SPARE PART only, not the complete turntable!
HISTORY:
In our audio post production business "many moons ago" we used many different types of turntables, from the venerable Technics SP10's, Planar, LP12's, Dual's of various kinds and so many more. I had a personal interest in turntables as well and tended to collect just about any turntable that looked interesting - although in the budget category, this turntable has an interesting feature ...
Multi-play (repeat) function although I never used this, generally you listen to a piece of vinyl once and move on but if ever you wanted to, you could set this turntable to play the vinyl twice, thrice or even for all eternity over and over and over!
I was recently using this turntable, it ran fine EXCEPT I did look into a significant problem it had, it would not turn OFF when the tonearm was at rest! Feeling rested after my holiday, I took a good look at what was going on ... I discovered it had a mechanical issue with the cam and actuating lever and after thinking about it, I decided this turntable was going to go up on the workbench for "the operation" - Yes, it has become an organ donor so that another Q310 can live again!
Yes, there will be more Q310 spare parts being advertised ... look HERE to see them all
AKAI (Japan) - Record Turntable
Designed & made in Japan
Direct drive
Electronic locked speed control
Designed for the consumer marketplace with some "extra features" thrown in for good measure i.e it could run as a Manual or Fully Automatic with single, double or infinite repeat of the vinyl being played.
Australian market model: 240V with a standard Australian plug (no earth pin) mould fitted to the 2 metre lead
Two speed: 45 or 33rpm
Front controls are either soft touch push buttons or slide controls, depending upon the function.
SPARE PART THAT IS BEING OFFERED: Top Lid Hinge Set
AKAI Part Number: TP336361 Auto Hinge OH-5
Colour: Middle Grey (some might call this Gunmetal Grey)
Metal - Plastic hybrid construction
Friction fit to the lid (2x fingers) and slot fitting into the turntable plinth - no screws are used
CLEAN
Spring movement is in great condition (lift the lid and it stays there!)
SOME DIMENSIONS: this info could be useful if adapting these hinges for use with another turntable
The two heavy duty plastic fingers which fit over the top perspex lid measure 43mm wide x 27.3mm height, the gap between the fingers is 3.25mm ~ 3.75mm (the fingers are not quite parallel)
The metal section which fits into a slot on the turntable slot measures 27.5mm x 26.85mm wide
These hinges are now packed into a sealed clear plastic packet, waiting for a new purpose in life!
