That loose piece of paper is just packing material that should have been removed during set-up. You can toss it. I know it's so because I read it on line. Any bloke who uses WD-40 on vintage audio equipment otta know that.

Thanks a ton for your continuous support ❤

That plinth has 2 height settings to allow that dust cover to be used with the long spindle.

INteresting, I would have thought that anyone older than 45 or so (Gen X) has seen a ton of strobes on record players before. Even the cheap ones used to have them. I enjoy my 1229Q and will keep it spinning as long as I'm on the planet.

What a beautiful Dual record player! German solidity and built like a tank! I only play my records at home on Dual record players. I have the 1009, 1019, 1219 and 701. All beautiful players with record change function, except the 701, which is also one of the few direct drive players from Dual. The long spindle for 33rpm can still be found, the one for 45rpm is quite rare. Good luck with your channel!

I have both a 1219 and 1229 ,with a little cleaning. These are amazing pieces of equipment .Also these units are stackers as well.

job well done. So you've got an orange record, a photograph of a man on the cover wearing a wig dancing to disco. Oh look, I would've repurposed the lid into some kind of sci-fi costume headdress for the next sydney mardi gras

Well done! Really channeling Techmoan and vwestlife 😎

Thank you for the great presentation. Greetings from Sunny Sicily…

Great work, nice to see. Cheers

Great video. I've redone 30 + turntables and the only ones I couldn't fix were wheel drive, BSR specifically. Might try a Dual after seeing your video.

Great video! Always helpful with servicing these

Superbe work!!!! Cheers from Patagonia Argentina

I loved every second of this! I also flinched a little at the WD40 part but then I saw you explaining it in the comments, great job!!

Sorry for butting in with my two cents on the matter but while WD-40 can act like a lubricant, it's a poor one. A light sewing machine oil is usually what the manufacturers recommend. The one I use has a long needle like applicator tip. Great for getting into tight places and adding a single drop to whatever it recommended. If doing maintenance on their turntable owners should always read the instruction manual to see if there is a recommended lubricant. If you've misplaced your manual there are a few websites that let you download a digital copy. That's a good tip on using the 1khz test tone to judge speed accuracy and wow and flutter. There are plenty of test records out there but they can be expensive so look for a used one. Otherwise finding some music with a long stable note will work in a pinch. There are apps to use your phone to do the same sort of test but you place the phone on the turntable, which seems wrong to me somehow. The added weight. Not centering the phone and it causing inaccuracies. I think an app that uses the phone's camera to judge when a marker of some sort like the record's label makes a revolution. I forgot all about those idler wheel turntables. The last time I saw one was probably in the '70s. I worry about what time has done to the drive wheel. Belts age so I would think the wheel material would too. I still have my first good turntable that I bought back in the '70s, the Philips GA-212. I rescued it from the garage this year. Everything looks good but I'm having trouble getting the touch sensors working. I still use my 'The AR Turntable' from '84. My last old turntable is a Braun PS-50. That monster is built like a tank. Heavy platter, very well put together mechanism. I lost the headshell and debating buying a used one because they are so expensive and usually have to be shipped from Germany. I make do with one of the regular plug in headshells but it messes with the cartridge geometry.

Enjoy this video very much indeed 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

The 1229 is a great turntable. I have a 721 that I bought in 1978 and for the most part, it has been trouble free since I bought it. I did replace the strobe light with a LED version and I replaced the steuerpimpel that goes bad in them, but it works and sounds beautiful : }

Well done Sir!

Great video and great save ! If you’ve never used the clear gorilla tape .., it works wonders and even though it might look a little crude over some of that cracking , it’s quite strong - I used it on the inside of a cracked wind shield after prepping properly and it worked great .., cheers

There was oxidation on the contacts for the cartridge mount and also on the tone arm side. It’s an area that always needs cleaning so both channels of the cartridge pass the signal correctly.

I own a."Duel" I believe it's German made. .. enjoy this video very much indeed.👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

This is a great record player

The two issues with this old table. The Dearing ring which sits directly under the tonearm gimble( they break) second, the stauerpimple a tiny rubber cup on a post that the lifting paddle moves to set the tonearm down -lift at end of record. I'm working with some engineers on the ring replacement. Also, the cartridge sled ( where connections from cart to tonearm are made) goes really bad on wiring. There are sellers on ebay for new sleds.

My favourite part would have to be Click Goes the Shears!!🐑😂

07:56 -goosebombs- you just killed it

I have that model, but it's a 1229-Q. The "Q" stands for "quiet". It was released shortly after the 1229, in the middle 1970s. Haven't worked on it, yet. Thanks for this video.

