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Posted by toxa on Jun-27-2002 17:58:

Question about slipmats

I recently purchased a pair of gemini 2100 tts.
I have a question, when i backspin the record or similar things like that, i often stop the whole table from spinning instead of just the slipmat. Is this the fault of the gemini slipmat or seomthing else?

Posted by JohnSmith on Jun-27-2002 18:04:

It's because you have gemini tables, they don't have much torque.

you could try putting a circular piece of wax paper under the slipmatt to make it more slippery.

but, the best solution is to get technics.

Posted by bodhichitta on Jun-27-2002 20:13:

I agree with JohnSmith, best solution is to get tech's.

But otherwise, I have two Numark TT-100's that have OK torque but not that great, and on some records (the heavier ones), the platter stops when I try to backspin, just like your situation. What I usually do in solution is to lift the record ever so slightly from where I'm holding it down, so that less friction is created between the record and the slipmat. Usually the platter keeps spinning when I do this.

Hope that helps!

JohnSmith: interesting solution regarding the wax paper. I would like to try that too, though I don't know where I can get wax paper in that format.

Posted by ampburner on Jun-27-2002 20:30:

quote:
Originally posted by JohnSmith
you could try putting a circular piece of wax paper under the slipmatt to make it more slippery.

that's the solution right there. But the TEchnics comment, sorry but that's BS. Gemini PT2100 are great TT's for home DJ use. Sure they're not Technics but they are just fine

Posted by toxa on Jun-27-2002 20:43:

You think the slipmats have nothing to do with it?

Posted by JohnSmith on Jun-27-2002 20:50:

You can just cut a circle out of some wax paper. or sometimes records come with this kind of stuff inside. already cut into a circle.

as for techs, well, they would have better torque and thus be better.
but gemini 2100s would be ok anyway prolly.

Posted by matt_a on Jun-28-2002 12:38:

On my decks most records are fine but its only on thicker records like Push it slows down? But on Southern Sun etc its fine cause they are thinner. Why the hell do they make all the reocrds different thicknesses?