Here it is, exactly four months after the last post. I hope you have taken the advice and are not still using that Dual. The following has probably happened: The main control lever, that among other things turns the motor on and off, is stuck. The motor is not turning off. Because the motor has been...

Somehow I have not noticed this forum over the years. I've been participating in several other audio and phono forums, don't know how I managed to miss this one. I'm a retired technician who cut my teeth on record changers and other mechanical goodies from the "golden age" of hi-fi. I made...

I have never had heat fail to loosen up the dried up grease on the silver cam/gear in a Garrard Autoslim chassis. By heat, I meant a LOT of heat. A hair dryer or even most heat guns won't work. I use a soldering iron and puddle a bit of solder on top of the shaft for better heat transfer. Let the so...