At a guess, the pots that control the voltages for the pitch might have been coroded or loose giving a poor connection which could cause inconsistant voltage and hence speed for the slider. I think replacing the sliders would include the pots fixing the problem.
Quest > -----Original Message----- > From: FC2 Richards [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 29 July 2003 8:22 AM > To: 'Jonny McIntosh'; Langsman, Marc; 313 > Subject: RE: (313) Technics MK5's > > > I have had that happen to me on a friends set of 1200's. > They are a set > from about 10 years ago, and they have only done that once. > Technics are > Technics...I'll take any set I can get my hands on. > > Jeff > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jonny McIntosh [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, July 28, 2003 2:15 PM > To: Langsman, Marc; 313 > Subject: Re: (313) Technics MK5's > > > I'm not sure if these are the new Technics I used in > Liverpool (Scott?) but > something very weird happened with the pitch at one point. > Basically it > started wavering all over the place. When I mixed out, which > was like mixing > out of a badly drummed disco record, the new record was at > about -6, which > was not right at all but prior to that I thought I'd maybe > had a wee bit too > much to drink. I've heard other people have experienced similar things > (Tristan?). Personally I'd buy a mkII. > > J > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Langsman, Marc" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "313" <313@hyperreal.org> > Sent: Monday, July 28, 2003 10:24 AM > Subject: (313) Technics MK5's > > > > > > Didn't know these existed until I saw the posts here > today... Has anyone > > used these badboys yet ? Some 'interesting' sounding features : > > > > Stylus Kick Cancel and Anti-Skip [??] > > Arm-end Scale for Quick Weight Setting [??] > > High Grade Audio Cable in Arm [do they sound noticeably diff now?] > > > > ... I notice theres still no mention of detachable phono > cables tho - grr > ! > > > > Peace, > > marc > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > ------------ > ---- > > This message is intended only for the personal and > confidential use of the > > designated recipient(s) named above. If you are not the intended > recipient of > > this message you are hereby notified that any review, dissemination, > > distribution or copying of this message is strictly > prohibited. This > > communication is for information purposes only and should > not be regarded > as > > an offer to sell or as a solicitation of an offer to buy > any financial > > product, an official confirmation of any transaction, or as > an official > > statement of Lehman Brothers. Email transmission cannot be > guaranteed to > be > > secure or error-free. Therefore, we do not represent that this > information is > > complete or accurate and it should not be relied upon as such. All > > information is subject to change without notice. > > > >