the advise from Bob Bundus worked. I soldered a .01uF, non-polarized capacitor in series witha 1 ohm 1/4 watt resistor. I hooked this across the 2 contacts on my on/off switch and the problem was solved. the resistor is required to counter any efects that the cap might induce,ie, too much discharge of energy.
turntable problem--???????need help
I am running a SOTA Saphire/MC Gold/PT-6 arm. Whenever I turn turntable off using the on/off switch I get static through the speakers- I have replaced the switch, no differnce-I have used 2 different pre-amps--no change--I have turned off the amp and hooked up headphones to the preamp--no change--still get static when I shut machine off. I have the turntable groung wire connected to the ground in the wall and the PT-6 arm ground connected to the ground terminal on the EAR Phono pre-amp.
I have sent the unit to SOTA--they have "extensively tested" the motor/assembly/power supply and can't duplicate the problem.
If they can't duplicate it, they can't fix it.
Any ideas as to what could be wrong?
That's the only problem w/system, everything else works fine-no hum, no static when turned on or any other knobs/dials activated.
I'm wondering if the problem is on my end and not the turntable.
Thanks-Jim
I have sent the unit to SOTA--they have "extensively tested" the motor/assembly/power supply and can't duplicate the problem.
If they can't duplicate it, they can't fix it.
Any ideas as to what could be wrong?
That's the only problem w/system, everything else works fine-no hum, no static when turned on or any other knobs/dials activated.
I'm wondering if the problem is on my end and not the turntable.
Thanks-Jim
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