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Old 30th Jun 2022, 12:02 am   #1
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Hi all

It's been a while since I gave record players much attention, but after a 5 year wait I've finally got my hands on the above system. They're my absolute favourite and this one is in very good condition. I know they're not the best performers but I'm not looking for that. It needs a little bit of electrical work to get it up to spec again but I can't fault it at all as it works well considering its niggling faults

Does anyone know what cartridge it used? I want to change the needles but I can't find much information on that side of things and there doesn't look to be any markings. It's relatively thin in height and houses a flip over needle assembly. I don't think they used any decks, but mine uses a BSR C141, if it's worth mentioning.

As an aside, are there any key components that need to go in these, even if from a preservation aspect, to protect other components?

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Old 30th Jun 2022, 12:55 am   #2
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Got a picture of the cart ?.

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Old 30th Jun 2022, 1:26 am   #3
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Oops, I meant to take and upload a photo, apologies.

Excuse the dust!

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Old 30th Jun 2022, 6:56 am   #4
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That looks like a BSR SC11M. Can you see the legend on the side of it?
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Old 30th Jun 2022, 10:28 am   #5
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Acos GP104 ?
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Old 30th Jun 2022, 1:24 pm   #6
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Thanks all for the replies. Having searched both the SC11M and the GP104 I think electrogram is right. There’s no legend on the side of the cart but the GP104 looks identical and a replacement needle assembly for sale is identical to the one I currently have fitted.

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That's an Acos GP104, not a BSR cart.
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