Thank you for posting this! The anti-skate spring on my SL-1300 was weak, and seeing how the mechanism is removed gave me the confidence to tackle it. Fixed!
Thanks so much for this. The lift on my beloved 1500 MK1 hasn't worked for years, and I'd been gotten into the habit of just ignoring it. This video gave me the knowledge and confidence to finally do something about it. It's working perfectly now!
Fascinating episode. Had no idea replacing the dampening fluid in these models was so complicated. I fumbled my way through it on my Q2, but this makes that look like a breeze.
Thank you for guiding me. I bought a Technics Quartz ST- 1400 MK 2 , with queuing working perfectly, speed is perfect. Love the double gimbal tonearm . I hope to get back my Thoren TD modified 160. I have watched you for years and wish you were here in Toronto not BC. Wish I could talk with you soon
Mr Turntable much gratitude to you, right now. My scenario with supervision of my friend a semi retired electronic tech i have totally disassembled a beat down sl1300 MKii that’s been laying around his record store. As you may know, It’s a different beast and monster, anyhow I got that godforsaken complexed arm assembly apart and together, had to replace that famous broken plastic piece with a new 3D printed peice all has gone well and mission accomplished, but it wasn’t moving smoothly have some tweaking and now it needs the cue damp fluid replaced. His assignment for me was to check out your instruction video. Thank again for comprehensive video will let you know how ll turns out!!🙏🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽🔥🔥
Thanks much for this video . I did the same job yesrerday , but in simpler form . I did not remove any wiring but rather just twisted the complete panel counter clockwise . My 'fine' audio wiring from tone arm apeared slightly longer so i had room to remove the cuing shaft and support bushing together after removing the 3 mounting screws . I then removed the lock washer , cleaned and applied 300k silicone , reinserted shaft installed lock washer -- then i remounted the complete bracket with the 3 screws , rotated the bottom plate , applied a tiny amount of 3in1 oil on each visible bushing , installed panel mtg screws and completed necessary assembly . When finished adjusted tone arm lift height and all is just great . I would guess i saved about 10 or 15 minutes by not having to remove and replace audio wires and also removing and replacing cuing shaft and support as a unit . Im not sure weather id have attempted job without first watching your detailed video , but i am an 87yr old still active antique car restorer and inboard boat builder , so im never afraid to try new challanges and adventures -- lol !! --- Paul
Hi, got this table 2 days ago, in quite good condition. But the with the cueing lever, the arm is falling down like a rock. So this video is exactly what I needed to see. Thanks a lot man !
My best friend in high school bought one of these new back in '72. From that moment on I was enamored of Technics turntables. By the time I'd saved enough money to get my own, that series had been discontinued, so I ended up with the 1600, and about a year later bought the 1300Mk2. I currently own a 1300Mk2 as well as a 1200Mk2, and you'll have to pry them from my cold, dead, hands. 🙂
Well done again! And if you find inspiration in doing so, all of the topics you mentioned that this video spiraled out from seem like interesting topics to explore further themselves.
I have a Sony PS-3300 direct drive turntable I bought in 1975 ,it needed some damping fluid so partially disassembled but ran into some road blocks so it was just a lot easier to just stick the fluid syringe needle into the cueing shaft topside an move the cueing lever up an down till desired effect is reached,i ordered my fluid off of E-bay preloaded with fluid an screw on needle $12.00 free shipping, must be patient when applying fluid to see results!!!
That was just fantastic . See you are out in BC. I am in Toronto. My turntable guy was Dave Docuet, who just passed way last week. Do you know a turntable person greatrepair guy in the GTA ?
Thank you, this was great. I wish you had shown the drop speed on the arm after the repair. Can you direct me to a video of a Technics turntable that is dropping slowly as it should. I'm not sure whether to fix mine.
have a SL 1400, i can't get the arm to land on start of record and it wants to move back to the stop position. so even if i move towards center of record it moves back to stop position. any ideas why its doing this ? I want to tackle this, also thanks for your Vid!
Hmmm, I'm needing a turntable for a reintroduction to vinyl, keep hearing vintage is the way to go. But . . . who needs this hassle? Yes, I can see it's a quality made product, and I'm sure it's true that "they don't make them like they used to", but I think I'll go with an Audio Technica 120X and focus on finding albums instead.😊
Thank you very much for great tutorial and your time to record and explain the procedure! Vert well explained and informative! One question, the circlip (e clip) on the piston on my SL-1500 is loose when i try to put it back. It is not bent or damaged but it dont "click" when i put it back when assembling it. I cleaned and lubed parts alltogether and it holds everything when i put it in its place but i dont have snug fit. What should i do, any advice? Thank you
Thanks for the awesome video man. I have a confession to make.. when reassembling the piston with the spring and eclip I accidentally yeeted the spring to god knows where. I spent a solid 30 minutes looking but concluded it’s a goner. Any ideas on how I could replace this? Just a standard spring or something special?
