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Originally Posted by SwizzyMan
If this model has a crystal cartridge the cartridge could very well be bad. Crystal cartridges were cheap and easy to manufacture but they often went bad. If it is bad that could be a reason for the low output/volume. If I am not mistaken if the cartridge is in fact bad you would have to use a modern cartridge as I don't think crystal cartridges are made anymore. I do think they can be sent off to be rebuilt. Or you could rebuild it yourself which I think isn't all that easy.
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No, the cartridge it uses is one of those Astatic power-point cartridges like the 89T which I replaced it with a new cartridge and the audio was intermittent and very low. As for the tube line up and whether or not the power supply capacitor took anything important out, it uses a 5Y3GT Rectifier tube which tested good yet, no shorts, a set of 6AQ5s both tested fine, no shorts, and a 12AX7A tube which also tested fine, so the capacitor didn't take out any of the tubes, and the power transformer is still good because the turntable still works yet and the tubes still light, and if the transformer would of been dead none of the machine would of worked.
I'm thinking that maybe the capacitor just shorted a section or two which is why its not working right.