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skot_e
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Registered: Dec 2005
Location: Adelaide

OK, Here's some more i have uploaded as requested. Bit of a delay... sorry bout that. Last one wasn't copied properly but link should still work i think. Not sure if it is common to all 1200's but i found the C frame that supports the tonearm had one of the screw/pivot bits glued in, so i just worked around that one leaving it in but removing other side.

Gotta say that for simplicity, you prob should just buy the assembly as a whole. For budget tho, removal would be better. To get the part you can order through your local panasonic service centre. (Part number for silver arm is SFPAM18201K - note that i don't know if this includes the wires and tip or if it is just the arm piece itself, also, this is a quote from a pdf of a service manual and it is slightly blury so only use as a guide. I have included at bottom for you to see)
Got to the panasonic website and look from there. No need to go through ebay etc. Quite time consuming as there are many steps. I have recorded all these photo's to help reassemble mine once painted. (ready this week)

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*Edit* Just read the other posts some of which make mine a bit redundant... oh well. Included anyway....

skot_e

Jul-25-2008 11:11 Australia

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Allied Nations
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Registered: Mar 2004
Location: MTHELL

quote:
Originally posted by CReddick
Yeah, but nothing a super value. I ended up ordering mine at Guitar Center. They charged the exact same price +$5 shipping as Pioneer Parts online.

how much total?

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Jul-26-2008 14:40

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CReddick
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Registered: Apr 2005
Location: Los Angeles (Burbank), CA

Got the tone arm assembly swapped out tonight. Took about 45 minutes. Cost me $65 total.

I did not remove the ground wire.

I'll post step by step pics in a new DIY thread.

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Aug-03-2008 05:17 United States

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DJ RANN
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Registered: May 2001
Location: Hollywood....

quote:
Originally posted by CReddick
Got the tone arm assembly swapped out tonight. Took about 45 minutes. Cost me $65 total.

I did not remove the ground wire.

I'll post step by step pics in a new DIY thread.

Good job. Pics would be useful for future reference on here.

Aug-03-2008 22:16

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CReddick
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Registered: Apr 2005
Location: Los Angeles (Burbank), CA

I wont lie, I was kind of surprised when it all worked when i was done.

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Aug-04-2008 00:14 United States

Zak McKracken
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Registered: Jun 2003
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wouldnt u get summing/buzzing/50Hz noise when removing the ground cable?

Aug-05-2008 00:49

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DJ RANN
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Registered: May 2001
Location: Hollywood....

quote:
Originally posted by palm
wouldnt u get summing/buzzing/50Hz noise when removing the ground cable?

No, you're not removing as such, just combining it with the cold component of the signal, which is fine for turntables.

Aug-05-2008 00:57

GuestFridays
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Registered: Aug 2008
Location: Los Angeles, U.S.A.

yea, I had bought a 1210m5g on ebay , thing came all tore up. tone arm busted, dust cover (oh no!), the platter was actually underneath the TT in the shipping box (wtf?) The great thing about techs are, replacement parts are everywhere, they are fairly basic machines, and if you can't fix it, there's always tons of people that can help lol

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Matt Es
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Registered: Aug 2007
Location: Los Angeles.

shit i just knocked the tone-arm loose accidentally.. something fell on it.

anybody know if there are repair places you can take your turntables to so that i dont have to go through all the trouble?

Aug-09-2008 03:51