beogram 8000 TT only

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GL
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Glitch
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Posted July 24, 2023 at 21:50 GMT
Edited July 24, 2023 at 22:19 GMT
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These decks can be made functional (although longevity is not a guarantee) with a parts machine as a donor
This has never worked for me... Eventually, I always fix the donor machine and it becomes a spare/backup machine ;-).
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thomash
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Posted July 24, 2023 at 23:34 GMT
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Thank you Glitch for this advice.  Meantime I sliced the front off this cartridge where the cantilever had broken off.  Surprise surprise it is the same structure as the old SP6 with a little X stuck on rubber block and the cantilever secured to the X.  The pole pieces are in a block of green rubbery stuff but they made this as a sealed unit unlike the old SP6 where the front comes off and gets replaced.  If I can make a tiny X and secure a cantilever n needle to it, I can mount the X on the rubber and this thing will still work.  If I touch pole pieces with ferrous tool, the speakers thump left n right.  X structure n cantilever on SP6 is much too large to cannibalize otherwise I would buy one and get it on here somehow.  If somebody made it farther than I have already, thank you for tips.
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chartz
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Posted July 25, 2023 at 06:17 GMT
Edited July 25, 2023 at 06:20 GMT
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It won’t work. Completely different contexts, with incompatible characteristics.

Are you trying to save money or do you want a great deck ruined by a DIY mess?

Buy a new cartridge from Soundsmith and enjoy the music ?
Jacques
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Posted July 25, 2023 at 14:03 GMT
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Meantime I sliced the front off this cartridge where the cantilever had broken off.
Pictures please.  I, and likely many others, find it very interesting to see the inner workings of things that people normally don't cut apart. It also might be worth a search of the forum history to see if anyone has tried this before. One of the more recent similar threads is Glitch  
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