Rockola 445 problems!

[ronnie-dent]

Just picked this up today, has a couple of faults, turntable spinning too slow and some selection problems? only a certain amount of records it will find, just thought I would ask the questions before I look it over properly

thanks for any help

[johncw]

Hello, Ronnie, suggest you check the turntable motor rubber grommets, they perish after about 20 years.  The motor drops, and the idler runs on the top 33-1/3 step of the motor shaft, instead of the lower 45 step!  New ones are less than £1 each.  Selection, clean the printed track both sides of the selector plate.  Be VERY careful of the wipers, they have been known to go brittle with age and break off !  Use IPA or switch cleaner, NOT WD40!  If well tarnished, use Brasso or Dura-glit, then IPA.

John, Bristol.

[ronnie-dent]

Hello, Ronnie, suggest you check the turntable motor rubber grommets, they perish after about 20 years.  The motor drops, and the idler runs on the top 33-1/3 step of the motor shaft, instead of the lower 45 step!  New ones are less than £1 each.  Selection, clean the printed track both sides of the selector plate.  Be VERY careful of the wipers, they have been known to go brittle with age and break off !  Use IPA or switch cleaner, NOT WD40!  If well tarnished, use Brasso or Dura-glit, then IPA.

John, Bristol.

Thanks John, I got the grommets done a while back, just need to clean the selection switches contacts, have bought some switch contact cleaner but I'm working on other things just now, thanks Ronnie