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I gave up on the annoying C clip and used a hairpin clip instead.

Problem solved!

Danke!

I'm desperate. How the heck do I re-attach this tiny c-clip to the idler wheel spindle on my Braun PS-500? It's impossible to push it in place from either the top or side.

FOLLOW-UP: I checked the idler tension, and it was within the .50-1.0 mm tolerance referenced by @zbyszek, so that wasn't the problem. I next turned my attention to the sub-platter and the inverted bearing. I cleaned out all of the black goo (the original Molycote BR2), as well as the oil I added, w...

zbyszek hat geschrieben: ↑27.09.2019, 13:28 I forgot to mention, that the idler string tensioning should be done in the Off position.

Thanks again!

Hi, I would check if the idler wheel tensioning is okay. The on/off button draws a string that tensions the idler wheel spring. The service manual available in German has useful diagrams. The idler wheel is properly tensioned when there is a 0.5-1.0mm space between the idler wheel and motor pulley,...

Greetings from the USA! Please forgive me for posting in English - I'm afraid I do not know the German language very well. I recently acquired a very rare 1971 Braun PS-500 made for the North American market (60hz strobe, etc.). Because Braun turntables are so rare in the USA, there is almost no inf...