danionly Posted April 3, 2014 Share Posted April 3, 2014 Satan, thejesseb, Tommy and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wheelchairjoe Posted April 3, 2014 Author Share Posted April 3, 2014 Never seen anything like that. The record looked fine, certainly not warped enough to cause any platter rotation problem. Does it always play one side of that record and always not play the other side? Agreed that it pretty much has to be the turntable and not the record. yeah, always. and it's the one side i want to play as well, 'cause the side that plays only has 3 songs on it. i was really pissed at first 'cause it was £40 but i suppose i don't mind waiting for the repress. but yeah, it doesn't have any marks or anything and after googling what a warped record looks like i can confirm it is not warped. OP is kinda owed an apology here people... On topic, I have no clue what would cause that to happen. i'm not too bothered by the sarcastic responses 'cause i did laugh at most of them and it did seem ridiculous, disliking my comments is a bit immature though (not that you did but someone did) sal3m 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niblips Posted April 3, 2014 Share Posted April 3, 2014 The record looks bowl shaped. Side two is concave, side one is convex. My guess is the table doesn't turn when there is no record on it right? the platter must sense the records weight and allows the table to turn, the sensor must be located on the underside of the platter near the outside. So when the concave side is down and the weight of the record is nearer the outside of the platter the sensor is tripped allowing the table to turn, when the concave side is up the weight of the record is neared the inside of the platter and the sensor is not tripped. This is just my guess. I might be totally wrong and not have any idea what i'm talking about. But the record does look bowl shaped EDIT - it might be something simpler like a small button that is depressed on the platter when a record is placed on it, and the fact that the concave side is up the record is not depressing the button? Try to get the platter to spin without a record on it.... see if you can figure out what makes the platter spin. scottheisel 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mxv Posted April 3, 2014 Share Posted April 3, 2014 That is crazy but that also looks like a very crappy turntable and I'd bet the stylus on there is doing more harm than good to any record it comes in contact with. My advice would be to toss it and get something a lot better. However that aside I've never seen anything like that where it wouldn't move just because you flipped over the record! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kannibal Posted April 3, 2014 Share Posted April 3, 2014 Wow, that was crazy! I have to admit, I thought what you were describing couldn't POSSIBLY be true. Sorry, I can't be of help as I have no clue why that would happen. And good for you for not taking any of the comments personally and laughing along with the rest of us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thejesseb Posted April 3, 2014 Share Posted April 3, 2014 Satan, danionly, gabpower and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aflycon Posted April 3, 2014 Share Posted April 3, 2014 Maybe it is the label scanner, and it just takes until the end of side A for the table to realize you're playing shitty music? All kidding aside, that is actually pretty crazy. Sorry about your downvotes (wasn't me, but still). Good luck figuring it out, dude. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooks Posted April 3, 2014 Share Posted April 3, 2014 Really though, the only things I can think of that could cause this are weight or shape. There is a sensor somewhere that isn't being triggered when you flip the record. Look around without the record on the platter - is there a red light anywhere? This is a laser, which would mean the issue is shape/height related. If you push down (lightly) on the place where the record would rest, does the platter move at all? If it does, it may have a weight sensor. These things are there to protect your automatic arm from starting and playing the bottom of your platter. Do you have any extra mat? Go to the craft store and buy a thin cork square and cut it to size and put your record in on top of that, this could potentially solve both weight or height issues. danionly 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 3, 2014 Share Posted April 3, 2014 HAHA, WOW! YOU GUYS ARE REALLY COOL! GOOD JOB! IT'S SO COOL HOW YOU ALL EMERGED FROM THE WOMB KNOWING EVERYTHING THERE IS TO KNOW ABOUT RECORDS! REALLY EXCITED FOR ALL OF YOU! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abovetheearth Posted April 3, 2014 Share Posted April 3, 2014 Is it possible what you have is a CD? late to the party, but damn. that line. amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Posted April 3, 2014 Share Posted April 3, 2014 holy shiat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hezagenius Posted April 3, 2014 Share Posted April 3, 2014 If you take the record off and move the tonearm over the platter, does it spin? If so, then it is not a weight issue and that probably also rules out any sort of height sensor. I don't really know if turntables have height or weight sensors. Maybe they do, but I have 3 turntables and none of mine have any sort of sensor on them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