You have it working but there is still a lot to do on that turntable to bring it back to being reliable.

Hey there, I came across your channel while scrolling through You Tube. I thought there were only rude Jackasses here in the States, turns out they’re EVERYWHERE! Keep on tinkering…✌️

Great job, normally they freeze up in hard grease and that's a much worse job to do and time consuming, keep saving these old machines that are much better than todays rubbish

Have one of these that is sitting in a box in my garage as well. Everything works, apparently I can just lube it up and toss a new stylus on and I will be good to go.

Great video. 12:09 what scenario would this strobe function be useful?

armor all wipes work good for the rubber wheel

On the positive side - it has a heavy platter. On the negative side - it has a wheel that drives the platter and not a belt. A wheel usually transfers more motor noise over into the music. I did hope that this actually had a Thorens mechanism in it.

Hi, While watching this KZfaq about repairing the old Dual turntable, I couldn’t help but notice an old Apple iMac G4 sitting on the shelf behind you? Just wondering if you have done a repair on it? I have one that I bought new in the early 2000’s. It no longer works but I’ve kept it because of its iconic design. I believe mine has a power supply issue but I doubt that there are any parts still available these days. Having said that, it would be awesome to restore it sometime. Anyway, just thought I’d ask. Cheers,

WD40 is NOT a lubricant. It can be used as a penetrant but the excess should be wiped off. "WD" means Water Displacement. It was created to clean off electrical components which had been exposed to water. The silicone in it may lubricate a little, but it is more of a preservative/protectant. If not replaced, the idler wheel should be cleaned and treated with a rejuvenating chemical. Before it's done, anything that spins should have the bearings lubricated with electric motor oil or some 20w non-detergent oil. Any metal part which slides on other aluminum part should be cleaned and then re-lubricated with grease(never use white grease). Until you do this, you are NOT done. Let the TT sit and it will freeze up again. In repairing the hinged part of the dust cover, on the bottom side, carefully hold the pieces together which hinge and apply a good quality of clear package sealing tape. Metal hinges will scratch the topside of the cover as it slides back and forth. You might even want to glue thin pieces of felt to the underside of the part which slides on top of the other(plus glue felt to the backside of the door which hinges up as it slides back on the dust cover.

Hi I recently got one of these I would like to know what you used to clean it.

I have a question. My turntable is like a 70s United audio. It looks a lot like this. No belt. The problem is it won’t quit spinning and there isn’t any paper under the platter.

Hay mucha diferecia entre el modelo 1228 y el 1229 de dual ?

Actually the belt drive was considered an inferior drive system and made turn tables easier and cheaper to produce: lighter platters and weaker (cheaper) motors. Dual only improved on their idler drive turntables, which were and still are considered superb, with even better (more quiet) direct drives in the early 70's. The 701 was the first and is still the best turntable Dual ever produced before it went belly up. The 1228 and 1229 shown here were the top of the line idler drives. When Japan flooded the Western markets with cheap and rather good direct drives in the 70's it was game over for Dual. The CD put the final nail in the coffin in the 80's.. That's it, in a nutshell.

Could we get our turntable repaired at your work house.

The scary thing is that you actually own an orange disco record.

This guy is just clueless... The Dual 1229 is no ordinary idler drive. Its one of the best turntables of all time, wow and flutter is on par with direct drives, built to last forever, with precision bearings and balanced tonearm. Belt drives cant hold a candle to it. There is a reason why people pay hundreds for a good one.

2 minutes of using Google and you would treat this Legendary piece totally different. You did also a very crappy job at the Audio Cable. You snipped it of and extend it littarary 3 inches next to the solder joints. No cleaning of old grease, just using WD40. This is working now but not after some month anymore. I refubished hundreds of them. And almost all have the same problems. Take some time to fix, but this is one of the best player you can get. Even for his age!

What's with the rotten Duals nowadays? Why do people pay hundreds of dollars for an old mediocre turntable like these? 3:25 Well, it has an idler wheel, which is also rubber that deteriorates over time, just like a belt. 6:18 No, you're not supposed to use WD40 on a motor! 16:08 Why leave a part of the old wire in place? Might as well solder it directly to the switch. Btw, I recommend using some rubber restorer on the idler wheel. It makes the rubber fresh and improves traction on the platter, which improves speed stability.

Anybody who uses WD-40 on vintage turntables like this should be thrown off KZfaq.