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8th Feb 2023, 3:15 pm | #1 |
Heptode
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Garrard 86SB.
just aquired this deck cheap(£10)need a belt and cart carrier,what are your veiws of these decks ?good or bad?mine seems in very good condition,just wondering thats all
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8th Feb 2023, 3:27 pm | #2 |
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Re: garrard 86sb
This was a competent, mid-range, mid-price, turntable in its day. There are reviews of this that are searchable online. What cartridge is in it?
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8th Feb 2023, 5:40 pm | #3 |
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Re: garrard 86sb
I have had a couple in the past. Good entry level 'transcription' type TT - that was a good price !
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8th Feb 2023, 6:24 pm | #4 |
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Re: garrard 86sb
it unfortunatly has no cart or carrier,also as mentioned in the op need a belt which is simple enough to get hold of as for the carrier who knows (ive posted a request in the wanted section
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8th Feb 2023, 6:32 pm | #5 |
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Re: garrard 86sb
I think the cartridge sled is the same as some of the SP25s - and a few other Garrard models - try The Stylus Lady.
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8th Feb 2023, 7:03 pm | #6 |
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8th Feb 2023, 9:20 pm | #7 | |
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Re: garrard 86sb
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I will warn you though that they suffer from hardened grease like any other Garrard and those toggle levers conceal some fiendish mechanics underneath. |
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8th Feb 2023, 9:21 pm | #8 |
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9th Feb 2023, 2:12 pm | #10 |
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Re: garrard 86sb
The carrier you want is a Garrard type C3. There are indeed a couple on eBay now.
For the belt, again, there are plenty on eBay. |
9th Feb 2023, 2:38 pm | #11 |
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Re: garrard 86sb
Whatever you do, don't force it! When I took my first steps into hi-fi I wanted a Garrard 125SB but couldn't afford it so settled for a SP25 Mk. IV. The 86SB I could only dream of.
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9th Feb 2023, 9:01 pm | #12 | |
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11th Feb 2023, 1:19 am | #13 |
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Re: Garrard 86SB.
As Cathovisor says, those control levers on the 86SB will snap readily if the mechanism is stuck up with old grease.
I had an 86SB II turntable with the S shaped tonearm back in their heyday, it was a pretty decent turntable for a Garrard, I had a lot of pleasure from it!
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18th Feb 2023, 11:03 am | #14 |
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Re: Garrard 86SB.
so new belt arrived a couple of days ago fitting was easy enough,thats were the good news ended,the deck runs fine but the auto start didnt work at all this was partly due to the auto cam was stuck for some reason but with some lubrication it freed off,so now the deck auto ejects at the end of a record which is good,problem now is that when the arm parks in the rest it then move to the centre( without lowering)then back to the park position then switches off as it should,l maybe this is due to the auto start not working ,on a plus point it seems a very well made unit with a very heavy platter which runs super smooth,more investigation at some time
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20th Feb 2023, 10:41 am | #15 |
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Re: Garrard 86SB.
all problems now rectified,record selector was sticking so the deck didnt know (so it speak)what size was playing,also auto shut off trip was very slow to operate due to old grease which was cleaned off and re lubed ,works now as it should ,pleased with the end result ,c3 carrier has just arrived so project complete
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20th Feb 2023, 5:23 pm | #16 |
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Re: Garrard 86SB.
mods please close
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