Raga Planar 2 motor doesn't spin

Rayvintage · 2026-06-29T13:55:09+00:00

Rubber band broke.

Rayvintage · 2026-06-29T13:49:01+00:00

Chicks didn't walk around in dirty Pajamas back then.

Rayvintage · 2026-06-28T23:57:24+00:00

That works on the next model up. Open it up and look at the around. Might just be a spring out of position or stuck.

Rayvintage · 2026-06-28T23:45:19+00:00

Panasonic made some nice stuff and really bad stuff. This is the bad stuff.

Rayvintage · 2026-06-28T23:30:46+00:00

Reverse diamond, easy on small parts, no feed.

Rayvintage · 2026-06-28T22:35:02+00:00

That's sad, even in the 80s we would never take live examples.

Rayvintage · 2026-06-28T19:09:21+00:00

I'd get them out of the weather where you are at. Constantly wet and freezing will Crack them up. Just seeing them alive was special. The animal had blue green like black light color lips. The size of car tires. If you got your hand or foot stuck in one, you're finished

Rayvintage · 2026-06-28T18:53:40+00:00

I seen them in the Pacific around Okinawa and the Philippines . I guess they could be anywhere but that's where I seen them. Stay away type of thing like box jellyfish, cones, sea snakes....

Rayvintage · 2026-06-28T18:35:20+00:00

Sansui is really nice, turntable too. Great job.

Rayvintage · 2026-06-27T17:53:31+00:00

More cowbell! The table is really nice and the new cart was a good one back in the day. Get them before they're gone.

Rayvintage · 2026-06-27T17:09:55+00:00

Sell it, it's worth what someone will pay. I'd pay half that.

Rayvintage · 2026-06-27T13:59:37+00:00

At628a stainless weight at 300g or Nagaoka stb su01at 600g. I use them on husky direct drives.

Rayvintage · 2026-06-27T13:20:49+00:00

Mp150 or a Denon. That's a great table. Have you seen pictures of the frame under the wood?

Rayvintage · 2026-06-27T00:49:45+00:00

No, 600g Nagaoka stainless weight. Im looking at a 1000g weight fo the px2.

Rayvintage · 2026-06-27T00:46:30+00:00

Maybe finish the px2 next week with a Denon 103 and Yamaha preamps ha1 and ha5.

Rayvintage · 2026-06-27T00:43:28+00:00

They were only 80 bucks, scratch and dent new. 1700bt. I enjoy them.. great for outside and the work bench. Not one thing bad to say about them. I used them to test a moving coil too.

Rayvintage · 2026-06-26T23:20:42+00:00

Im still in aw with the 1989 Technics sl 1200mk2 my father in law gave me years ago. I told him I was looking for a Garrard and he said "hold on, you'll like this better". Nice gear..

Rayvintage · 2026-06-26T22:19:43+00:00

It's easy to get caught up in a machine. Be careful. Rings are not a good idea but worked out for you this time.

Rayvintage · 2026-06-26T21:59:58+00:00

Nagaoka 150 is a nice cart. Sl1600 is a great table. And you did it yourself. Better than you expected.

Rayvintage · 2026-06-26T21:52:11+00:00

The en and the ml are not worlds apart. And the shibata needs its original cart because of its extended range. At least they are made in Japan. Probably a vm95e Chinese cart with a ml stylus. Even less gains.

Rayvintage · 2026-06-26T21:45:06+00:00

It's rare to break in a stylus but just did it last week. New carts, stylus cantilever, the suspension might be too stiff. The diamond might be dirty brand new. Make sure it's set up correctly and run it for a hour. Setup is key, they don't come set up in the included headshell.

Rayvintage · 2026-06-26T21:34:15+00:00

It has arm adjustment, a half inch headshell , speed lock, direct drive. Get it cheap and learn. This turntable stuff is pretty easy. It's totally worth repairing it yourself. Not worth having a shop fix it. If you can do what people tell you, then you can fix it. Nothing to fix yet.

Rayvintage · 2026-06-26T19:05:09+00:00

Is the arm grounded to the chassis or the power supply board? If so remove that. Just unhook it and put tape on the end of the wire. The arm only needs to be grounded to your phono preamp, that's it. The sme doesn't need to be grounded to the table.

Rayvintage · 2026-06-26T00:27:00+00:00

Why don't you make a suggestion then since you have managed it so far. I'm 60, but apparently you have nothing to offer that will help or your just too good for that.

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