Hi, great videos! I have the damping problem on my 1900 turntable. I watched the video you made about that table however it did not cover the damping issue that you cover in this video. Is the process similar? Where in Canada are you located,?
Thankyou, that was impressive workmanship. I did not realize how much work would be involved in replacing the fluid. Previous owner of my 1500 replaced the fluid and arm wires.Anyone know where I can buy the plastic piece at the end of the arm? It slides into the arm, holds the counter weight? Broke during shipping. Thx, again
Probably from another 1500, unfortunately. Hopefully it's not too bad that you can't glue yours back together though. Or a 3rd option, maybe it can be 3D printed. Either way, good luck!
@@kingofuseddurablecars.ls6040 They're both fully auto, so you're good either way. The 1300 has a solid plinth, and the 1600 has a sprung (suspension) plinth. The 1600 supposedly had the same high torque motor as the 1200, but the 1300's motor has a little less torque, IINM. Just do some research and Google some stuff, you'll learn which is the best for you. 👍
One more question about cue lever. On my SL-1500 , cue lift goes down only to the point where my cue lever is. Example: If i put my cue lever to 1/2 of range down cue lift will go only so, to 1/2 of height. Althrough i changed dampening fluid and now it works perfectly as you explained, cue lever doesnt go down by itself fluidly (like in attached video). Cue lift always "waits" and goes to the position of lever. In this video, cue lever goes by itself down when pushed, and lift follows till bottom until hits the record. > ua-cam.com/video/Fu7yvS8Jm-s/v-deo.html Is there something with lever that i should do?Perhaps lube plastic pivot of the lever in rubber socket? Which lube to use? Thank you
I would like to ask you a question if you don't mind. I have the SL 1300 turntable. It worked perfectly last time I used it which was over 20 years ago. It has been stored in a closet all that time. I have read that they sometimes don't work after long periods of no use and it appears mine falls into that category. It lights up but the platter won't start spinning. It spins freely by hand but the motor doesn't seem to do anything. Is there a quick fix for this or does it need to go somewhere to be serviced? Thank you for any imput.
I have a Technics 1300. I can operated the tone arm manually but if set to auto, it quickly lowers without touching the record and shoots over to the spindle. Does anyone know what kind of problem that is?
@@TurntableGuy Hi, i bougth a silicon oil 300.000 cst and I did the repair, everything works perfectly! My Technics SL-3110, It's like new!! Thanks again.
Thank you for posting this! The anti-skate spring on my SL-1300 was weak, and seeing how the mechanism is removed gave me the confidence to tackle it. Fixed!
Thanks so much for this. The lift on my beloved 1500 MK1 hasn't worked for years, and I'd been gotten into the habit of just ignoring it. This video gave me the knowledge and confidence to finally do something about it. It's working perfectly now!
Well done!
Fascinating episode. Had no idea replacing the dampening fluid in these models was so complicated. I fumbled my way through it on my Q2, but this makes that look like a breeze.
Thank you for guiding me. I bought a Technics Quartz ST- 1400 MK 2 , with queuing working perfectly, speed is perfect. Love the double gimbal tonearm . I hope to get back my Thoren TD modified 160. I have watched you for years and wish you were here in Toronto not BC. Wish I could talk with you soon
Mr Turntable much gratitude to you, right now. My scenario with supervision of my friend a semi retired electronic tech i have totally disassembled a beat down sl1300 MKii that’s been laying around his record store. As you may know, It’s a different beast and monster, anyhow I got that godforsaken complexed arm assembly apart and together, had to replace that famous broken plastic piece with a new 3D printed peice all has gone well and mission accomplished, but it wasn’t moving smoothly have some tweaking and now it needs the cue damp fluid replaced. His assignment for me was to check out your instruction video. Thank again for comprehensive video will let you know how ll turns out!!🙏🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽🔥🔥
Thanks much for this video . I did the same job yesrerday , but in simpler form . I did not remove any wiring but rather just twisted the complete panel counter clockwise . My 'fine' audio wiring from tone arm apeared slightly longer so i had room to remove the cuing shaft and support bushing together after removing the 3 mounting screws . I then removed the lock washer , cleaned and applied 300k silicone , reinserted shaft installed lock washer -- then i remounted the complete bracket with the 3 screws , rotated the bottom plate , applied a tiny amount of 3in1 oil on each visible bushing , installed panel mtg screws and completed necessary assembly . When finished adjusted tone arm lift height and all is just great . I would guess i saved about 10 or 15 minutes by not having to remove and replace audio wires and also removing and replacing cuing shaft and support as a unit .
