Works1200 - The Technics 1200/1210 specialist refurb thread

**Ver Jaina** · 04-28-2012, 03:54 AM

Originally Posted by Nicadraus

Sure you may. You can also include the 33/45/strobe assembly as well as the pitch and pop up lamps so I can also work on them too. I'll give you a nice package price for them. Let me know.

Thanks!

Nice! thanks a lot for the fast reply

Just finished dismantling the whole unit. and now i'm planning to send over to you the cabinet, tone arm assembly, 33/45 button, pitch & pop up lamps & possibly the platter for servicing/repainting.
I'm really interested to have them black color similar to my djm800 mixer

How about the spare parts/pitch decals/new LEDs? do i need to order them 1st then pack & ship the whole package to you later?

**Nicadraus** · 04-28-2012, 09:55 AM

Originally Posted by Ver Jaina

Nice! thanks a lot for the fast reply

Just finished dismantling the whole unit. and now i'm planning to send over to you the cabinet, tone arm assembly, 33/45 button, pitch & pop up lamps & possibly the platter for servicing/repainting.
I'm really interested to have them black color similar to my djm800 mixer

How about the spare parts/pitch decals/new LEDs? do i need to order them 1st then pack & ship the whole package to you later?

You can include the pitch decals in your shipment as I don't have them in stock now. But I have all the LEDs needed for the conversion and mods. I'll PM you my mailing address.

Thanks!

**Ver Jaina** · 04-29-2012, 02:58 AM

Originally Posted by Nicadraus

You can include the pitch decals in your shipment as I don't have them in stock now. But I have all the LEDs needed for the conversion and mods. I'll PM you my mailing address.

Thanks!

if that's the case then i would order the pitch decals & will let you know by end of May
replied your PM too

**Nicadraus** · 08-11-2012, 10:12 AM

Updating this thread.

Same post in this thread.

My recent work...

These Limited Gold edition 1200s (110v) belong to a popular club here in Manila, Republiq. Before that, they were used first in Temple Bar, Greenbelt (from 2002), Embassy Superclub (2004-2010), and Republiq (2010-2012). Unfortunately, the condition was so severe and so many parts had to be replaced. The power supplies were also busted as well as the drive ICs because they were plugged into a 220v outlet.

As I finished cleaning the platter and repainted the dots, I started to reface them. Unfortunately, this is what happened:

The gold/chrome platting has peeled off. I had worked on a pair of Limited Gold edition before with almost the same condition but never experienced anything like this. On close up pictures, you will see that the aluminum diecast metal had also been affected by the corrosion. Powdery white substance can also be seen as a result of the reaction. Some parts of the platter's upper & lower lips and dots were eaten by the corrosion.

The platting on the start/stop and 33/45 button have also been chipped. So I replaced both platters and start/stop, 33/45 assemblies with non-platted parts.

Some of the gold platting on the pop-up lamp canister and strobe canister, have also tarnished and faded so there was nothing more I could do to save them unless have them chromed and electro-platted again which will cost a lot.

-Scraped and sanded the body and repainted to black. Wrapped with carbon fiber vinyl sticker (for automobiles)
-Repainted rubber base cabinet
-Cleaned & rebuilt the tonearm assembly and calibrated
-Replaced RCA cables and connectors
-Eliminated ground wires
-Replaced all LEDs to super bright white (strobe, 33/45. pop-up lamp, pitch indicator)
-Repainted and refaced the 1200 Limited plate badge
-Rewound power supplies and drive ICs replaced

Here is the finished project: