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Pioneer 1011L Lifters

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Posted on June 29, 2004 at 08:25:09
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I have a circa 1980 Pioneer 1011L. Built like a tank. I had put it away for years due to moving to CDs and my old cat's craving for magnetic tape.

The lifters went out about 5 years ago. I got the service manual (on microfiche) from Pioneer and did some troubleshooting. I determined that it was the switching transistor that controlled the lifters. However, said transistor is deeply buried in the unit (as seen from the back), and I didn't feel like a major disassembly.

Anybody have any experience fixing this problem? I would like to fix it before I sell, or more likely, give this beast away. I'm not offering it for sale on-line since the shipping would be far more than it's worth. If I can't fix it simply I will just give it to someone local.
Thanks

 

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keep it, posted on July 2, 2004 at 06:35:13
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the 1011L is really quite a nice deck and should sound darn good.

 

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