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| Thread ID: 36912 | 2003-08-23 07:33:00 | OT-- Pioneer Turntable to PC | nalla (1386) | Press F1 |
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| 169867 | 2003-08-23 07:33:00 | Hi I want to transfer-" no longer available LP,s"- to PC so I dragged out from under the bed all covered in dust a Pioneer PL400 Quartz turntable It must be 20 years old and goes but it will not keep an even speed which is supposed to be kept even by the quartz. Has anyone had any experience with these?, I have a funny feeling I was warned they were great until the quartz gave out and then they were expensive to fix. |
nalla (1386) | ||
| 169868 | 2003-08-24 04:02:00 | The quartz shouldn't "give out". It's a little polished slab between two plates in a vacuum sealed package. It vibrates at a steady rate. Quartz crystals do this for many many years. The one in my watch is over 20 years old, so it has done more than 32768*3600*24*365.24 oscillations so far. I would be disapointed if it stopped. :D The most likely cause of any problems will be too much dust. Pull it out, and clean the dust out of it. I am guessing that it's a direct drive one ... a rubber belt might have perished. For hints on software, try "vinyl CD" to the search on this page. :D |
Graham L (2) | ||
| 169869 | 2003-08-24 04:21:00 | Also a little 3in1 oil on the motor bearings. also, I hope you realise that the turntable will have to go through a pre-amp first. As it will most likely be a magnetic cartridge, it will require much amplification and equalisation. It won't just plug into the sound card mic/line input. |
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