Is it just twitching like it wants to spin?

Are the ball bearings on spindle shot? The spindle bearing can lock up after years and years of neglect.

There is no movement at all. No twitching of any sort. I had them refurbished about three years ago. I guess I'll have to take then back.

Do the power lights come on?

Yes the power light and the green pitch light is on.

Needs new spindle, it happens in particular if you backspin, scratch a lot. You can find them on ebay for about 20 bucks or so from what I remember. I changed one of mine last year now its like new.

Can you manually turn the platter? Any resistance?

ozfrombk. Can you make a video of you turning the 1200 on and hitting the start button and then put it up on youtube? Also, if you hit the start button and nudge the platter, does it move at all on its own.

Has this deck had any mods like LED changes, do the LEDs on the strobe tower and or the pop up light flicker? has the pop up light gone out recently?

Here is a video! Watchwww.youtube.com

Thanks for the input guys!

you need a new spindle

Would you be able to recommend a good online tutorial to do that?

It's not broken you probably just need to clean the spindle and bearings inside the turntable. Here's a great tutorial
Watchwww.youtube.com

youtube.com/watch?v=sjhXXDp1-JQ

Lol we think alike

You beat me to it.

Thanks guys. I'll be opening this bad boy up and see what's up.

This is deducted based on what?

When the spindel goes out it goes out. My advice would be to take out the old spindel and replace with a good working one.

Alright well it seems like I can buy a new spindle on eBay for about 20 bucks. I'm going to purchase one and replace it myself. I'm just relieved that I don't have to spend a huge amount of money to get it back to working condition. Thanks for the help guys.

Is it ONLY resistant when you turn it on? In other words, does it spin freely with NO electricity, or is it tight even when no power is applied?

No it does not spin freely when it has no electricity and when it does have electricity running.

To be clear, it is resistant whether it's on or off.

The most important maintainance item for a turntable is the one that very few DJs ever do - oiling the spindle/bearings every two-thousand hours of operation. And the people that do mostly don't choose the proper oil - they'll use something like WD-40 and have their bearings seize up when that oil becomes 'gunky'. The proper oil is SFW0-010, but since Panasonic no longer sells it, you have to find a alternate source. KAB sells a small vial (will be enough to last you and your turntables a lifetime) for $6 USD. Just click on the link and choose 'Sound Accessories' and the oil is the third item from the top: www.kabusa.com

Yep, spindle.

^^^^This^^^^^

I can attest that I had a similar issue where Serato detected a fluctuation in speed, and I couldn't figure it out at first.

Turns out the spindle was VERY tight, but I was able to add some Singer Sewing machine oil, (similar to the Technics oil), and I was able to resurrect the spindle.

Not saying he won't have to replace his if the bearings are shot, but never say never...

Like I said try re-oiling the spindle I had to do this when my platter was barely spinning. End result it definetly fixed it👍

This is exactly what happened to me! Serato detected some serious fluctuation 2 days prior and I was sitting there thinking to myself "I know I am not bugging." And then 2 days later, platter just completely stops revolving in the middle of me cutting.

Thanks for the advice dude! Def will keep this in mind from now on.

One more piece of advice...

Do NOT try to activate the motor with the platter off....

Word.
To be safe, I always plug the power cord, before removing the platter.

Ok, so let me get this straight. If I'm going to open my turntable up and perform this surgery I should have it connected to live electricity? That's not making sense in my head.

Unplug the power. No power!

Do this work with all the tools you need near by like pryers, screw drivers. Avoid walking back and forth to the turntable while working on it because you don't want to build up a static charge.

Never, ever in your life turn on a 1200 with the platter removed the results are really bad!

In all honesty this job is quite easy. Just degrease and clean the spindle then oil it back up again with a decent mechanical oil. Sewing machine oil or a few drops of synthetic engine oil if that's all you have handy. It's a bearing and just needs to be degunked and oiled up. It's simple as that. If the BK in your name is is brooklyn I can try to give you a hand.

NO! Some cats like to take the platter off and then TURN ON the POWER.

Do NOT do that. You can smoke your motor like that.

It's a lot easier than you think if you follow the tutorial you should be fine. Just make sure you have the right tools to do the job👍

Yes, UNplug. Typing is hard.

Ahh okay you meant UNplug. But yes, no live electricity. And yes DJ Irv, I'm in Brooklyn. I'll shoot you a private message.

good info in here

My 1200 platter has been stopping in mid scratch lately, I have to either wait a couple seconds, turn it off and on, or press the start button again to get it working. Any suggestions? There's no resistance.

sounds like the spindle just needs some TLC.

i'm suprised you didn't suggest a firmware update ha ha

I'll try it...I think the board is starting to go tho. :(

why? I have been using turntables for years👀 I don't even have a controller. Most issues with controllers are firmware FYI.

Ive always wonder what would happen if I did. Never tried it tho

they be joking with man, you take it so serious bro thats why they pick on you...lol. You cool tecniq

I, like an idiot, used to do it a lot, and was like "Oh, ok, it gets magnetized", as it would attract the SCREWDRIVER I had near the open innards...

It can also burn out the motor aside from having magnetic particles, screws and whatever else become drawn into the coil.

I was just lucky.

DId you replace the spindel? Did it work for you?

Spindle replaced. Works like a dream.

Did you do it yourself? If so was it hard? Any soldering involved? I have M5G's and one of my tables is acting up. It does what yours does. But sometimes will work. So I'm assuming it's starting to go out Lottie by little.

So only the spindle was replaced?

I did not do it myself but honestly when I saw how easy it was to replace the spindle I regretted paying someone to service it for me. It would of been cheaper to just order a spindle online and replace it myself. You live and you learn.

No soldering involved.

Look at this tutorial

Watchwww.youtube.com

That is the link I mentioned above👍🏻 glad you got it working.

Cool. Thank you.

How much did they charge you to put it in?

Had this happen a few years back. kabusa.com (mentioned previously) will sell you a new spindle for less than $100 (I don't remember how much I paid) and the guy is really helpful in guiding you through the process. Of course you can also ship to him but it is pretty easy to do it yourself.

$100.

I've seen spindles on ebay for $25.

So $100 including the spindle? So $25 for the spindle and $75 for labor. Well that's not to bad. I rather do things my self but for that price it's not to bad.

Well, let's just say I am a fiscally conservative person. Those $75 could of went somewhere else.

If you want someone else to do it and you have the means, then by all means, go ahead.

True.

Do you know if all spindles are the same? Do I need a different one for the M5G's

Interesting so you needed a brand new spindle? All mine needed was a relubing. Shouldn't of had to buy one?

It's an easy job. You can do yourself. You start by adding sewing machine oil to the spindle.

I know you did. Sometimes you gotta pay to get that knowledge though.

I used to think replacing parts on a 1200 was difficult until I took one completely apart and reassembled it. There are quite a few easy to replace parts.

This is a good start. Adding oil wasn't sufficient enough for my unit and I ended up eventually replacing the whole part.

Yes, I can agree. I was in the same boat—thought taking apart a 1200 was akin to open-heart surgery but once you are prepped with the right knowledge, then you see that it really is simple.

That video posted above by Tecniq and I should serve as a good guide to resolve your issue.

Did you disassemble the bearing cleaning it out and oil it?

That guy viperfrank has the best videos for working on your Technics 1200's.

Spindles at KAB are $50 (plus shipping).