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Post by sparepart on Nov 6, 2019 3:01:06 GMT
Was on my way to the supermarket and passed a pile of stuff on the curb. Decided to pull over and take a look. Glad I did. There were two Rek-O-Kut N-33H turntables buried in the heap. One is missing the tone arm, the second has a Micropoise arm, not sure what model, sadly missing the headshell.
Soaking the moving parts with CLP break-free oil, will smoke test the motors over the weekend.
EDIT: Anyone have a favorite sources for belts, cartridges, and stylus?
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Post by mark on Nov 6, 2019 16:18:57 GMT
Sometimes another man's garbage is not another man's treasure.
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Post by Boomer on Nov 6, 2019 17:03:48 GMT
I remember Rek-O-Kut turntables at a local college station, heavy and industrial, nothing like home turntables, unless it was something from a 1940s system.
Great find!
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Post by sparepart on Nov 9, 2019 1:41:57 GMT
With the help of a neighbor, I drilled out the rivets on both motors and replaced the bearings. Using the ratty belt salvaged from the unit missing the tone arm, I am seeing 33.3 RPM at the platter for both machines.
Will be ordering a belt and headshell shortly....
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Post by sparepart on Nov 23, 2019 1:04:43 GMT
New belt and headshell arrived, mounted my Stanton 680 EL cartridge and stylus, dialed in the tracking weight to 3.0 grams.
Having a bit of fun pulling out the LP's from storage for a listen....
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