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Rick

wrote:

Hi,

I have a Stanton STR8-30 direct drive turntable that has recently
started making a scraping noise. This noise is mechanical - you can
hear it when the turntable is off and it does not come through the
speakers when playing a record. There is clearly a particular place
during the rotation where this friction is occurring.

Unfortunately, Stanton does not have any authorized repair shops
outside their own factory - is there any way to repair this myself
rather than paying $65/hour for labor plus parts and shipping?

Any advice would be much appreciated.

Phil

Does this turntable have any suspension or isolation using springs? When
you push on the platter itself does it move independent of the base? If
it does the chances are the suspension springs have simply weakened with
age and need to be replaced. The turntable itself may have dropped so
low it's scraping on the mounting base in one particular area.

Rick