Technics SL-D20 1980s Turntable Restoration and Repair
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 Published On Mar 17, 2023

I'm restoring and servicing a 1980s turntable that suffered some shipping damage. // Kindly sponsored by my favorite PCB manufacturer PCBWay! https://www.pcbway.com/

I polished the dust cover in the meantime and made a little video:
   • Restoring Scratched Clear Plastics  

PC Cleaning Kit:*
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UHU Plast Special Plastic Glue:*
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Silicon Grease:*
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Teslanol T6 Contact Cleaner:*
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Replacement Hinges for Technics Turntables:
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Sommer Cable Onyx Audio Cable:*
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Hicon CM03 RCA Connectors:*
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Shure M92E T4P Cartridge:
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TIME STAMPS:
0:00 Introduction
3:07 Shipping Damage
5:12 How to ship a Turntable
8:40 Sponsor Message
9:12 Initial Testing
12:19 Removing the Dust
13:19 Inspecting the Innards
17:30 Fixing the broken Case
21:25 Relubricating the Mechanics
23:37 Reinforcing the broken Case
25:41 New Ground Connector
31:30 Cleaning Contacts & Potentiometers
33:38 Cleaning the Top Side
37:50 Tonearm Lift Adjustment
40:32 Auto Stop Adjustment
41:27 Speed Adjustment
42:48 Dust Cover Hinges Repair
50:33 Replacing the Cartridge
53:06 Making Cables
56:04 Final Testing
57:19 Thank you & Good Night

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