Pioneer PL 530 Turntable Repair Part 1 - Evaluating the Turntable and Adjusting the Speed

[@dcairns61]

Duct Tape on the cover... that is a new one ;D I bought one of these brand new back in 76-77. Still have it :) I got mine with an Audio Technica AT212EX cartridge (elliptical). I forget how much it was, but it was a big purchase for me back then. This video will be handy when I do some servicing on mine. Thank you!

[@millervintagehifi3034]

They were near top of the line. I had one for a while. It was too big for the space it occupied so it had to go.

[@TheAgeOfAnalog]

I just picked up a very clean, probably never serviced PL-530 today at an estate sale. This will come in handy when I decide to crack it open.

[@millervintagehifi3034]

Good luck on getting the table running!

[@TheAgeOfAnalog]

@@millervintagehifi3034 Thanks. I don't think it will take much.

[@TheAgeOfAnalog]

I had a Realistic Lab-500 recently that I was able to rectify a speed irregularity issue on by using a small syringe to drop some DeOxit on the crack around the adjustment disc of the variable resistors. It will seep into the “pot”.

[@millervintagehifi3034]

Gotta get creative sometimes :)

[@ColtLuger]

That headshell is a Technics, it came standard on my SL-23.

[@millervintagehifi3034]

thanks!

[@marcusholder495]

Thank you for the video 🙏 very good job.

[@millervintagehifi3034]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Conjugate-Match]

You would have been well served by reviewing the owners manual prior to starting the project. It won't "auto start" when you have it set to manual mode.

[@millervintagehifi3034]

Where is the fun in that? :)