![]() I have no idea what kind of cartridge it is. PROGRESS! And for the first time I got to hear how good it sounds. It played the record all the way through. After fiddling with it a little, I put the platter back on and plugged it in and, lo and behold, for the first time the arm did not immediately retreat back to the cradle. ![]() I examined the spring-loaded linkage you mentioned and it seems to move freely-it is not stuck nor is there the least resistance anywhere. ![]() I've done some very minor turntable repair thanks to great information on this site-I fashioned from a Bic pen a steuerpimpel for a thrift store Dual, rewired a tonearm-but my mechanical knowhow and ability is quite limited.Īny suggestions would be welcome. I have combed through a number of Elac threads but have yet to find much on this. But, again, before it has a chance to start playing the record it has lifted and is repeating the whole annoying process. If you manually turn that spindle-holder gizmo (machine unplugged, of course), the arm lifts and lands. (I have not gone in from underneath yet.) With the power off, I removed the platter and found that by turning the tube that holds the spindle I can put the arm through its mechanical paces and watch the mechanism in action from above. I tried a hint I saw on this site, locking the arm in place and letting it cycle, but in my case that made no difference. In fact, there seems to be no way to stop the motor that drives the idler wheel except by unplugging it. If you put on a stack of records, it goes through them playing a second or two of each one before the next drops. BUT whether you're using the stacking or single-play spindle, the arm abruptly lifts and retreats within a second or two of landing, then repeats the cycle. The record drops and stylus lands in the right spot on the album. The auto functions seem to work fine up to a point. I don't want to deal with the considerable hassle and expense of sending it back. ![]() My understanding is that the machine was working well, having been completely disassembled and relubed, before I bought it and the seller seems trustworthy. This goes out to anyone who might know how to fix an Elac Miracord 46 mechanical problem. ![]()
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