ourkid said about 4 years ago or at 4:58PM on Friday, December 19 2008 in classifieds
My portable Numark PT-01 is broken (speed goes up and down randomly) and the dude at the repair shop said it would cost more to get it repaired than to get a new one. Not the end of the world, am keen to upgrade...but...
Anyone around here a hobby repair person that would take it of my hands for a nominal fee so they can fix it up themselves and keep/sell? I hate throwing it away and don't see why anyone who couldn't fix it would want it.
Just thought I would ask.
I just saw the thing I want for Christmas, thanks to you, ourkid.
The PT-01 USB.
But what is wrong with your baby? The motor is fucked?
Think so. The speed (at any RPM) is really erratic - a shame because it is a nice little unit and the built in speaker is surprisingly decent.
If the motor's fucked, besides putting a whole new motor in, there's not much to be done, I guess.
This sounds a bit ridiculous but I am so loathe to just throw this record player out - does anyone know a hi fi place that I could just give it to? They could fix it up and sell it maybe. Or does anyone know someone who likes to tinker with this stuff? - will happily give it to them.
Is the belt slipping? Might just need a new one.
Did the dude in the repair shop open it up for you?
it sounds like it could be interesting. cut some crap records up and glue or stick them back to gether and play those on it. The erratic speed will actually add to it. Christian Marclay would be proud. Christian on Youtube
Block - I just called the place, explained it to the repair guy and he said it would cost more to look at it and fix it than the price of a new one. Maybe I should just get it fixed anyways.
Have you opened it up and had a look inside?
Nope...wouldn't know where to start
take it to the local old school repair joint...I took mine there with a similar problem and the dude fixed it for about 70 bucks.
ourkid, I love playing around with shit like that. Can I have it?
Any idea where an old school repair joint is in Carlton/Fitzroy area??
Modi - will get a repair quote and if it is too much, it is all yours.
there's one in most strip shopping areas....you know, the ''dvd, videa Hi-Fi repair'' person. They're usually struggling to make a buck and look after you. And will tell you if it's too hard to or expensive to fix....
You start with a screwdriver, usually a Phillips head.
oooohhh! we've got this really old cabinet record player (with a record in it!) that we found recently, BUT can't make it work. anyone know somewhere in sydney that could fix it? it's kinda a pain in the butt to move...
It's fixed! Took it to Medisonic in Carlton North and cost me $60. Apparently one of the bearings underneath the turntable was a bit fucked and was causing the pitch to shift. So glad I decided to take ya'll advice....sorry Modi.
I have the same record player. The inbuilt speaker is ok, I guess, but I would definitely love to hook it up with an amplifier and speakers. But it's good if you just use headphones.
i have the same problem, anyone know how to fix it at home?