Phonoland

Hi,
I Have This PYE Model 1006 4-Speed Phonograph..It Plays Well On Manual,But The Automatic Function Is Not Working..The Arm Will Not Swing Over!..Is This A Common Problem??..I Am Having The Same Trouble,With My Magnovox Micromatic Console...How Easy Or Difficult To Fix..Should I Bother??..They Both Play Well!

Thanks,
Steve

I won't say simple fix, but some parts need to be lubed while others need to be clean and dry. Parts gum up and may not retract back to their normal position. That's why a record changer my not cycle, or it may cycle repeatedly. As long as nothing is broken underneath, that may be the only type of service you may need.

Sorry for not knowing the proper names for the parts but when you want to reject a record, the pawl(?) makes contact at the base of the spindle to engage the change cycle. You have to remove the platter to see it. It's like a little blade that pushes inward and gets tripped by the nodule on the base of the platter. With the platter removed, move the tonearm toward the spindle like the end of a record. That little blade should move inward toward the spindle base to trigger the cycle. If you don't see it, it's probably gummed up/stuck.

Get someone knowledgeable to service it for you. I wasn't fortunate years ago to have the help that's available through these boards, so I used to fool around with old junk record players to see how they worked. I've dismantled turntables and put them back together just for the learning experience. The mechanical aspects came quite easily before I moved on to the electronics...either way, they're both fun! --BB


Bobby Basham
Tucson, Arizona

See the post by Record-changer in the following listed thread

viewtopic.php?f=19&t=1016

For your main problem, pat specific attention to his item number 3

Hi. I'm new to the site, but there seems to be some real knowledgeable folks here. I just recently acquired a Magnovox Micromatic console and would like to do three things:

1) replace the needle; which one should I choose?
2) connect external speakers to the console. How should I go about doing this?
3) the auto is not working properly. the record has some trouble dropping and no matter what the setting moves to off. how can I fix this?

Thanks to anyone who can help help me with any one of these problems. I love the console and would love to improve the above issues.

-spider

Hello spider,

Welcome to the forum. I am sure some members of this forum will be able to steer you in the right direction with regards to parts and advice.

Regards
Alan

Alan Hood
ami-man
UK