Turntable Repair

ok so check the situation.
im sampling a record and i notice one of the outs is not completely dead, but fading, and the other signal is playing loud and clear.
i take the outs and i switch them, same thing, opposite effect.
i figure that my cables are shot, go to good ol radio shack. cop some new cables, re wire and let it spin. same thing. so i took my old table, hooked that one up. plays perfect. came to the conclusion that the audio outs on my gemini were broken.

i took my table back to the store. they have a repair center. they want like 45 bucks down up front. another 20 after that for shipping. theyre gonna send it back to gemini, who will fix it for the price of the part ( probably like 20 bucks) plus their hourly rate (probably like 3million bucks) so i declined their offer cause i dont see the purpose in paying over 100 bucks to fix a 200 dollar table.

the problem is the audio outs (rca jacks). its a gemini table. does anyone have any experience in replacing this part or know where i can get it fixed cheaper. my search ended because my car wont start now. NY winters are a ****.

long winded, but so necessary (no bra wit that blouse)

forget it. Get a stanton ST-60 or another gemini on ebay for $60.00. Maybe you can even sell the gemini for $20. If you are just using it for sampling you don't need a real good turntable - just a good needle/cartridge will do it.

i used to work in a repair shop, have had some exp with replacing RCA outs but not familiar with the model.

if you're experiencing signal loss from a channel and it's not fixed (meaning that it drops LEFT, you switch or whatever and it drops RIGHT) it sounds like a connection problem with the actual terminal unit.

prolly doesn't need a new part, just resoldered.

they're quoting you the replacement part price cause they're being straight with ya, it's like $1.00 a minute labor. point is, while they're in there fixing it they might as well resolder a new part in there for the dough it'll be when it's all said and done.

it's better for them so the part won't crap out in the 90 day period or whatever and the cat has re-do somehthing on his own time.

i've got a Gemini XLDD50 IV and recommend putting money into the older gear : built better than what you can buy for the same money now.

depends on what you got of course.

what to do. what to do.

im rockin a basic onkyo table that i got from my uncle my senior year in high school with this old gully ass needle on it. i like the results, i just like to play around with cutting and shit.

is it possible to do it yourself or nah?

you talking about soldering an RCA terminal?

yeah, it's not hard at all. the trick is removing the old terminal without damaging the contacts on the board. desolder/resolder that's it.

just don't hold the iron too long.

this is a good place for replacement parts :

www.partsexpress.com

hope that helps!

Also, it could just be a bad cartridge, or the wires for the cartridge could be bad. I don't know. Just a thought.

yeah for real : good thought.

if it's a p-mount check those wires!

yo if i understand your problema correctly, the rca's on the t-table are actin up, just one of them right. Check it I had the same problem with my tech 1200. I opened the turntble up, & found the section where the rca's r at & noticed that all it needed was a little soddering on one of the connections to the circuit. So i went to radio shack & bought a sodder and soddering wire for like $15 bucks. The process didnt take long, & it's easy once you find the problem..hope this helps!

I had a similar situation with one of my 1200s. One side was dead, came back for a bit then left for good. I opened the thing up and found no loose connection, nothing.
Then I noticed a tiny bit of grime where the headshell shiny metal things meet the ones in the arm. I cleaned it with methylated spirits and a cotton bud and hey presto. Such a tiny amount of grime killed the sound, you might have a tiny bit less. I hope this might save you time. (just realised how late i am!)