Sl1210/Sl1200 Mk3 pitch fader into Mk2

[nobbycossie]

Can you replace the Sl1210 Mk2 pitch fader for a Mk3 one.

The reason I am asking is because mine could do with replacing anyway and the Mk3s don't have a centre de-tent

Thank you in advance

[LoopCat]

Yep works perfectly.

[nobbycossie]

I was hoping so!

What do I do with the pitch reset button? Just remove it?

I was going to replace the complete pitch fader (including pcb board)

[LoopCat]

Ahh I've never done that sorry mate. Slider replacement is fine though

[nobbycossie]

Cheers for the reply

Will have a look at just getting the slider, its cheaper anyway!

[afxz]

Can you replace the Sl1210 Mk2 pitch fader for a Mk3 one.

The reason I am asking is because mine could do with replacing anyway and the Mk3s don't have a centre de-tent

Thank you in advance

Mk3's will be relatively hard to find, as far as I know, because of limited availability of the stock. M3D's will be easier to find but their circuit-board comes with a pitch-reset button that you will struggle to fit into the body of the standard 1200/1210MK1/MK2. Your best bet if you want to replace the pitch is to either simply replace the slider-only or the whole circuit-board (which doesn't vary from deck to deck, as far as I know, except in minor specs - and in the case of the M5G digital pitch of course), and then remove the ballbearing that actually causes the centre detent. This is a very small fix and can be done in about 5 minutes, whilst you have the TT open.

Think that's probably the best option for you mate... I say this as someone with an M3D and an ordinary 1210MK2, and I simply removed the ballbearing on the latter to get the smooth pitch transition of the former. No difference in performance at all (except the M3D's calibrate slightly differently).

[LoopCat]

You can buy plenty of mk3/5 pitch sliders

[nobbycossie]

I will take them apart in the week and maybe just remove the ball bearing.
I wasn't aware you could just remove that, thought you had to upgrade the slider.

Many thanks again

[afxz]

You can buy plenty of mk3/5 pitch sliders

I was referring to the whole pitch assembly, including the PCB. As far as I know, the pitch-sliders are basically the same on all (analogue) versions of the TT's.