I'm bidding on a turntable on eBay and the auction says everything works as it should except that the little pop up light bulb needs to be replaced. What type of bulb is it and can it be replaced easily by hand?

the pop-up LED light. Some ppl use it, some ppl don't. It's just a small led light that you should be able to purchase from technics or from a decent pro-audio shop. replacement however is another story.

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Mine burned out long time ago. I mix along with my desk lamp anyway, don't need them.

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Ok, but am I capable of replacing it myself or will I need a professional to do it?

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Originally posted by TruffleShuffle Ok, but am I capable of replacing it myself or will I need a professional to do it?

You can do it yourself easily. In fact people mod theirs often too with different coloured lights.

You can find them all over. http://store.djhardwares.com/tec12serturp.html

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Originally posted by SgtFoo the pop-up LED light. Some ppl use it, some ppl don't. It's just a small led light that you should be able to purchase from technics or from a decent pro-audio shop. replacement however is another story.

the mk5s (and 5g) use a led but the mk2s use an incandescant bulb

£pennies to do.

I would say %50 of the ones i encounter in clubs have burnt out.

While some of the pictures on this link don't work. It does give you a fair idea on how the whole process of replacing the light works.

Hope that helps..

http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStri...StylusLight.htm

nelly

i think the pop-up lights are the first thing (and usually the only thing other than the tone arm clip) to go. they either burn out or get stuck down. if you are handy with electronics and a soldering iron, you can replace them yourself. otherwise find an authorized technics repair shop. i personally use my pop up lights alot, especially when im trying to figure out how much time ive got left on a 33rpm record with 2 tracks on the side im playing.

and good job goin with techs. even if they are used and beat to shit, they will probably still work and sound great.