Turntable signal drop out

Posted by George S. Roland (A) on November 19, 2021 at 07:41:17

My turntable signal has a channel drop-out from time to time. I'll be listening in stereo and, suddenly, one channel will just go silent. It is often the right channel, but I am not certain the left one hasn't also gone bye-bye.
The other day, the right channel went out. I switched the leads going into the preamp and the left channel was on and the right one silent. I assume from that that my preamp is not at fault, but that there is nothing getting into it on the dead channel.
I have a little RS multi-meter, so I can check continuity from one place to another where I can get the probes on.
How ought I to precede to try and run down this problem?
Tonearm is an SME 3012 Mk II with Shure V15 Vx MR cartridge. I have a spare headshell and cartridges I could swap out if necessary.

Thanks,

George

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Topic - Turntable signal drop out - George S. Roland 07:41:17 11/19/21 (17)

Swap the headshell/cart and try that first; it is the easiest test. )MT( - J. S. Bach 09:51:30 11/20/21 (0)

RE: Turntable signal drop out - DaveV 20:14:53 11/19/21 (2)

RE: Turntable signal drop out - George S. Roland 05:37:36 11/21/21 (1)

RE: Turntable signal drop out - DaveV 07:11:01 11/21/21 (0)

Questions....... - Todd Krieger 18:03:12 11/19/21 (1)

RE: Questions....... - George S. Roland 19:27:40 11/19/21 (0)

The problem is NOT your turntable.... - John Elison 15:04:40 11/19/21 (4)

RE: The problem is NOT your turntable.... - George S. Roland 19:29:42 11/19/21 (2)

Okay! The problem IS in your turntable.... - John Elison 20:29:54 11/19/21 (1)

RE: Okay! The problem IS in your turntable.... - George S. Roland 05:34:55 11/21/21 (0)

+1 - 13th Duke of Wymbourne 17:24:33 11/19/21 (0)

RE: Turntable signal drop out - PAR 14:29:45 11/19/21 (2)

RE: Turntable signal drop out - George S. Roland 19:30:49 11/19/21 (0)

More of a danger with a LOMC cartridge than with an HOMM type - Lew 14:34:31 11/19/21 (0)

RE: Turntable signal drop out - tketcham 12:50:48 11/19/21 (0)

RE: Turntable signal drop out - Daveslater 07:54:52 11/19/21 (1)

RE: Turntable signal drop out - Lew 10:50:56 11/19/21 (0)

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