When there is too much friction the parts will move slower and place strain on other parts which will give way and move too fast. There are some gears and motors under the platter that make the turntable function, and some of these parts need to be lubricated or there will be too much friction. When you are done, put the chassis back together. Then you place the new one in the same place. Belt FixД®very turntable is going to be a little different, so follow the instructions in the manual.Д«asically, you are going to take out any screws you need to and remove the old belt. Of course, to get the original manufacturer part you will pay a little more, but there are many after market parts that will do the job for less money. These belts are widely available and not expensive.

For the belt to get in the wrong position to begin with, it would have to be stretched too far which means it needs to be replaced. You may be thinking вЂњwhy would I replace the belt if it is just in the wrong position? CanвЂ™t I just move it?вЂќ No matter which of these 2 problems your turntable has, the solution is the same. Belt is in the wrong position (rides up on the spindle too far).There are 2 typical problems with the belt that will cause your speed to be off. Over time it can stretch out or get repositioned, causing speed deviations in the playback. The turntable belt is like other belts you may have seen on vacuum cleaner motors or other small electronics like cassette players.

Just spray a small amount of the product into the switch while gently moving it back and forth. You will need to get a bottle of electronics cleaner like Deoxit. Cleaning and lubing the switch is much easier and will only take a couple of minutes. You would have to have a shop do it or do it yourself.Д®ither way you are paying for the part and labor. Replacing the switch is the better solution for the long term but will cost more and take more time. If you hear the record slow down or speed up slightly, there is a good chance the switch could be the issue. To determine if it is the switch try gently moving it slightly while the platter is spinning. This is often caused by dirt or grime inside the switch that can build up over time. This will send too much voltage to the motor which causes the record to spin too fast. Sometimes the speed switch can have an internal issues where the switch is slightly too far in one direction or the other. There are about 4 main reasons a belt drive deck could be spinning too fast, and 4 different fixes. In other words: the solution depends on the problem. How you fix it depends on why it is too fast. Once you know for sure that the turntable is spinning too fast, continue with the rest of this guide. There are other apps as well but those are the most popular and according to the reviews, they are the most accurate. There are 2 popular apps that get good reviews for this purpose, RPM- Turntable Speed Accuracy and RPM Speed & Wow. Luckily, there are apps you can put on your smartphone that can check the RPMs of your platter. Most likely you will not have access to that kind of equipment. In a stereo shop they can measure your RPM by using a strobe and calibrate it that way. ThatвЂ™s why the first thing you need to determine is whether your turntable is in fact spinning too fast.Д«ecause if itвЂ™s not, youвЂ™ll end up wasting a lot of time trying to fix a problem that does not exist. This happens to all of us in many aspects of life. But sometimes itвЂ™s your ears that are off, not the sound.ДЄnd once you get it into your mind that your record player is too fast, you subconsciously convince yourself that you keep hearing more evidence to support your hypothesis. You might swear that some pitches seem high or the sound is distorted. Think your record player is spinning too fast?

Record it at different speeds