My table! Awesome. Mine cleaned up nice. Motor mounts are everything with this one once it’s running.

@TheAgeOfAnalog

Жыл бұрын

I soaked mine in Rubber Renew overnight and it made a world of difference in reducing vibration and rumble.

@hankalspach1

Жыл бұрын

@@TheAgeOfAnalog I did the same with newer ones I bought from Turntable Donor Parts. Even so, there was a little too much vertical slop, so I added a very thin O-ring to each post. Now very quiet through the stylus.

Thank you so much for making this video. My mother *dropped* my recently departed father's turntable. With the video I was able to get it going again. Thank you!

A huge thanks for his video! I just managed to fix my late grandmother’s turntable thanks to you 🎉

Thanks for this. Serviced my deck following your last video but that didn't cover a full motor service so I now have the knowledge to do this. Excellent information.

Your video is very helpful for future reference. One of my neighbors was tossing a PL514 saying that it didn’t work. I plugged it in and it worked for me.

very helpful, thanks. motor was making a soft rattling sound after about an hour, but lubricating the bottom bearing solved the problem. I did run into trouble when reassembling the top to the bottom section as the cams and pins had gotten out of position and the arm wouldn't return automatically. I figured it out after staring at it for awhile. : ) Thanks again.

i have one of these but it was stoped since it was bought . In Portugal people had come out of a dictatorship and wages were very low so Pioneer as other brands sold assembled component systems and being cheaper ,if i needed a cassette deck i would pay a litle more and i would get a extra turntable, amplifier and tuner or a stereo receiver plus the speakers having normally two choices a better system or the cheapest available , this to say that my PL-514 was never used but not kept in the box ,now having so bad turntablers for sale with prices around 1.000€ i would prefer to repair it ,which is simple and buy a better cartridge that to meet 70´s standarts would cost around or more than 500€ being the tip of the stylus very small with very few hours of use, i still have boxes of needles or stylus bought in the 70´s for the turntables i was using and also my father, but this was never used and it´s better built than most of the new turntables and the reason why i still have original needles is because at the time the place more close to our city where there were several hi-fi and instruments shops was in Lisbon, the capital of Portugal . when my father had to go to Lisbon he used to buy needles for each turntable in use, normally 2 or 3 for each turntable in use, this one was stoped but today for a son or a nephew that wants to start to use a turntable ,it´s a beginers model with quality of building but mine the problem is the lifter doesn´t work or it works as if it was completelly manual, it must be an easy fix ,everything else works and the records played there sound perfect, this video is very helpfull because having already disassembled it ,i can understand how the function of auto-stop works as the lifter

I wish you were living near me

I got one, runs slightly fast as compared to my direct drive Realistic - which was a reason for disconnecting the Pioneer. I have no idea how to adjust the motor speed on these AC motors.

Turntable guy, I recently picked up a used one of these, and I’ve refurbished it with the help of your videos. The last thing is that that tonearm lift does not descend as it should; in the down position it does not touch the record. Do I need to tear the piston out and re apply dampening fluid??

@TurntableGuy

10 ай бұрын

The cueing lifter arm is probably set too high. There should be a set screw to adjust its height.

@Rivmic

10 ай бұрын

I tried adjusting the height with the set screw, but the problem is that the piston itself only moves a few mm in either direction. So if I tried enough and found the sweet spot, it would lift the needle like 2mm above the record, and that scares me especially considering the autoreturn. Have you ever serviced or replaced the lift piston on any of these old Pioneers before? It seems I'm either going to have to do that or my TT is going to be even more manual than it was before.

@TurntableGuy

10 ай бұрын

@@Rivmic I have some videos on performing that service, but on Technics turntables.

@Rivmic

9 ай бұрын

@@TurntableGuyI loosened the set screw and removed the plastic piece, and I grabbed the piston itself with my thumb and forefinger and worked the hell out of it. After some abuse, it raises and lowers perfectly once again. I must have freed up some old Japanese grease. Thanks again for all the help, cheers

Is this similar to the 516x??

