BMG
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Hi everyone,
Anxious to get back into playing vinyl. After keeping an eye open on CL I picked up a Sansui sr212. Got it for a decent price (60.00) and cosmetically it's pretty clean. Original owner and had the original manual and 45 spacer. Ordered a new belt and installed. I moved the arm and the spindle from the motor turns quickly and is smooth, and quiet. (Pretty excited when I saw that) but once the belt was was on, the platter moves very slowly. So, the question.... should the platter spin freely without the belt installed? Right now it's fairly labored using my finger to turn the platter. Again, the motor runs quietly and seems to be spinning quickly and smooth. The platter seems to drag.
Thanks in advance as I work to get this back in service.
BMG
Anxious to get back into playing vinyl. After keeping an eye open on CL I picked up a Sansui sr212. Got it for a decent price (60.00) and cosmetically it's pretty clean. Original owner and had the original manual and 45 spacer. Ordered a new belt and installed. I moved the arm and the spindle from the motor turns quickly and is smooth, and quiet. (Pretty excited when I saw that) but once the belt was was on, the platter moves very slowly. So, the question.... should the platter spin freely without the belt installed? Right now it's fairly labored using my finger to turn the platter. Again, the motor runs quietly and seems to be spinning quickly and smooth. The platter seems to drag.
Thanks in advance as I work to get this back in service.
BMG