Yours is now probably about the only one still in operation 40 years later!

  • @georgedyson9754
    @georgedyson9754 Год назад

    I am amazed that you went to the effort of making completely new hinges! I doubt any other repair shop would have done that! Superb work.

  • @FrankWoodPhotography
    @FrankWoodPhotography Год назад +7

    Wow Mark. What an incredible range of skills you have from micro electronics to machining. Just brilliant. Binge watching all your shows.

  • @DelmaRaySmithJr
    @DelmaRaySmithJr 27 дней назад

    extraordinarily creative in the most practical applications, truly inspiring

  • @Andrew-x7q8c
    @Andrew-x7q8c Год назад

    Making them hinge mounts was absolute genius work!😮😮😮

  • @zarzum
    @zarzum Месяц назад +1

    Impressive, especially the fact that you are a pretty decent machinist too.
    JVC was one of the first japanese brands that started pushing cheap plastics. I am old enough to remember Sony devices made solid from stamped and machined metal, with decent electronics and mechanical design.
    I can see the enormous pride of restoring even these old cheap JVC clunkers and giving them a new life.

    • @m.h.b.3828
      @m.h.b.3828 29 дней назад

      in this case don't blame JVC; it's a rebranded Technics turntable (their 1st gen linear tracking)

    • @zarzum
      @zarzum 29 дней назад

      @
      Thank you 🙏

  • @PhonoDirect
    @PhonoDirect Год назад +2

    Hello Mark, a wonderful work!
    Just a few notes: I would also check and adjust the platter speeds, these are often off the value in those old belt driven turntables. As we see the turntable in question reads just the motor revolutions, not the revolutions of the platter, which are affected by the condition of the belt... which changes over time. The aftermarket belts too, these often happen to be an imprecise lookalikes, so the re-set of the motor speed has to be performed after the belt swap. Here you have to read the platter revolutions either with a stroboscopic disc and a strobe, or via a smartphone positioned on a cushion over the spindle and a measuring app for turntables, which is also precise enough, mostly, depending on the smartphone used 😅(Droids have better apps available and tend to measure more precisely than those Apples).
    Then I would also check and set the stylus pressure, for the similar reasons.
    Last but not least, I would give it a new stylus. Should it be an aftermarket stylus instead of the original, I would set the stylus pressure to the usual safe value of 1.75 - 2.0g, which most of the basic aftermarket styli are made to.
    All the best from Marko.

  • @raymondduck6492
    @raymondduck6492 2 года назад

    During the pandemic, I decided to revive my old Realistic linear tracking turntable. I took it to a repair shop, and just as one problem was fixed, I would get it home and find another. The motor started making noises, but I found a vintage replacement part on ebay. Got it installed only to find that records played about 1/4 revolution too fast. Ugh! I finally broke down and bought a cheap new player. Good on you to keep the old stuff working.

  • @videomentaryproductionschannel
    @videomentaryproductionschannel 2 месяца назад

    Not only do you repair the thing, but you improve on it's design too another great video it's such a treat to watch you at work Mark.

  • @wirdy1
    @wirdy1 Год назад

    This must go down as one of your best ever fixes; the spindle motor, the blown transistor AND the awesome hinge-arm fabrication! Even just lubricating the little areas that need it. I'm in awe at your attention to detail. Wow.

  • @daninnj8580
    @daninnj8580 Месяц назад +1

    One of the most impressive jobs I've ever seen, considering the product has very little value. Your time and effort were amazing for a turntable worth perhaps £100 tops.

    • @MrGamman3yt
      @MrGamman3yt Месяц назад +1

      I used to own one, dang. It's not good? Lol. I was a kid

  • @BABYGODZILLA2009
    @BABYGODZILLA2009 Год назад

    The amount of enthusiasm, attention to detail and extra mile you go to even manufacture a hinge, boy its mind blowing, your videos are way better than 12voltvids (cranky old bastard). Keep up the good work and please do more videos.

