VM 1287 pain in the a__...

[hermitcrab]

This simple changer is kicking my aZZ... this came out of the 977 console, it is the cheaper changer with the 9" platter... it sort of worked, only thing it refused to do was play 10" records. I did the usual, removed the slide and gear , cleaned and lubed it as well as the size sensor for the 10" because it was gummed up , cleaned it all put it back together , and now it does nothing ... the tone arm does not move , just stays over the parking stand ... looking at the exploded view in the sams just confuses me even more... the slide will push the arm back to park , but what engages the arm to move out to the record? nothing I can see interacts with the arm ... the sizing cam for the arm does not move... isn't it suppose to to decide what size record to play?, I might have to take apart the motorola to look at that changer to see where I am screwing this up...

[William]

With VM changers, they are easy to work on, and then they are not. I have run into troubles too, Elton. Without seeing it, it's hard to say because so many things must align to make it work properly. The sizing arm only works for LP's. The 10" is the little rubber tipped thing that come up next to the platter. If neither of those two detect a record, then it's a 45. Double check what you took apart, it's something simple that is just not where it needs to be. It happens to me almost every time I work on a VM changer so don't feel bad.

Bill