Technics 1210 Pitch Control Removal

[qUE]

I think you'll need the pitch control in to complete the circuit to the motor. I dunno about bridging that circuit, I expect it'll make the turntable spin too fast, so you may need to put a resistor in to match the resistance of 0 pitch on the slider.

[Barely Human]

I think you'll need the pitch control in to complete the circuit to the motor. I dunno about bridging that circuit, I expect it'll make the turntable spin too fast, so you may need to put a resistor in to match the resistance of 0 pitch on the slider.

I think it should be fine to bridge the connection as this is basically how the quartz lock works in the center of the slider. Don't hold me to this though

[qUE]

I think it should be fine to bridge the connection as this is basically how the quartz lock works in the center of the slider. Don't hold me to this though

Haha "quartz lock", that's a fancy name for a ball bearing.

Tbh, I doubt there is quartz used in the timing of the motor revolutions, I expect it's just a capacitor regulating it. Panasonic made those decks as basic as possible so that there is less to go wrong. They were originally designed for military use after all.

[teknorich]

They were originally designed for military use after all.

Whuuuut?! More details needed!

[qUE]

Whuuuut?! More details needed!

Not sure where I heard it from, I think it might be a hear say thing from someone else.

Haha, typical google not turning up anything to corroborate what I've said. Well nearest thing I've found is that the metal and rubber used on the Technics turntables is military grade, which I think would be a bit overkill for consumer use :)

Obviously turntables were used for military radio and I suspect there would be a requirement for kit to be as durable as possible since equipement gets shifted around all the time during operations, although it's probably all ipod now :(


Also, I maybe wrong what I said about quartz being in circuit for rpm regulation since "quartz synthesizer" is mentioned in the deck name, it might be used to regulate the charging the capacitor, but then quartz is low voltage afaik, really very very little information on what a quartz synthesizer actually is.

[hardacid]

Whuuuut?! More details needed!

i like the sound of them being up to military standard...the abuse my 1210's have had and get is big and they still stand to attention on requirement...

if they were'nt up to military spec they should be