  • @bjornarriise
    @bjornarriise Год назад

    Love to see your briliant work of all sorts - including molding and mechanical work. Those hinges were brilliant! And your workshop is brilliant - with all sorts of testing equipment and also metalworking tools - and even an old coil winding machine!
    Your diverse work gives me flashbacs to my earlier carriere when I was running my own workshop, doing independent service work for all sorts of electronic gear. Love it! Keep up the good work! 👋

  • @haydenwall3803
    @haydenwall3803 Год назад +1

    The art is being lost, We need more of these blokes! You are killer dood!

  • @lavorboys
    @lavorboys 2 года назад +2

    extraordinar , urmăresc cu curozitate ,ca un copil, fiecare realizare a dumneavoastră !

  • @satanbane
    @satanbane Год назад

    OMG, what beautiful work. Thank you for demonstrating how to turn something cheap and "not worth fixing" into a work of art. The shop time to build those hinges (not just one, but both!) would surely exceed the value of the unit, even when new. But who can put a value on a labour of love? Bravo!

  • @mrma281
    @mrma281 Год назад

    It turns out better than factory. Great job. This channel deserves much better.

  • @freeelectron8261
    @freeelectron8261 11 месяцев назад

    Just can't get enough of these master repair and refurbish videos. Superb skill level!

  • @hawkmankt
    @hawkmankt Год назад

    Man! You're who I wanna be when I grow up. I just snagged one of these turntables on Marketplace. It's been sitting in a closet for over a decade. It works as I've seen video after the seller replaced the belt. I will, of course, be taking special care of the hinges. Great video!

  • @stephenyoud6125
    @stephenyoud6125 Год назад +3

    Outstanding work, Mark. so you're not just a Sparks but also a multi talented guy. Well done. I love your workshop

  • @46danz
    @46danz Месяц назад

    I am truly humbled. Really enjoying this channel, seems like sound bloke.

  • @MattTester
    @MattTester 2 года назад

    I'm finding these replacement part segments very satisfying and it's not even what I first subscribed for.

  • @thijsvanexel
    @thijsvanexel Год назад

    Just finished my pre-work day meditation by watching this. Thank you!

  • @blackimp4987
    @blackimp4987 Год назад +1

    the pieces of alluminum you manufactured are worth more than the turntable. I love you care details.

  • @hassanodeh6810
    @hassanodeh6810 9 месяцев назад +1

    Very nice and professional work
    Even the idea of replacing the door halls with aluminum parts and their lathing was a very bright idea
    May God always help you. 🌹 🌹 🌹 🌹 ❤

  • @triplefoam
    @triplefoam Год назад

    Hi Mark - I have throughly enjoyed your videos tonight and I look forward to your next one! I am few years older than you and grew up in the 70's in my teens during the tube to transistor change in my father's TV and stereo repair shop! My interest and early education in electronics has repaid me many times over throughout my lifetime both professionally and personally. Thank you for sharing your expertise and wonderful content! Until next time sir!

  • @michaelclutton8446
    @michaelclutton8446 2 года назад +1

    Good work repairing the electronics, making that hinge was genius.

  • @duncangarnett1976
    @duncangarnett1976 2 месяца назад

    Great work mark, well done! That was absolutely amazing. You truly are an artisan of your craft.

  • @ZeroStatic
    @ZeroStatic Месяц назад

    Another great repair job Mark. Thanks for sharing your work with us, your style is so unique and fun to watch. ❤

  • @wulliewebster4596
    @wulliewebster4596 Месяц назад

    You, Sir, are one impressive multi skilled engineer. Top job.

  • @robertroe1956
    @robertroe1956 Год назад

    Always enjoy your videos. I used to (try) to repair computer printers. In the old days you undid screws. Then it became all clips. Be grateful for the screws.

  • @jasonpomare5639
    @jasonpomare5639 2 года назад +9

    The hinge work was brilliant , well done

  • @luciferbox5577
    @luciferbox5577 Год назад +2

    For some reason, I really like watching electronic repair videos, probably because it’s something I know absolutely nothing about. This particular one was fascinating to watch, so I’ll definitely be subscribing.

  • @GeekLabsMusic
    @GeekLabsMusic Год назад +1

    I am addicted to this channel 😢

  • @Steve-bo6ht
    @Steve-bo6ht Год назад +3

    Incredible amount of work put into this interesting turntable Mark really appreciate showing all the steps on getting it back to life 👍and rebuilding the hinge was absolutely next level stuff.