Im not sure weather id have attempted job without first watching your detailed video , but i am an 87yr old still active antique car restorer and inboard boat builder , so im never afraid to try new challanges and adventures -- lol !! --- Paul
Super helpful. Enjoyed watching but had to get up and go to the bathroom halfway through because of that flowing water sound. 😂
Hi, got this table 2 days ago, in quite good condition. But the with the cueing lever, the arm is falling down like a rock. So this video is exactly what I needed to see.
Thanks a lot man !
Brave man for attempting that live on camera, but great to see.
My best friend in high school bought one of these new back in '72. From that moment on I was enamored of Technics turntables. By the time I'd saved enough money to get my own, that series had been discontinued, so I ended up with the 1600, and about a year later bought the 1300Mk2. I currently own a 1300Mk2 as well as a 1200Mk2, and you'll have to pry them from my cold, dead, hands. 🙂
Thanks so much, amazing soldering job on those tonearm wires!!
Just repaired my JVC JL a40. 500k silicone grease, 8 bucks at Amazon. Cueing works perfect after 50 years, also recapped the power supply.
A heroic job. On the Mk w models, the plasic cueing mechanism,will break, and needs to be replaced by a 3d printed part, Even more difficult
Well done again! And if you find inspiration in doing so, all of the topics you mentioned that this video spiraled out from seem like interesting topics to explore further themselves.
I have a Sony PS-3300 direct drive turntable I bought in 1975 ,it needed some damping fluid so partially disassembled but ran into some road blocks so it was just a lot easier to just stick the fluid syringe needle into the cueing shaft topside an move the cueing lever up an down till desired effect is reached,i ordered my fluid off of E-bay preloaded with fluid an screw on needle $12.00 free shipping, must be patient when applying fluid to see results!!!
I've never had good luck injecting damping fluid into the cylinder.
As long as the turntable isn't full of dust, needle injection works just fine every 5 years.
That was just fantastic . See you are out in BC. I am in Toronto. My turntable guy was Dave Docuet, who just passed way last week. Do you know a turntable person greatrepair guy in the GTA ?
Nice work, thanks.
Another great informative video. Thank you.
Thank you, this was great.
I wish you had shown the drop speed on the arm after the repair. Can you direct me to a video of a Technics turntable that is dropping slowly as it should. I'm not sure whether to fix mine.
have a SL 1400, i can't get the arm to land on start of record and it wants to move back to the stop position. so even if i move towards center of record it moves back to stop position. any ideas why its doing this ? I want to tackle this, also thanks for your Vid!
Just wonder if the 2 little could come off the solder spot all would come off
Hmmm, I'm needing a turntable for a reintroduction to vinyl, keep hearing vintage is the way to go. But . . . who needs this hassle? Yes, I can see it's a quality made product, and I'm sure it's true that "they don't make them like they used to", but I think I'll go with an Audio Technica 120X and focus on finding albums instead.😊
Hi! Any information on the repair for the Technics SL 1300 MK2? Thanks
Thank you for this., i have turn table 1400mk, the issue is the spinner spins fast., any idea to fixed this problem?
Thank you very much for great tutorial and your time to record and explain the procedure! Vert well explained and informative!
One question, the circlip (e clip) on the piston on my SL-1500 is loose when i try to put it back. It is not bent or damaged but it dont "click" when i put it back when assembling it. I cleaned and lubed parts alltogether and it holds everything when i put it in its place but i dont have snug fit. What should i do, any advice?
Thank you
Squeeze the ends together a tiny bit with a pair of pliers.
Thanks for the awesome video man. I have a confession to make.. when reassembling the piston with the spring and eclip I accidentally yeeted the spring to god knows where. I spent a solid 30 minutes looking but concluded it’s a goner. Any ideas on how I could replace this? Just a standard spring or something special?
That's too bad. There would be nothing special about the spring. I'd just order an assortment of small coil springs on ebay and try to match it up.
Hi, great videos! I have the damping problem on my 1900 turntable. I watched the video you made about that table however it did not cover the damping issue that you cover in this video. Is the process similar?
Where in Canada are you located,?
Nice video, thanks for sharing!
