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Old 02-02-2010, 04:58 PM
DaveWM DaveWM is offline
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Another thing about the cart is it uses a little rubber part that engages the needle (on that one anyway prob an astatic 475) and activates the two elements. on mine the rubber had gotten hard as a rock was bent out of shape. I hope yours is ok, as they are somewhat hard to find and/or expensive (seen them for 30-60$).

The turntable drive uses a singel idler wheel. On one of mine I was able to turn the wheel on a lathe and take off about 1/16 to make it round (had a divot from the motor shaft drive) then I used a wide rubber band like the kind found on broccli (really) that fit around the wheel. Works like a charm. Since the wheel is just an idler, the diameter is not super critical, other than for making sure it falls withing the right size to put pressure on the turntable when engaged.
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