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Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously?

I have just acquired a 32 year old JVC/Victor TT-101 DD turntable after having its lesser brother, the TT-81 for the last year.
TT-101
This is one of the great DD designs made at a time when the giant Japanese electronics companies like Technics, Denon, JVC/Victor and Pioneer could pour millions of dollars into 'flagship' models to 'enhance' their lower range models which often sold in the millions.
Because of their complexity however.......if they malfunction.....parts are 'unobtanium'....and they often cannot be repaired.
halcro
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jpjones3318
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20 poles on the MK3.  

Victor used a synthetic lubricant, though 30+ years may be pushing it.  Wear of the thrust pad will affect coil to rotor gap which could have a negative affect, being dual-rotor.  
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best-groove
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As soon as I finish restoring a pair of 10-SP II I will pass to the restoration of a TT101 does not work, is completely broken and given to me for free.

So I’ll have to completely take it apart piece by piece and I can see and understand what the state is spindle and thrust pad.

You will need a major revision to electronics, I hope they are not IC failures.
downunder
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Hi lewm

How is your technics SP10 mk3 configured?  
that is plinth, tonearm and cartridge.

cheers
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