I am hoping that you may be able to help me with something. My other half picked up a Pioneer PL-S30 for dirt cheap, meaning $10 at a garage sale. So I ended up getting a belt for it and the basic functions work very well. But no cartridge on the headshell. I got a new cartridge AT-VM95C. The problem I am having is that I cannot find a manual for this unit online, did get a service manual and was hoping that the service manual would tell me how to align the cartridge. Do you know what the measurement would be? Thank you for your time!

@TurntableGuy

11 ай бұрын

Download a basic protractor from vinylengine.com and if all else fails, set the cartridge with the screws in the middle of the slots on the headshell.

@brendajanes4139

11 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for your time!@@TurntableGuy

I have this turntable and the rca cables and ground are missing. Is there a guide on how I could make this connection? I don’t even know what the female connectors are called. JST?

@TurntableGuy

4 ай бұрын

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I completely tore mine down and did all of this, along with doing a full birch veneer application and custom adjustable feet replacement. It worked fine for several weeks, but while using it the motor suddenly slowed to about half speed and was pretty warm. Any ideas?

@TurntableGuy

Жыл бұрын

Is the belt too tight and putting pressure on the pulley?

@TheAgeOfAnalog

Жыл бұрын

@@TurntableGuy maybe. Correct belt length on this unit is a mystery, as I’ve seen/read a few different measurements. The belt was missing (rotted) when I got it, so I ordered a replacement from a seller I’ve bought from before on eBay. Seemed to fit ok, but it also might be a bit tight. I have a few other belts, so I might try a looser one. Thanks. Also, those two gold washers under the mounts fell out when I removed motor during service and I couldn’t figure out which posts they went on, or more specifically, why they were there to begin with. Just two? Is it a balance or alignment fix? Weird.

@TurntableGuy

Жыл бұрын

@@TheAgeOfAnalog I believe they put the washers under the posts to balance up the motor so that it's level with the platter. Could be different on every turntable.

@TheAgeOfAnalog

Жыл бұрын

@@TurntableGuy that’s what I assumed, so I leveled the table then checked the level of the spindle top, and they were same, so I left them out, but maybe the level changes when the belt is pulling?

@TheAgeOfAnalog

Жыл бұрын

@@TurntableGuy so, I took it all apart, again, changed spindle lube from slightly heavier 3in1 motor lube to lighter Technics branded SL-1200 spindle oil. The belt is the correct length, height, and thickness, but just seemed unduly tight, so I played with it in my hands, for almost an hour, and managed to stretch it out just a bit. I also put the 2 thin washers back under the motor bushings, at the rear, which seems to have leveled the top of the spindle to match the platter better. I had to reapply some Titebond 2 to the spindle again, and lightly sand it down, but was able to again achieve 33.34rpm and 44.97rpm respectively, which so far, after running for a couple hours seems to be holding. Finger crossed that all fixed it, because, along with all of the mods I’ve performed to this table, I really like it a lot.

The PL-516 has a non serviceable motor that is a third the size of the 514.

This one must have come from a smoker home! Terrible Yuck!

@TheAgeOfAnalog

Жыл бұрын

Most do. They’re from the seventies.

@Poppinwheeeeellllllieeeeez

Жыл бұрын

Don't be quick to judge smokers. Everyone smoked back in the day. The residue is easily removed with alcohol and lysol wipes. What a pussey.

@bikdav

10 ай бұрын

Mine was almost like that also. I got it a little cleaner than it was.

Another cheap poo - o - neer. I guessed 34.6. AC sync without pitch control are junk. It is what it is. Peroxide cream from the hair salon on the cover placed in the sun after a wet sand and polish and the lid will look good.

@everettberry6339

Жыл бұрын

This is not the first comment like this I have seen from you. I have had mine for 44+ years. It is built like a tank, looks and sounds great, and not a hint of trouble. Jeez!

@Poppinwheeeeellllllieeeeez

Жыл бұрын

​@@everettberry6339I loathe belt driven AC sync turntables. I restore turntables regularly and have grown to hate them for numerous reasons.

@everettberry6339

Жыл бұрын

@@Poppinwheeeeellllllieeeeez Sorry, I was mixing my oranges with your apples. My stated experience is with a PL-560 direct drive. I thought you maybe were slamming all Pioneer turntables. Cheers.