CED VideoDisc and Player Discussion

Brian Stearns · Joined: 02 Jan 2014 Posts: 23 Location: Needham,MA

Do you have to remove the top washer on the spindle to remove the turntable?It did not say on the troubleshooting instructions on this site.

For an sjt 100

Rixrex · Joined: 28 May 2004 Posts: 1222

No, the top washer (clip) only holds the spindle center and spring in place. The turntable will lift out with all of that still on it. The only reason to remove it is if you need to put the parts onto another turntable.

Watch out for the thrust plate washer that sits on the bottom of the turntable stem. You cannot see it until you take out the turntable. It can do one of four things:

1. Stick on the stem bottom due to sticky lubricant

2. Stay in the stem hole (best thing, but usually doesn't happen)

3. Drop off the stem into the player, or on the table or floor

4. Stick to the magnetic ring under the platter. Typical, since the ring is very strong.

The player can operate without the washer, but it's better to have it back in proper position.

Returning the turntable to the player is not hard, but you MUST make sure that a turntable slot is situated right over the disc lift rod, aka transfer rod, to ensure the rod lifts into place without catching on the platter, and snapping the pivot pin. Even experienced CED folks have made this mistake.

SelectaVision420 · Joined: 25 Mar 2012 Posts: 1226 Location: Hartford

also bear in mind that the washer/spacer is about the diameter of a pencil, and about 3/32 thick i think, so it can get lost easy Wink

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Rixrex · Joined: 28 May 2004 Posts: 1222

Right, it is small and dark too. Just lift the turntable out slowly and you should be okay. If the washer comes out and you get it, it might be a bit magnetized, as usual. In that case, when you return it to the stem hole, to set it in place flat and not on end, use something like a chopstick to tap it down flat, a thin long piece of wood or plastic. A screwdriver will only bring it back out of position due to magnetism

SelectaVision420 · Joined: 25 Mar 2012 Posts: 1226 Location: Hartford

one thing i love about the J/K players is how easy the turntable is removed Wink

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Brian Stearns · Joined: 02 Jan 2014 Posts: 23 Location: Needham,MA

Ok I successfully removed the turn table, that was easy then expected. The infamous washer you talk about, came out and stuck to the outside of the shaft. I used small tweezers and put it back in the hole. Now to just wait till the mail brings the replacement and pop it in and let the fun begin. Ill make sure Disc lift rod is ok

SelectaVision420 · Joined: 25 Mar 2012 Posts: 1226 Location: Hartford

i was thinking, do you have a drill of any sort? i wonder if you could feel the wobble of the turntable if you put the shaft in the arbor of the drill and spun it up to a relative speed...
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Brian Stearns · Joined: 02 Jan 2014 Posts: 23 Location: Needham,MA

yes, I have those rechargable ones. I suppose I could try that

Rixrex · Joined: 28 May 2004 Posts: 1222

Yeah, the wobble should be apparent if you do that.

Of course, hand spinning it in the player while observing from the side can give a clue as well. But the drill will get it up to speed.

SelectaVision420 · Joined: 25 Mar 2012 Posts: 1226 Location: Hartford

Brian Stearns · Joined: 02 Jan 2014 Posts: 23 Location: Needham,MA

did not work with drill, the shaft kept slipping down in the arbor

little bit of a wobble

Rixrex · Joined: 28 May 2004 Posts: 1222

Yep, that shaft can be slick.

SelectaVision420 · Joined: 25 Mar 2012 Posts: 1226 Location: Hartford

Brian Stearns · Joined: 02 Jan 2014 Posts: 23 Location: Needham,MA

Ill keep you guys updated

Thanks
Brian

Brian Stearns · Joined: 02 Jan 2014 Posts: 23 Location: Needham,MA

Turntable arrived installed easy

Player works great not no shaking

Just wondering I have a ced when I inserted it could not eject the caddy. The whole thing got stuck in player

Everyother disc worked find, just this would get stuck and had to manually eject it.

blindfury420 · Joined: 26 Jan 2011 Posts: 1036

Very nice! Good job! Feels awesome when you get a player working again!
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Brian Stearns · Joined: 02 Jan 2014 Posts: 23 Location: Needham,MA

Thanks

Yeah, feels good

Thanks for everyone s help and cedatum

The ced that got stuck was just a minor issue. The top of the caddy where the seam is was separated a little. I just put some tape on it and does not get jammed anymore

blindfury420 · Joined: 26 Jan 2011 Posts: 1036

Were you talking about the turntable having a physical wobble to it or the picture on the tv having a wobble? Haha I was talking like it was the picture on the tv the whole time haha my bad
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JCP 686-5705
RCA SKT265, SKT300
RCA SJT400X, SJT425

SelectaVision420 · Joined: 25 Mar 2012 Posts: 1226 Location: Hartford

cbertra2 · Joined: 29 Dec 2004 Posts: 160

If the seam is split where the caddies are glued together they will hang up in the SJT, SKT players. This happened to me twice and the loading mechanism will not stop running even when you try to turn it off. I have to unplug the player and remove the top so I can unjam the caddie. So now I always check the top two corners of the caddie for splits.