need help with a 1210 !!!

[dazz m]

had a set of 1210's now for about 13yrs. give them some hammering and am very lucky that i havent even had to get them serviced. (just changed needles here and there!).
recently though,one of the decks has started to wander whilst in the middle of a mix,either just slowing down or speeding up.
i suppose its just the same as when you're mixing when the pitch is nearly at 0.
the only thing i can say is that i have had the decks speeded up since i have had them,although i dont think this is the problem though.
has anyone an idea to the problem or encountered the same thing?
any help is much appreciated.

[anthonyf218]

Originally Posted by dazz m

recently though,one of the decks has started to wander whilst in the middle of a mix,either just slowing down or speeding up.
i suppose its just the same as when you're mixing when the pitch is nearly at 0.
:

come on, cant kid a kidder, ive been using that same excuse when i fuck up a mix for 16 yrs now

know wot you mean though, thought it was just me going daft.

[easty]

Originally Posted by anthonyf218

know wot you mean though, thought it was just me going daft.

thats them bags of bud that are making u think things are happening when they r not

[glenn]

ime having the same trouble with one of mine
does make yer think yer losing it though

[nowthen]

sounds like you need a new pitch fader, got 1 a bit back an it was about £100 inc fitting.

[Biskit]

Originally Posted by dazz m

the only thing i can say is that i have had the decks speeded up since i have had them,although i dont think this is the problem though.

thats more than likely ur problem. Best to never mess around with the speed

[Northern Star]

Could do with getting the ones i have re callibrated cus they tend to go off the boikl just off 'o' pitch

[glenn]

Originally Posted by Northern Star

Could do with getting the ones i have re callibrated cus they tend to go off the boikl just off 'o' pitch

whan does this"recaliberated" actually intail hun?
as inneed of givving mine"a good seing to" [ahem ]

[Northern Star]

If you open them up there should be two screws inside clearely marked (one is for the pitch calibration) that needs turning back to factory settings! im not brave enough to open the decks up myself but dave will have a look at them for me im sure next time hes up at mine! makes life really hard work when mixing around the '0' pitch marker

[Presuming Ed]

If you remove the platter (lift off the spindle) there is a Plastic grille type cover with about 4 or 5 screws. If you remove this you will see a blue potentiometer (Which if the decks has been pitched up will have the arrow at 3 o'clock) the factory setting is for the arrow to be pointing to 12 o clock, so will need to be turned 'Anticlock wise' back to that position'. Ed

[Northern Star]

Originally Posted by presuminged

If you remove the platter (lift off the spindle) there is a Plastic grille type cover with about 4 or 5 screws. If you remove this you will see a blue potentiometer (Which if the decks has been pitched up will have the arrow at 3 o'clock) the factory setting is for the arrow to be pointing to 12 o clock, so will need to be turned 'Anticlock wise' back to that position'. Ed

heheheh thats a bit clearer lol cheers ed i take it youve done this yourself! dya think ill be able to do it without fuckin it up???

[betty spaghetti]

Technics SL-1200Mk2/SL-1210Mk2 Turntables FAQ

Have a good read thru this, loads of handy hints

[CANO ...]

Ive got a manual deb i can scan it and email it over to you if you like ?

[Presuming Ed]

Not exactly super basic, but i found this on the net....This is a full calibration guide:
Technics 1200 Pitch Calibration

[Northern Star]

Originally Posted by CANO ...

Ive got a manual deb i can scan it and email it over to you if you like ?

yes please hun - much appreciated