Phonoland

MY 3500 QUIT PLAYING. LIGHTS STILL WORKING, BUT NO ACTION. WHEN I PRESS A SELECTION THE SELECTOR MOTOR TURNS BUT MAGAZINE RACK DOES NOTHING. WHILE READING THE MANUAL IT AUTOMATICALLY ROTATED THE MAGAZINE RACK ABOUT ONE FULL TURN THEN STOPPED.
WHILE STILL READING IT MOVED THE MAGAZINE RACK ABOUT 4" THEN STOPPED. THIS WENT ON 3-4 MORE TIMES. IF I HOLD THE RELAY DOWN IN THE CONTROL BOX ALL APPEARS TO BE WORKING. (MAGAZINE RACK MOVES TO SELECTION, PICKS UP RECORD & LOADS, PLAY ARM MOVES IN TO PLACE) BUT WHEN I RELEASE IT ALL STOPS. ANY IDEAS, MAYBE IN THE POER AMP?? ALL SWITCHES I'VE CHECKED APPEAR OK AND ALL MOTORS.

PLEASE HELP.

PUZZLED,

TOM

See page 5C in your service manual--Override Assembly switch. Ron Rich

RON ,
I LOOKED AT THE OVERRIDE SWITCH. DO I NEED TO FILE THE POINTS? WHILE I WAS READING UP ON IT IT CLICKED AND MAGAZINE STARTED TURNING AND PICKED UP THE SELECTION AND STARTED PLAYING. DURING THE RECORD IT ALMOST QUIT PLAYING LIKE THE POWER GOING OFF BUT STARTED BACK UP AND FINISHED RECORD AND RETURNED IT HOME. NEXT SELECTION I MADE NOTHING HAPPENED EXCEPT SELECTOR MOTOR TURNED AND PIN WAS RAISED, MAGAZINE DIDN'T MOVE. THEN IT JUST SITS THERE, ONCE I A WHILE IT ADVANCES THE MAGAZINE ON IT'S OWN WITH NO ONE TOUCHING IT. STILL THINK IT IS THE OVER RIDE SWITCH?
THANKS,

TOM

Do you need to 'file" the points--Maybe, if they are badly "pitted" ONLY. Do you need to clean and re tension the points ? Yes. Using a file or "Emory"or "sandpaper" may ruin them --use only a "Burnishing Tool", made for working on contacts--Ron Rich

WHERE CAN I FIND A BURNISHING TOOL FOR POINTS? COULD I USE JEWLERS ROUGE EMORY PAPER. IT POLISHES MORE THAN IT SANDS? PROBABLY MORE LIKE 750-800 GRIT CLOTH.

SORRY TO BE SO "QUESTIONITIVE" BUT I DON'T WANT TO SCREW THIS UP.

THANKS,

TOM

Any good "electronic parts" store. Local one here is www.SMElectronics.com GC 9338 is the part #-- Ron Rich

RON,

YOU WERE RIGHT. IT IS IN THE OVERRIDE SWITCH. I HAD TO REBEND AND CLEAN THEM. AT FIRST IT WAS CRAZY BUT AFTER I KEPT ADJUSTING IT BEGAN TO WORK. THE ONLY THING NOW IS THE TRANSFER SWITCH SOMETIMES HAS TO BE LIFTED TO COMPLETE THE CYCLE BUT I'LL GET ON THAT THIS WEEK END. ONE QUESTION I HAVE THOUGH IS I NOTICE THAT WHEN I PRESS THE SELECTION BUTTONS SOMETIMES IT WILL "GROAN" FOR A MOMENT THEN CLICK AND STARTS EVERY THING UP RIGHT. I THINK IT IS SOLENOID CHATTER?? IS THIS A PROBLEM OR DO I NEED TO LEAVE ALONG? IT DOESN'T DO IT EVERY TIME JUST SOME.

THANKS A MILLION FOR THE HELP.

REGARDS,

TOM

You are lifting the transfer switch to complete which cycle--record to, or from the turntable ? Ron Rich

RON,

RECORD TO.

THANKS,

TOM

You will need to get out the schematic, and follow the path from the Read-out switch(s) to the gripper motor--you either have a poorly adjusted switch, or a bad one in that series. Ron Rich

THANKS, RON,

HAVEN'T HAD TIME TO CHECK THE READ OUT SWITCHES YET. MAYBE THIS WEEK THOUGH. I REALLY APPRECIATE THE HELP.

TOM