Technics SL’s voltage question
Hi guys,
I just bought a pair of SL’s. Actually, one 1200mk2, and one 1210mk2. Anyway, I got them from UK and they should be arriving soon. I don’t know if they have that voltage switch, and since I already got them and they’re, there’s no point in phoning the guy to ask about the voltage.
What I want to ask is this: In case they don’t have the voltage switch under the platter, a simple transformer like this should be enough, right?
Thanks
A friend mentioned uk uses the same voltage, so I might just need to replace the actual plug.
UK is 220v … you don’t mention where you are from
However if your voltage is 110, yes you will need a step down transformer.
I’m from Romania, sorry. Thought I mentioned. So it’s both 220, I should be set with just a new plug or plug adapter as we use the ones with two pins
iirc, the 1210 should have the switch and the 1200 shouldn’t, but it depends on when they were made.
the 10 in 1210 only denotes it’s a black table.
K. Like I said, I might have been wrong. All of my old 1210s had the switch and my current 1200s don’t. And I think both of the 1210s I used to own had UK plugs that I had to replace.
AFAIK most technics turntables have the voltage selector, as one of my turntables is from america (has orginal american plug) However Romania uses the same voltage as the UK so all you would need is to have a plug adapter, or you can wire on a new plug yourself for a cleaner look.
Thanks guys, will get back to you in a few hrs. The courier is on the way with the 1200 and will see exactly what’s up with it. I’ll post some pics too.
The 1210 I just ordered should arrive next week 
Only difference will be the color, and as this 1200 gray model is not in it’s best shape (got it quite cheap), I’ll redo the paint. Actually, I joined these forums just for that, I saw some guides and stuff. I got all the information I need for a paint job. Will strip it to the bone, sand blast it, then have it paint in an auto shop with some custom black paint. Instead of the stickers for the technics logo and speed lights I’ll just have some stencils cut on which I’ll paint over to keep the “stock” look so to say. Should be quite interesting haha.
As for the plug, yep, I’ll wire it. And depending on how they look, I might even change the wire too
Thanks again for the replies.
Looks good, the only problem I have is with Traktor Scratch, Right channel is missing. I may have to change the RCA cables. Other than that, all good
before you change the RCA’s have a look inide the tonearm were the cartridge connects inside, Sometimes these can get dirty and give a bad signal but if they look ok it will more than likely be were the rca’s are soldered onto the PCB under the tonarm base, Pretty simple fix apparantly.
I jumped the gun and changed them with a pair of HAMA’s. It’s all good now. Both channels work. Checked the needle and stuff before doing that.
Now I have some problems with Scratch, hope I’ll get that fixed soon. Vinyl works, I’m able to rewind and stuff, but there’s no circle on the scope, only a static diagonal orange light.
Did you accidentally wire it in Mono?
Hmm, slim chances. I tested with having the channels connected one by one as well and traktor seems to recognize if i pull one out, or just leave either left or right connected.
Ableton live also shows a constant signal flow.
I’m not into scratching and stuff, but I just want to be able to cue properly. Other than that, even with that f*cked up scope graph, they work. I’m able to play / pause / rewind.
Unless you’re playing a test tone or got strangely lucky, the pic in live looks like mono. Try inverting one side and turning the stereo width to zero…if you hear silence, its mono. If you can turn it up and get a signal, its not…you know, assuming the track had stereo content.
It’s the actual tone from the timecode. If you zoom on the picture and view it full size you can actually see the two channels. Each has the same volume. Which is good I assume. I’ll try with separate channels as well and see what input I have. But both channels should have the same volume I guess, right?
On a time code record, I don’t know that the sides would be different enough to see. On a normal record, they should be close but probably not identical.
On Serato, if you swap the left and right inputs to the sound card, the software track plays backwards. I’m not sure of the traktor timecode works the same way or not. I’m also not sure how the scope works…I’m basing this off fuzzy memories. A quick google search says that it might be an issue with one or both of the grounds on the RCAs.
I should actually buy you a drink. I took another look as soon as I got home, and placed some more solder on the joints of cables / board. Instanly gives correct signal.
Thank you, kind sir… 
