Hi everyone, Just wanted to let you know that the rewiring of the VM-570 has been successfully completed, thanks to the invaluable assistance of the members of this group! :) It turns out that the switches, motor, RCA sockets, and even the cartridge were wired incorrectly—but now, everything seems t...

Hi Bill,

No hurry.
Meanwhile I will go through the documentation to see how to remove the record changer.
Doesn't seem to be hard..

- Andreas

Hi Bill, Thanks for the info! Doesn't surprise me that the wiring is not correct. Took some more photos, but they still may not be clear enough. Uploaded them here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/19ckpfdvLf_LO8P9K-3Txv4CrBWCWt2eD?usp=sharing I may have to remove the record changer to get a c...

Here's a draft diagram of what I managed to see.

Will try again tomorrow with daylight...

Thank you all for the information! Here are two photos of the switches I took from the bottom of the record changer, without removing it. The red-white-black wires on the Mono/Stereo switch seem to be the ones coming from the cartridge. Will try to trace each wire and post more details soon. cheers,...

Hello everyone and Happy New Year! Tried to play a stereo record on my VM-570 and realized that it only outputs one channel. It seems that the repair guy made a mistake in the wiring during the restoration. The record changer has two slide switches: - Tuner/Phono (the unit does not come with a tuner...

Don't know if they are the original, but there 4-5 thin screws with pointy ends on the cabinet. Actually mounted the speaker on those, but have not yet put nuts to secure it.

- Andreas

Managed to attach the spring more securely now. (A pair of forceps really helped. ) Also managed to put back the plate and it works again now! https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wJ-dLCC7qV-BzMvyXpv5UdcbOvSwNvi5/view?usp=sharing Now on to the task of installing the missing 12-inch speaker. Thank you al...

Thanks guys! Really useful information!

Wouldn't have noticed that...

I managed to fix the spring location and the blade location (see photo), but the spring came off after a couple of tests.
Maybe the spring needs to be replaced?

Will try again, anyway, and see.

- Andreas

Doesn't look like grease - if I understood about the location correctly...

Posted a couple of photos of the bottom side of the changer in the same google drive folder.
Hope they help!

- Andreas

Ok, just removed the plate. Placed a photo and video here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1-ypmeYQfflUJHhNyOQpqzOsOs4MWZ6nv?usp=sharing Shouldn't the idler wheel be in contact with the record speed selector/shaft? The motor mounts were not replaced, as far as i know. Anyway, I pushed the idl...

Nope... Still at work.

Hope I can try it tonight (6-7 hours from how).

Yes, the idler wheel has been replaced (with the 50Hz version).

Thanks Bill and electra225! Tried to turn the turntable (clockwise) by hand with the device turned off. The tone arm moves a little bit, then moves back to its original position and the switch turns to the OFF position. Checking underneath the record player it seems that the idler wheel tries to mov...

Hi all, The VM 570 was restored and worked fine for a while, but the other day when I tried to play a record, the turntable somehow stopped working. There's a clip under the tone arm, possibly to keep it from moving during transportation. Tone arm was secured when I turned the unit on and it popped ...

Hi electra225, It seems that I need all three speakers. Many thanks for the offer! However, since the cost for shipping the speakers from the US to Cyprus is quite high (about 5 times the cost of a used speaker, based on the ones found on eBay), I will see if I can find the original ones. Maybe firs...

Hi Bill,

Many thanks for the information!

Maybe one of the previous owners tried to repair the unit with components found locally.
Anyway, it still sounds very good!

Will continue searching for the correct speakers

- Andreas

Hello, Picked up the console a few days ago. The record changer works fine with the new (50Hz) idler wheel. Placed some photos here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1JrgKchBoO0VyZ_h_wETEVbsld-miQJE-?usp=sharing Will now try to find a 12-inch speaker to install in the unit. I see that the two ...

Thank you both for the information! Will try to pass by the shop tomorrow to drop some components I received. Will tell them about the 12 inch woofer. You mentioned crossover caps, I see only one in the schematic. Should we add more and if yes, where and what type/values?? Cannot take a photo now, u...

Hi all, The restoration is almost done. Posted an update and a photo in https://www.classichificare.com/viewtopic.php?t=2797 Discussed about the next steps with the technician. He said a few things I disagree with: 1. The console currently has two speakers. Judging from the schematic at the back of ...