legunner Posted April 21, 2011 Share Posted April 21, 2011 http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll ... 500wt_1156hows this look to you guys ? how much would these necessary repairs cost? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dim Posted April 21, 2011 Share Posted April 21, 2011 "Two working MK2 Technics Turntables, one is missing the grounding wire connection and the other is missing the arm holding clip, both both are in very good working order. Also, on Vestax mixer in good working order, has just been recently serviced. Prefer not to split the items, but will be open to suggestions. Postage will be to the succesful buyers costs and arrangement. Happy bidding."replacing the grounding wire is an internal fix, best done by technics/panasonic registered repair crew, unless you're a very good electrical engineer.It costs about £75 to replace grounding wire and audio outs last time i needed to do this in the uk (p.s. while the unit is opened up to replace the ground you may as well do the audio out too, the cost for the job is labour not parts)Arm clip is not really needed unless you transport your dex a lot, but can be done diy via: http://www.djforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=184848A big issue with 2nd hand technics tho is wether they calibrate properly. Lots of djs try and mod their dex to make the pitch range go faster/further etc. THIS ALWAYS FUX THE CALIBRATION. calibration vid: but in your case dont try and re-calibrate by taking it apart and shit... just check if it is ok or not... if its properly calibrated you should be able to watch the strobe the fella in the vid talks about and it should stay still. Sit and watch for a while (like ten min or so if you can) to be sure.An important sign to look for is wether any screws on the units have been damaged and show signs that some novice has opened the units b4. If they have its not normally gonna result in good results. If a professional (i.e. someone who knows what they are doing) has opened them up he would have used the right tool and = no damage to screws, right?finally: I would ask for a soak test: i.e. get to play on them and play for an hour or two, check they respond the way you expect and keep going, once warmed up the mixer may show signs of distortion/static crackle on faders and pots that wouldnt be heard when just turned on.Personally i would not buy 2nd hand technics unless i got this chance to soak test and look them over in the flesh 1st but as your country is much larger than ours i understand that may be impossible... oh and how come the man has 3 dex in his picture?just trying to help bud, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tubby Posted April 21, 2011 Share Posted April 21, 2011 I got the rca cables and ground wires replaced on both my tt's, as well as service and the zero notch removed for $60 a deck. as for the tone arm clip, I got one for an AAhtd 4.5 for $10 from lightsounds, they had to order in from the warehouse though. Still haven't managed to fit it cos it needs a tiny right angled screwdriver that I haven't found yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legunner Posted April 21, 2011 Author Share Posted April 21, 2011 ahk cool, ive decided to stay clear of it as it looks abit sus, thanks for the advice guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChevChelios Posted April 21, 2011 Share Posted April 21, 2011 wicked mixer though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dim Posted April 21, 2011 Share Posted April 21, 2011 just in case anyone follows this thread and needs to work this bit out: tubby said: "Still haven't managed to fit it cos it needs a tiny right angled screwdriver that I haven't found yet"there is info on this thread about those right angle screwdrivers, and an unproved method of doing the job without one.http://www.djforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=184848 as far as that purchase goes: reckon you're makin the rite decision tho, good karma? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legunner Posted May 2, 2011 Author Share Posted May 2, 2011 very happy i didnt buy this haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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