So the F/G models use 2 belts, a Servo belt for advancing the stylus arm and a turntable belt to get the platter up to speed so the sync plates can take over. The turntable belt rarely needs to be changed, the servo belt needs to be changed almost every time. Unfortunately the belt that RCA used had a concave design which is no longer manufactured. So I offer a kit that comes with a smaller belt and small plastic washers. The washers and smaller belt design prevent it from riding up the motor shaft and get stuck along the wall of the mounting bracket. I offer both the servo belt kit and turntable belt for sale on my website cedatum.com or if you would like measurements of the original belts they can be found here, cedmagic.com/tech-info/belt-replacement-guide/belt-specs.html

They can be quite expensive depending on your location. But if you are in the US you can find them fairly easily through various online buy and sell pages and usually for pretty cheap and people just want to get rid of them.

Not only is it era-appropriate, it was actually designed by RCA to be used with their videodisc player as the remote can control both the TV and the Player.

Because it needs to be up off the table to access the height adjustment screw on the bottom of the player. You actually want to be playing a disc when you adjust the screw so you can raise it up just to the point where it stops scraping. Then FF the movie about 10 minutes and keep checking the picture to make sure it's playing good and there is no scraping. You may need to make additional up or down adjustments as needed. Keep checking till the end of the disc. Star Wars is recommended for this procedure as it goes to 60 minutes on side one. Also you don't have to use Powerade bottles, that's just what I had handy, you can use books, or cans of soup, or whatever you want really. lol

Lots of factors at play here, I guess it depends on what the model is, how much they want for it, who you are getting it from, is shipping involved, has it been tested, and most important of all...how badly do you want it?

​@ketonicdude item is not tested. Just says it works. No disk. No shipping just a 20 min drive for $80 bucks. SFT 100 is the model. Kind of want it but don't need a boat anchor either. Thanks for your help.

@@millertube40 I would be curious to know how they can say it works without a disc to test it with. I presume when they say it works they mean it powers on and had a load indicator. This does not mean that the player works. Most likely it will need a new servo motor belt, and possibly a new stylus. There's no way to know unless you have a disc to test it with. I try not to spend more than $20 on a common (SFT100) untested player just in case it does need a new stylus ($100). But again, it all depends on how badly you want it. I do have servo belts and styli in stock for this model so if you need any just email me, [email protected]. Otherwise check my other videos on how to change the servo belt and service a F/G model player. Thanks.

@ketonicdude I asked the same question. They said it was part of the family. I dont think it works because why would you sell all the disk if it worked? I think my gut was right, and I let it pass l. Thank for you help.

of course, email me at [email protected]

The sound and color on CED is quite good actually. You can defiantly hook it up to a receiver. In fact RCA made a receiver for it, the MSR130 I think it was. It was also supposed to be a part of their Dimensia system in 1984 but when the program got cancelled they decided not to include the SKT425 CED Player. But CED does not have Dolby stereo, it uses CX noise reduction.

@ketonicdude Thanks for the rundown. The Dimensia would have been a premo mid-80s console setup. Wasn't there still an RCA jack on the back of the television for the CED model you mentioned. Have you ever tried running CED through DPL? I have laserdiscs that aren't Dolby encoded, but are CX and have a pretty solid spread through a DPL reciever. Just curious.

@@kubrickenigma7977 yes they still left the jacks and everything else in place, just omitted the CED name from the remote and receiver. The SJT400 and SKT400 both had a communications jack on the back to allow it to be operated by the Dimensia TV.

99% sure that they are all presented in 4:3 aspect ratio. I’ve never watched one that was letterboxed.

@@AcAwesomeAndrew actually there were two or three titles at least. Ones that come to mind are Amadeus, and Monte Python and the Holy Grail.

Yes there were several titles that were released in Letterbox, Monte Python and the Holy Grail is the most notable.

@@ketonicdude Thanks!

@@ketonicdude strange how I didn’t notice that when I watched Monty python. Then again it has been a while so maybe I just forgot. Interesting that there were any titles in letterbox really.

Hello Kenneth, this player doesn't skip because it is fully serviced with a new stylus and a disc in good condition. If properly cared for the player and disc will produce flawless playback. The demonstration model you speak of is the SJT101. Please watch my other videos on how to service and maintain the players. Thanks.

Good clean discs don't skip. Skipping is caused by either the silicone that is coated on the disc to protect it from the stylus has settled in the grooves and the stylus has to push it back out, usually this clears up after a play or two, or the disc was stacked and the grooves got crushed, there is no fix for this.

If you have good discs it won’t skip. The tricky part is getting good discs. Even then sometimes it helps to pre-play them.

That would be the first I've heard of that. So what you are saying is when it reaches the end of the disc, instead of stopping and reversing it just keeps going forward? There is Daxi code at the beginning of the disc that tells the player when it's supposed to end. If there is a problem with the players processor IC it might not be interpreting the daxi code correctly and that's why you are getting issues. It would be hard to narrow that down without the the use of an oscilloscope and testing the points on the player control IC. If you can find a local electronics repair shop this might be something they could do. I can give you a link to the service manual. That's about all I would be able to do remotely, and it's not worth the cost to ship it back and forth. I do offer a replacement IC if a repair shop does determine that is the issue.

@@ketonicdude yup its weird I hadn't run into it either. I ended up getting it going again after a few hours straight of messing around but it definitely threw me for a loop. Happy to say all is well now.

You would have to determine why it won't stop first. Sometimes there is a sensor on the stylus arm that tells it when it has reached the front of the player. If that's not operating correctly then the 3rd reduction gear would continue to spin. There could be a number of reasons why this sensor is not working, could be a bad sensor, could be a bad trace on the board, a bad IC, etc. Once you get that figured out then you would have to replace the entire gear assembly if all the other gears are stripped. I can sell you a full assembly from a parts player if you need one. As far as determining why the arm won't stop, I'd have to do that in person. I can link you the manual if you need it. That's about the best I can do remotely.

@@ketonicdude i truly appreciate you responding so quickly! I was able to trace the problem and get it working again after a few hours of messing around

email me at [email protected] thanks.

The players all have coaxial outputs and the stereo models have the composite, RCA jacks people like to call them. Some modern TV's don't have either of these hookups anymore so it would depend on your model of television.

@@ketonicdude thanks for answering my question we never had this sort of technolgy when I was a kid we had VHS tapes I have a blu ray player today and its connected to my HDTV

Check my other video on J/K players stuck disc for a solution on how to fix that.

It's actually slightly better than VHS but probably slightly worse than Laserdisc.