When the play button is pressed and the needle drops the tracking arm tends to move quicker than the actual tracking on the record...the needle then springs ahead to catch up with the tracking mechanism causing the needle to scratch across the record
SOURCE: Sony PS-LX500 Linear tracking turntable
I think it's kind of cheap to ask someone to pay $10 for an answer to one question. Sheesh!
I haven't gotten the answer yet, but a local stereo store pointed me in the right direction. Thanks anyway.
Regards,
Tom
SOURCE: when i press start, the record spins and the arm
Is this a belt driven one? If it is then try replacing the belt
SOURCE: My Sony PS-LX520 turntable skips with tone arm not moving
Yep - Just did the repair and it was as stated above. Had exactly the same problem you have and changing this tiny drive belt was the fix. I add more details and another source to find this belt:
I had the same problem and a review of forums and my experience with my own fix indicated that this is almost certainly your problem:
The roughly 2.6 inch (circumerence) drive belt (that connects a tiny motor to the worm screw that moves the tone-arm laterally when it gets the signal) likely needs replacement. Mine was intact but old and rigid enough to keep slipping or hang up the tiny motor. Unplug the unit - take out the 8-10 screws to take off the bottom - remove this little belt - scrub the pulleys with tripled-up sewing thread, and replace with new belt. This is a good source:
http://www.turntableneedles.com/Square-Belt-Small-26-Inch_p_227.html
$6.50 (paypal available) for 2 belts to reach their minimum, free shipping, arrived in 2 days.
You might also want to clean and lightly grease the rail that the tone arm rides on, but this is unlikely to fix the problem without a replacement belt.
SOURCE: I have a sony PS-LX33
First check that you can move the arm right across the turntable platter. Do this without a record to avoid scratching it. If you can take it to the middle at the same height as a record then no mechanical fault is present.
That being OK it perhaps means that too much weight is being applied to the stylus. You can adjust it with the weight at the end of the arm. It should have numbers on, try it on 1 or 2 to start with - playing a record. The idea being to get the pressure just right without making it jump out of the groove or too heavy giving a rumble sound. It's a question of trial and error.
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