Possible short in a Turntable

[Eric H]

It's more likely the amplifier or power supply is blowing the fuses rather than the turntable itself, it's no doubt solid state so it could be a bad Diode or Bridge rectifier in the power supply, or a shorted filter cap.

It may not be all that easy to fix, if you have no experience with electronics.

[jwharris]

I don't have any experience with solid state. I can replace a cap and rewire something but never messed with transistors or anything solid state. I decided not to buy and instead got a Magnavox stereo with a tape deck and turntable at Goodwill for $9. I am in the process of hooking up the speakers to see if it works. I plugged it in at the store and the turntable moved but I needed to get some RCA jacks at the Shack to hook the newer Sony speakers up to it. If it doesn't work I can return it and get my money back so this works better than $35 and uncertainty with a short.

Thanks for the feedback. I may still go and get it just to mess with it. I've always got you guys and even the AK guys to help me out so why not spend $35 to learn something new and maybe get a good piece of vintage audio equipment out of it.

-Jason