Re: (313) Technics 1200s question
not sure how useful this may be, i found a copy of the 1200 MkII service manual online a while ago when considering a bit of diy on one of my turntables. link to download at the bottome of this page: http://www.backspin.org/service.html (its about 13MB) cheers dang -- http://www.fastmail.fm - Access all of your messages and folders wherever you are
Re: (313) Technics 1200s question
I too have US tables that I would like to use in Europe. Some of the tables on the US market, like mine, do not have the switch for 110 / 220 V. Mine are explicitly marked for 110 V and 60 Hz only. Getting a converter for the voltage is no problem, but I haven't yet been able to confirm with absolute certainty that the 50 Hz European AC vs. 60 Hz US AC will not be a problem. Normally, a motor should run slower at this lower frequency, but I have read on one occasion that everything is converted to DC inside the 1200, and from there, DC controlled oscillators are used for controlling the table speed. Has anyone ever actually done this with a Technics 1200 marked only for use at 60 Hz? I'm trying to decide whether to have mine shipped from the US to Denmark or not. Anyone know the inner workings of this beast? The technical info that I find online is a bit vague and sometimes ambiguous. My attempts to contact service people working at Panasonic and elsewhere has been without much luck... Any tips are appreciated, Brent On Tuesday, July 22, 2003, at 11:04 PM, Dennis DeSantis wrote: Hi folks, I'm no DJ, so this is probably a dumb question for most of you. I'm wondering if it's possible/easy to modify the Technics 1200 to have a power supply that's switchable between US and European voltages? There doesn't appear to be a handy switch for it the way there is on lots of computer gear. Anyone done this? Thanks, -- Dennis DeSantis www.dennisdesantis.com
Re: (313) Technics 1200s question
Yeah I too have these (bought in the US)I think they're the 'international' model. All you need to do is swap the plug and switch the voltage selector located under the platter. - Original Message - From: "Dennis Donohue" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'::P'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Dennis DeSantis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <313@hyperreal.org> Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2003 5:25 PM Subject: RE: (313) Technics 1200s question > That's not entirely true. I used to own a pair of Technics 1200s that were > brought over from Germany, and the PSU on that model could handle 110v-120v > 220v-240v and 50hz-60hz. I didn't have to do anything except change the > plug. > > I see that all of the ones being sold in the UK and Germany advertise the > same sort of power supply, but I don't know if the ones sold in the US have > the same PSU. It's very likely that it will say the power supply properties > where the power cable exits the molded plastic. If it can handle 110v-120v > 220v-240v and 50hz-60hz, then you'll only need to change the type of plug :) > > Dennis > > -Original Message- > From: ::P [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2003 5:16 PM > To: Dennis DeSantis; 313@hyperreal.org > Subject: Re: (313) Technics 1200s question > > > hey dennis, probably nto gonna be easy. > > you can get a step up tranformer from radio shack though, and it will handle > the conversion for you > > - Original Message - > From: "Dennis DeSantis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <313@hyperreal.org> > Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2003 5:04 PM > Subject: (313) Technics 1200s question > > > > Hi folks, > > > > I'm no DJ, so this is probably a dumb question for most of you. > > I'm wondering if it's possible/easy to modify the Technics 1200 to have > > a power supply that's switchable between US and European voltages? > > There doesn't appear to be a handy switch for it the way there is on > > lots of computer gear. > > Anyone done this? > > > > Thanks, > > > > -- > > Dennis DeSantis > > www.dennisdesantis.com > >
RE: (313) Technics 1200s question
I think you can buy that power source part along with voltage selector at www.1200s.com (in the electrical parts). You can practically build your own table from this site. rh
RE: (313) Technics 1200s question
That's not entirely true. I used to own a pair of Technics 1200s that were brought over from Germany, and the PSU on that model could handle 110v-120v 220v-240v and 50hz-60hz. I didn't have to do anything except change the plug. I see that all of the ones being sold in the UK and Germany advertise the same sort of power supply, but I don't know if the ones sold in the US have the same PSU. It's very likely that it will say the power supply properties where the power cable exits the molded plastic. If it can handle 110v-120v 220v-240v and 50hz-60hz, then you'll only need to change the type of plug :) Dennis -Original Message- From: ::P [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2003 5:16 PM To: Dennis DeSantis; 313@hyperreal.org Subject: Re: (313) Technics 1200s question hey dennis, probably nto gonna be easy. you can get a step up tranformer from radio shack though, and it will handle the conversion for you - Original Message - From: "Dennis DeSantis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <313@hyperreal.org> Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2003 5:04 PM Subject: (313) Technics 1200s question > Hi folks, > > I'm no DJ, so this is probably a dumb question for most of you. > I'm wondering if it's possible/easy to modify the Technics 1200 to have > a power supply that's switchable between US and European voltages? > There doesn't appear to be a handy switch for it the way there is on > lots of computer gear. > Anyone done this? > > Thanks, > > -- > Dennis DeSantis > www.dennisdesantis.com >
Re: (313) Technics 1200s question
hey dennis, probably nto gonna be easy. you can get a step up tranformer from radio shack though, and it will handle the conversion for you - Original Message - From: "Dennis DeSantis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <313@hyperreal.org> Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2003 5:04 PM Subject: (313) Technics 1200s question > Hi folks, > > I'm no DJ, so this is probably a dumb question for most of you. > I'm wondering if it's possible/easy to modify the Technics 1200 to have > a power supply that's switchable between US and European voltages? > There doesn't appear to be a handy switch for it the way there is on > lots of computer gear. > Anyone done this? > > Thanks, > > -- > Dennis DeSantis > www.dennisdesantis.com >
(313) Technics 1200s question
Hi folks, I'm no DJ, so this is probably a dumb question for most of you. I'm wondering if it's possible/easy to modify the Technics 1200 to have a power supply that's switchable between US and European voltages? There doesn't appear to be a handy switch for it the way there is on lots of computer gear. Anyone done this? Thanks, -- Dennis DeSantis www.dennisdesantis.com