futures Posted April 3, 2014 Share Posted April 3, 2014 When she (I'm assuming) flipped the record over in the video, it appeared to teeter a bit on the spindle. Did anyone else notice this? I wonder if a record weight for solve her (again, I'm assuming) issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooks Posted April 3, 2014 Share Posted April 3, 2014 If you take the record off and move the tonearm over the platter, does it spin? If so, then it is not a weight issue and that probably also rules out any sort of height sensor. I don't really know if turntables have height or weight sensors. Maybe they do, but I have 3 turntables and none of mine have any sort of sensor on them. some absolutely do. I own two turntables and neither have one either, but there are thousands upon thousands of different turntables in the world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abovetheearth Posted April 3, 2014 Share Posted April 3, 2014 aflycon, deafening and futures 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeytags Posted April 4, 2014 Share Posted April 4, 2014 this thread has been awesome for so many different reasons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satan Posted April 4, 2014 Share Posted April 4, 2014 Well, that's just rather unfortunate OP. if it is some sort of sensor, I know absolutely fucking nothing. Anyway, hope you get it all figured out and soon! *side note* it says there are 0 users, 0 guests, and 0 anon reading this topic right now, yet here I am typing this. maybe there is some sort of sorcery going on... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faceghost Posted April 4, 2014 Share Posted April 4, 2014 You just need a new turntable. My first ever "record player" would do all sorts of weird shit. Not like this exactly, but yeah. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samyatthedisco Posted April 4, 2014 Share Posted April 4, 2014 I would go for the height sensor or the shape, maybe is not triggering well on b-side, even a micra can make this shit happen, That's why we all love the manual TT hehe... even when you are a lazy fat boy that hates to stand up off the couch to flip to record so it won't stays spinning on the center for hours wearing the needle...Sometimes it's all about the TT, have a Technics 1200 that's skips my warped Scissor sisters Ta-Dah, To play it well have to put wight on 2.5 grams. when I played it on my Numark TTUSB it would play amazing at 1 gram and it plays like it's perfectty flat... Let's say, shit happens, get a new TT, it's funny to have 2 of them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghjghj Posted April 4, 2014 Share Posted April 4, 2014 When my records refuse to play(when they stuck in the empty groove and start go on and on) I just put 1 thin 7" and they start to play perfectly try it. it really may help+ using slipmat would be good idea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kamalatapes Posted April 4, 2014 Share Posted April 4, 2014 I think what we can all take from this is, never trust your "girlfriends, moms, sister" for a free turntable. 1. What model is this turntable?2. Can you take a photo of the record on a flat white surface? I have one suggestion though perhaps the first side you spun is making a "U" shape. When you flip it to the side that doesn't work, try pressing down on the label and then the edges of the record make sure the whole thing is touching down on the platter. It's possible that the record is warped (but not warbly) in an upside down "U" shape and the center is lifted off table, or perhaps it's vice versa and only the center is touching and the edges are lifted off thus not creating enough traction or whatever the hell is needed to detect weight on that TT. Here's what the hell I'm talking about when I say "U" shaped warp (refer only to the first part of this video where he places the 45 on the surface and pushes down, notice the mushroom effect and only the edges hold it up weight is clearly unevenly distributed in this manner) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kamalatapes Posted April 4, 2014 Share Posted April 4, 2014 When my records refuse to play(when they stuck in the empty groove and start go on and on) I just put 1 thin 7" and they start to play perfectly try it. it really may help+ using slipmat would be good idea Genius! A slip mat! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghjghj Posted April 4, 2014 Share Posted April 4, 2014 Genius! A slip mat! I'he got slip mat :/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jollyronnie Posted April 4, 2014 Share Posted April 4, 2014 HOLY CRAP. My apologies to OP. I have never seen a problem like that and therefore couldn't imagine it actually hapening. Turns out your question wasn't dumb at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jollyronnie Posted April 4, 2014 Share Posted April 4, 2014 I am fascinated by this problem. Does it spin with no record on it? Did OP answer that already? I can't imagine a cheap old record playing bothering to have any sensors in it. stuffsux00 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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