how to change the tone arm on a technics sl 1200/1210 turntable part 2

This is a video showing you how you can change your tone arm on a technics SL 1200/1210 turntable.

ALWAYS UNPLUG YOUR MIXER FROM THE MAINS BEFORE ATTEMPTING ANY SIRVICING OR REPIRES.


INFORMATION.

Remember to set the anti-skating to 0 before removing the tone arm or it will not work correctly when you replace the tone arm.

When de-soldering and re-soldering the wires for the tone try to use lead solder as the solder originally used on the circuit board 90% of the time is leaded solder.

Dont forget to make note of the order the wires went in.

Make sure you store all the crews in a safe place and dont loose them.

if you would like more information on removing the screws from the bottom the link below takes you to another video were i go into more detail.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxZxJsuW-dY&tmf=18
the part your interested in is about 2:55.


WARNINGS.

Do not over tighten the 2 screws holding the tone arm to the rest of the assembly the screws in older models are made of aluminum, even the modern brass screws can cross thread easily.

Never turn the turntable upside down without any type of cushion under underneath it you could damage the tone arm, and be careful if youre using the turntable dust cover to support the turntable whilst its upside down the plastic they are made from is very brittle.

Be careful not to break any of the thin wires from the tone arm as they are a very delicate.

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[Gaetanobarsa]

you are very good m8 thx from spain.......good teacher..

[viperfrank]

@Gaetanobarsa Thank you very much, I'm glad you like the videos, I will try to get some more up very soon.

thanks again.

nice one!!!

[BluBeep]

Great detail! Thanks!

[viperfrank]

@BluBeep thank you very much for your kind words, I am glad you like the video.

thank you!

nice one!!!

[psykick77]

How much does the COMPLETE tonearm assembly cost? So far i can only find seperate parts not a complete set-up

[viperfrank]

@psykick77 hi there, you will find it quite hard to find a hole tone arm assembly new because its not a standard replacement part, you will have better luck finding one second hand, the price will vary depending one the condition, age .ect but your looking at any thing form £30 - £100 for a really good condition one.

what I did to get that part was to buy a knackered 1200 that had a good tone arm, cost me like £60 and had some other spare parts left over.

thanks for your comment

nice one!!!

[vipguddu123]

great work james...

[fiat131abarth1]

Brilliant tutorial. No doubt your videos have helped loads of people around the world. So thanks.

[capicva]

Managed to do it this morning, brand new tone arm installed. Massive thanks, amazing tutorial!

[DJSTEVIET1]

@DJSTEVIET1 B4 I GO WHEN I BROUGHT A NEW COMPLETE TONE ARM THE WIRES WERNT VERY LONG SO WHEN I FOLLOWED YOUR VIDEO ON REPLACING IT YOU STATED YOU HAVE TO UNSOLDER THE TINY WIRES FROM THE OLD ARM THEN RESOLDER THE NEW ONES ON,I OBVIOUSLY COUULDNT DO AS NEW WIRES TO SHORT SO I CUT THE OLD WIRES BY THE ANTISKATE BUTTON AND DONE A TIGHT TWIST CONNECTION TO THE WIRES ON THE NEW ARM WHICH WAS VERY DIFFICULT BUT IS NOW COMPLETE,DO U THINK THAT CAN AFFECT THE SOUND QUALITY,ALL JOINS ARE TAPED SEALED

[DJSTEVIET1]

@DJSTEVIET1 HI VIPERFRANK JUST WANA SAY LOVE YA VIDEOS THEY HAVE HELPED ME MORE THAN YOU KNOW,MY 1210 MK2 DECKS ARE MY PRIDE AND JOY BUT FOUND IT STRANGE TO LOVE SOMETHING FOR SO LONG BUT KNOW VERY LITTLE ABOUT THEM TILL I SAW YOUR EXCELLENT VIDEOS,WENT STRAIGHT IN AT THE DEEP END AND FOLLOWED YOUR VIDEO ON CHANGING THE COMPLETE TONE ARM AND TO MY AMAZMENT YOU HAD ME DOING THINGS I THOUGHT WAS IMPOSIBLE.ALSO DONE YOUR PLATTER CLEANING ONE WHICH BROUGHT BK THE SPARKLE AND ALL OF UR SET UP VIDEOS

[DJSTEVIET1]

@Gaetanobarsa 

[ghal3on]

Best tutorials on youtube!

[DJAYGIZMO]

I am having issues with my ground on my technic..in scratch live..the signal bar is red..i got it internally grounded after n it still has bad signal...what can it b?

[johoward85]

Great vid. One quick question, is it possible to change the tube of the tone arm without de soldering the circuit board? Thanks again for the great tutorials.