@jeffrylee - thank you for putting me onto the Music Room. I did not know about them.
And for your other suggestions and comments.
Pro-Ject Debut Carbon Turntable working on and off
My Pro-ject TT is working again, but 3 times this year it has shut down and won't spin.
After the 1st time, I took off the band and put it back on, and not much else except for that. It worked fine for a while.
2nd time - I got a new band. Started working again.
3rd time, removed the inner platter and re-placed it, and the put the band back on. It's working again.
It's not a connection issue as far as I can tell.
It's fine now, but I can't feel confident it will stay this way.
It's about 9 or 10 years old. Great when it plays...
I've gotten lazy about picking up the tonearm when an LP ends, and have let it stay on the run-out for a while a bunch of times. I've since stopped doing that, but I wonder if that had an effect.
What do you consider the problem and potential solution might be?
Thank you.
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@kbmr You need to oil the bearing. |
@noromance Excellent! I just ordered the Pro-Ject: Lube It Silent Groove Lubricant Oil. This is the issue, I believe. And hopefully, the solution. Thank you.
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As others have said, you need to clean and lube the TT. I'm sure the bearing has a ton of grime in there after 10 years. I clean and lube mine every few months. You may also have a power supply that is going out, Pro-Ject makes a "high power" replacement, it's like $50. Of course there is a lot of people complain about TT issues. This is an entry level TT, that is sold almost everywhere, and it touted for being someones first TT. Most people have no idea how much work playing records is. That analog things need more maintenance and love. My first TT was a Debut Carbon EVO, loved that TT, kept it for about a year before upgrading to a much better one, that cost over 3x the EVO. Now my kid has the EVO, we are sharing out love of music and records. Don't knock entry level components, they are the gateway, and a great place to learn. |
@mswale - that's terrific. Thank you! I've been searching online and on YouTube for good tutorials on how to care for a TT, but not coming up w/ anything too good. It's all about how to set up a TT. For example, I don't know to properly clean the grime from the bearing, as well as knowing what type of regular maintenance should be done. Can you point me to an article, site or video that will fill me in? Yes, this entry level TT sounds really good to me, and has sparked my vinyl listening and collecting a lot. I will upgrade when the time is right, but as always there is a cue of things and projects to spend $ on, and a new TT is not top of the list now. But, I appreciate what you said. I upgraded the cartridge about a year ago and love it. |
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