It took a while but I got everything off and now, to my ear, the records seem to be playing at the proper speed. These rubber wheels had a whole bunch of black crap on them that made them very smooth which I believe was the speed issue. The biggest problem was cleaning off the rubber wheels that drive the platter (Sorry, I forget what they are called). I also added a drop of oil into the motor. I took the record player out last night and removed all of the old grease from the moving parts and regreased them. So I did some research and apparently the record player just needed a bit of maintenance. I'm fairly certain it was spinning too slow. At first the platter wouldn't spin, then it began to spin sporadically, then it sort of leveled out and spun at the same speed. The words "Solid State" are printed right on the control panel and the back says "This is unit is fully transistorized and does not contain tubes or any serviceable components".Īnyway, there were some initial problems with the record player. What I really get a kick out of is how proud the manufacturers seemed to be that the unit didn't contain any tubes. It was one of three models made by Sears Silvertone. I did some research when I brought it home and I believe it was made in 1968. Cosmetically it was in very condition so for $25 I figured I had to buy it. I'm assuming it hadn't been turned on in a while and that it was just really stiff.
The radio worked but the record player needed a little push to get going.
I dragged it over to the electrical outlets and fired it up. It was $49.99 with a blue sticker which meant it was half off. Instead of finding a sweater, I found this in the back of the store. Last week I went to the Goodwill store to try and find an ugly sweater for an upcoming ugly sweater party.
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