technics 1200

^^^that thing is sick dude...where can i get it?

blipmode wrote:FYI on the 1200 pitch adjustments:

There's another variable resistor located on the pitch fader PCB that controls the "zero offset" of the pitch fader. It's there to make sure that the pitch fader in fact slows the platter down when you move it backwards and speeds it up when you move it forwards. Regardless, because of the quartz lock feature the 1200 will always spin at 33 (or 45) when in the center click position with the light on (unless you've got one with quartz lock disabled..). If you get this adjustment wrong you'll have a second zero position on the pitch fader to one side or the other of the quartz lock zero. It's not the end of the world, but can be irritating. Also, it's worth checking to see if the pitch fader gives you stable speed all the way through it's travel in both directions. If your 1200 has had a rough life, it might require a new one.

Unfortunately I don't remember the correct adjustment procedure, but it's out there somewhere!

i figured all of this out and i also disabled my quartz lock and click,,and also i found out a way to keep my pitch light on all the time and still be able to control the pitch with -12 +12 and center being dead on (with at least a half an hour frame)(didnt have any more time to let it spin) but im sure it would have stayed for a while.

so after hacking my pitch harness,and then removing the ball from the slider,i then cut the 7th resistor and added to in parrallel* after that,i ran 2 tiny wires from my 33 led to the pitch led...so when i play 33's the pitch light stays on and when i play 45's(never) the pitch light will turn off(in the meanwhile i have total control over my pitch)..

the reason i did this was because no matter what i tried,i couldnt get the pitch light to turn on at center.
and after calibrating the deck,dead center is at zero..i dont need strobes or a pitch light if the calibration is correct.
but now i have both and i dig that the pitch light is on all the time....thats my own mod!!!!!

well i decided to take modding into my own hands and put led's inside the pitch,,this was a pain in the arse..

ok while im waiting on these last 2 parts to get here i cant seem to keep my hands off the dam thing so heres my next mod to it..probably more to come...

these last 2 mods where completely done by me,,meaning i didnt find these mods on the net,,so my guess is ,,nobody has these ones yet...muahahaha

That is just bad ass right there yo! Where did you get the LED's from?

you might as well just put leds under the platter while your at it, which doesn't sound like a bad idea at all

Grenozh wrote:you might as well just put leds under the platter while your at it, which doesn't sound like a bad idea at all

ive been thinking about doing the platter..ive seen it done and it looks rather simple though it takes a bunch of power..

i got the light from japan..a company off e-bay..

there 3mm 6000mcd bright blue..


well ive had gemini tt04's for the last 3 years and they are my champs..i sh1t you not people...if gemini made a good product this was it..ive had some gemini stuff in the past,,and i mean way past..im talkin xl-bd10's..first decks i owned...but these tt04's be gettin the job done right...and well,,i decided to do a few mods to them this weekend...im in the middle of one now so when im done i'll post some pics,,they'll be pretty dope..

sonseelye wrote:ok so after about 8 hours heres what i ended up with for lights....still waiting on tonearm rest before i can install the tonearm..but everything is a go for right now..

awesome work, man!

thanks man...i should have the rest of my parts tommorrow..
how much does it suck that im waiting on a tonearm rest before i can install the tonearm..one frigin 2 dollar piece that i forgot to order..

well i decided to dip into my tt-04's and heres what i ended up with..

You gotta watch out man...



Youre becoming totally Obsessed with these little blue leds...

wait til u see what i do with the
multi color changing ones
and the
pink ones
oh cant forget the purple ones..

oh yeah,,i'll be selling a set of opal/pearl white decks with silver flake and all purple led's very shortly...

going to be modding the he11 out of these things..shold be pretty dope.