Tutorial how to open an Technics MK5 (Pitch justifing)

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Posted by nyron on May-18-2006 11:52:

Tutorial how to open an Technics MK5 (Pitch justifing)

Hey guys, im looking for a tutorial that shows me how to open a technics... i would appreciate an article with pcitures in it...

can be in german or english =))

thx in advanced =)

Posted by skot_e on May-18-2006 12:11:

http://music.hyperreal.org/dj/sl1200.html

What you planning on doing? Why would you alter a mk5?

Posted by nyron on May-18-2006 15:20:

well my pitch doesnt work that good anymore...

it has become impossible to find the exact beatsyncrone setting...

the tracks runs always too fast or too slowly after about 20 seconds.

even if i correct the pitch for just a an incredible small millimeter...it still wont runs syncrone (then too fast or too slowly (depends on what speedproblem i had before))

Posted by skot_e on May-19-2006 00:44:

Is that just around centre/zero or across the whole thing?
You must give 'em a beating!

Posted by Timski on May-19-2006 01:49:

Yeah have you been running them with the platter off or something?

Posted by skot_e on May-19-2006 02:07:

hey Timski, your sig makes me laugh every time I see it.
As for taking the platter off, I take it your refering to the advice not to operate in such a way. To be honest I don't know what the affect is, as the platter is really a floating magnet sitting in an electro magnetic field. I'm no tech, but I don't understand how removing the platter damages the drive system. My dex are fine after 13yrs and I've had my platter off numerous times and switched it on. I dunno.

Posted by Tony Morello on May-19-2006 05:59:

how could you have an MK5 for 13 years... they were only released a few years ago, if that?

Posted by skot_e on May-19-2006 06:55:

i have mk2's. I never said I had mk5's?

Posted by Trance Nutter on May-19-2006 06:58:

A fault with a Technics?

Impossible!

Posted by Tony Morello on May-19-2006 21:44:

your title says MK5

Posted by skot_e on May-20-2006 01:22:

Ahhh! I see the error of your ways... not my thread.

On a side note, was there ever a mk4?

Posted by Tony Morello on May-20-2006 03:35:

heh, no worries

yes, there was i believe, i think it was only released in japan

there was a thread a while back that had all the technics turntables and their model numbers ever released i think

Posted by DizkokidD on May-21-2006 01:55:

could it be that the magentic field that spins the platter could have shorted out somehow. I know this is what happened to mine. luckly i had a one already that i was using for parts and i changed this out and it worked like new..

just a thought

Posted by skot_e on May-21-2006 02:06:

I've not had a problem with mine. Even working on it with the platter off and power on. Interesting yours shorted out. What I'm trying to understands is how it can cause damage when effectively the platter and the drive device are not even connected. The only thing I can think of is that without the platter, there is not enough resistance in the circuit and it might cause a spike which could burn out one of the coils. Like I said, I'm not a tech so this is just a theory.