Thankyou, that was impressive workmanship. I did not realize how much work would be involved in replacing the fluid. Previous owner of my 1500 replaced the fluid and arm wires.Anyone know where I can buy the plastic piece at the end of the arm? It slides into the arm, holds the counter weight? Broke during shipping. Thx, again
Probably from another 1500, unfortunately. Hopefully it's not too bad that you can't glue yours back together though. Or a 3rd option, maybe it can be 3D printed. Either way, good luck!
@@R3TR0R4V3 Thank you , 3D printer sounds like the way to go.
@@r.q.5457Did you ever get the plastic piece???
Yikes! This looks like a total nightmare of a job. So glad I went with the SL-1600 instead. 😬
Yep, much easier job on the 1600, 1700,& 1800
1300 or 1600?? Which is better?? I want a fully automatic
@@kingofuseddurablecars.ls6040 They're both fully auto, so you're good either way. The 1300 has a solid plinth, and the 1600 has a sprung (suspension) plinth. The 1600 supposedly had the same high torque motor as the 1200, but the 1300's motor has a little less torque, IINM. Just do some research and Google some stuff, you'll learn which is the best for you. 👍
Hey, I want a automatic TT. The 1300 SL VS 1600 ??? Which one is better???
Tough choice. I like the 1300, but that's just me.
@@TurntableGuy I know you said that the 1600 is much easier to work on
@@kingofuseddurablecars.ls6040 it is. I just prefer the 1300.
what is the exact dampening fluid you did use? Some are more liquid than other. Your seems to be like grease
turntablebasics.com/silicone.html
Спасибо за видео! Очень помогли!
One more question about cue lever.
On my SL-1500 , cue lift goes down only to the point where my cue lever is.
Example: If i put my cue lever to 1/2 of range down cue lift will go only so, to 1/2 of height. Althrough i changed dampening fluid and now it works perfectly as you explained, cue lever doesnt go down by itself fluidly (like in attached video). Cue lift always "waits" and goes to the position of lever.
In this video, cue lever goes by itself down when pushed, and lift follows till bottom until hits the record. > ua-cam.com/video/Fu7yvS8Jm-s/v-deo.html
Is there something with lever that i should do?Perhaps lube plastic pivot of the lever in rubber socket? Which lube to use? Thank you
Sounds like you may have some dried up grease within the tonearm base. Check out my video on the SL-1900.
I would like to ask you a question if you don't mind. I have the SL 1300 turntable. It worked perfectly last time I used it which was over 20 years ago. It has been stored in a closet all that time. I have read that they sometimes don't work after long periods of no use and it appears mine falls into that category. It lights up but the platter won't start spinning. It spins freely by hand but the motor doesn't seem to do anything. Is there a quick fix for this or does it need to go somewhere to be serviced? Thank you for any imput.
I highly recommend downloading the service manual from vinylengine.com. You are going to have to check and confirm voltages. Good luck.
This is months after your post but for what it is worth you can rebuild the control board. Saw someone on fleabay selling a parts kits.
Amazing video thank you! Subscribed. Do you know if there’s any difference to do this on a SL-1300MK2?
The MKII is a completely different turntable. Thanks.
@@TurntableGuy thank you for letting me know
Can I use Maji-lube? It's the Silicone grease I use for my pool gaskets
Depends on the viscosity.
I have a Technics 1300. I can operated the tone arm manually but if set to auto, it quickly lowers without touching the record and shoots over to the spindle. Does anyone know what kind of problem that is?
Sticky, dried grease on the auto-return mechanism.
@@TurntableGuy Thanks so much for the input. That will give me a starting point. I just want some idea what needs to be fixed before I hire a tech.
Probably not good to set the plinth on the tone arm.
By chance...Does this video apply to the SL 1700 first gen?
Nope. The 1600, 1700 and 1800 are completely different designs. I have an earlier video that shows how to disassemble the 1700 mk1.
@@TurntableGuy Much appreciated; I’ll check it out!
@@DerekCully Sorry, that should have read 1900
@@TurntableGuy; not a worry👍.
You let us watch all that time, and did not get to see the dam thing work
Ha. Take his word for it.
You appear to be grease-phobic. So much drama and sensationalism…thought I was watching James Bond disarm a nuclear device.
You appear to be a typical UA-cam trolling asshole. Be gone.
Hi! Sorry for my bad english, i speak it just a little, My question: Is any silicon oil of 300.000 cst ( or cps) good? Thanks for any response
Yes, 300.000 cst if fine.
@@TurntableGuy Sorry but:" Yes, 300.000 cst if fine"...If fine or is fine?
Is fine@@vila6969
@@TurntableGuy Thanks a lot!
@@TurntableGuy Hi, i bougth a silicon oil 300.000 cst and I did the repair, everything works perfectly! My Technics SL-3110, It's like new!! Thanks again.