1970s Philips 212 turntable with 78 RPM modification
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- čas přidán 29. 01. 2012
- An old video I made of a Philips 212 turntable, which was modified by its previous owner to add 78 RPM speed and use multicolor LEDs instead of the original incandescent indicator bulbs. I have since sold this turntable, and unfortunately I did not keep any of the documentation on the 78 RPM mod. But nonetheless, this was a quick tour of its features and demonstration of its performance, using a Stanton 500 series cartridge.
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Looks like the best turntable you've ever had on your show, very nice love to have one of those vintage turntables they play really well😃👍
I still have mine, brought it around 1974/75, the best turntable I ever owned.
Nice! My grandmother had a Philips 212 too, and I was fascinated by those buttons, you barely had to touch. Cool LED mod btw :)
Apollo 100 - Joy
Aerosmith - Dream On [short version]
Johnny Messner - Start The Day Right
I used to own one of these, and though I've owned many turntables in my day, I liked this one the best. So quiet ... so simple.
Seriously, you make the coolest videos on CZcams!
Very nice design. I like the led's on the switches.
That was an awesome set up. Awesome!!!!
Beautiful my sister had one of these in the 1970s Always did like the light touch controls they have.
I ahve one of these and I absosultely love it. I will get an older one, the 202 soon. Cool mod!
Very nice turntable. I used to have one up till the motor failed and I bought an SL1200.
The 212 sound quality is easily on par with the technics, and maybe more natural too. I still miss it - it's a very nice instrument with a beautiful design.
Thats a cool turntable. I think its worth a follow up video with more details history etc.
I no longer have this turntable.
it's.....beautiful
Used to own a standard one of these, a great deck :)
fantastic turntable i still have mine
Over 40 years ago, I had to original Philips 212 turntable. It had a ferrite platter, which caused some issues with Grado and the ADC brand cartridges. Interestingly, a similar turntable was available in Europe at the same time as the Norelco 202 which had 78 RPM built in. I do not know what metal the turntable platter was made of, however.
I've had one of these for 45 years
@uxwbill That Stanton cartridge actually sounded very dull and muffled, even with a brand new stylus. It probably had been used for many hours and was simply worn out. Nonetheless, the Philips was built like a tank and would probably sound fine with a new cartridge, but I wanted to upgrade to a newer turntable.
The mystery object was the remains of a Radio Shack "Science Fair" 130-in-1 project kit, which has had most of its components gutted.
Not boasting, but I bought one today at a yard sale. Mint condition (aside from a sketchy on/off switch which was fixed) and rocking a $240-retail Micro Acoustics MA 2002 e cartridge. I spent $10 on the thing. Needless to say… Yep.
You did better than I did! I paid ten times that for mine!! :-(
Could someone get me a Philips 212 at a similar bargain?!😉
@@debarghyaroy9948 holy crap what a throwback, that HAPPENED 7 YEARS AGO??
@@SuicideForSteelyDan5 the prices have shot up miserably since!😣 And I can't afford to pay a hefty sum!
@@debarghyaroy9948 oh of course, they always do. I just replaced the light bulbs in it not 6 months ago, and it's still in regular use
What a great record player
thats a very cool Record Player!
Yea a record player deck. We'd usually refer to the 'tape deck', the 'record deck', the amp, speakers etc. Sometimes we'd say 'bung a disk on the turntable'. Anyway... 'turntable', 'deck', whatever, the Philips 212 Electronic was a nice bit of kit that served me well for almost 30 years from 1980 - 2006 (RIP)
Yes, it requires a phono pre-amp.
@sapbeast The LP is "Joy" by Apollo 100. You can find it at the Amazon Marketplace for $2.52 or $45.
I see the strobe disc but where is the light for it?
Just use any incandescent light, or fluorescent light with a magnetic ballast.
I used to own one of these! :-)
That last song reminded me of disney hehe. Cool TT, I`ve got the same TT myself. DO you use a preamp? The signal is so low
What are the names of the songs you demonstrated?
Awesome, I just got a lot of assorted 45 rpm records labeled for decoration and I got the Dream On one in playable condition lol 😆
@6452ss Yes.
I just got one from 1972 free from my uncle that appears to fully work when plugged in - haven't connected to amp, speakers, etc., but someone somewhere said touching the 33 and 45 buttons at the same time will play 78s on older 212 models? Anyone also hear of this or do this?
Only if yours has been specially modified, as this one has. The original Philips 212 does not support 78 RPM.
Knew a guy (in the old days) in Brooklyn that had this Philips GA-212 turntable. It was very impressive for a moderately priced unit. Specs weren't great; rumble 62dB and wow/flutter 0.1% but acceptable for mid 1970's. My Pioneer PL-518 (from 1978) had 73dB rumble and 0.045% wow/flutter. Still though, this GA-212 wasn't a bad component.
That new-fangled vinyl will never take off. Bring back the old shellac discs!
My Dad has an old Pioneer system from 1972. Any idea where I could buy a decent player nowadays?
See this Buyer's Guide: www.amstereo.org/turntableguide.htm
I never noticed this video until now for some reason. That's a great looking and sounding turntable! It's a shame Philips don't make stuff like this anymore. Nowadays it's all just cheap crap.
Nedlee for 78?
Do they still make these?
these philips 212 have the ability to play at 78rpm as standard feature , place the belt on the outer edge of the motor pulley, play at 45rpm, et voila....
It's suspension system appears to be amazing. It's belt or rim drive?
Belt drive
Gdzie jest ten stary dobry philips którego cechowała jakość?
Joy a great track. Heard it once in a Burger King then again in the movie Boogie Nights thennn again in the 40 yr old virgin
I seen one for 30 bucks , you think is worth it
Made in holland
Ha, my record player, will draw circles around , your record player !!
The basement of my dreams...
Philips 212 turntable with 78 RPM modification very simple R575 1.8k to 0 ohm ,speed control 45 RPM in use.
So, to achieve 78 RPM, just short out R575, and use the existing 45RPM speed control pot for fine adjustment? No need to add another pot then, just a switch! Very cool. Thanks!
That modification worked well. Thanks for posting it.
When I have more time I may try modifying the speed control circuit so I don't need an external switch. I think it should be possible to modify it such that both the 45 and 33 touch sensor circuits can be active at once and together act as the 78 mode...Looking at the circuit it looks like I just have to disable the feedback that prevents one of the speed mode transistor latches from activating while the other is on (Probably by moving R549 from the 45RPM line over to the -9V rail), and add a NOR gate fed by the 2 speed mode lines with its output driving a low current DPDT relay to switch the 33RPM active line* to the speed control from its latch to the -9V rail through a resistor, and short R575... *Though if I understand the operation of the speed control circuit correctly there's a chance that if both 33 and 45 mode lines are allowed to go active simultaneously that it will run at 78RPM without R545 shorted.
So a few days after my last post I figured out how to make my version of the modification work. Here is the result:
czcams.com/video/6pKXPdjLXQg/video.html
haha, my favourite. Dream On by Aerosmith!
Deck? Excuse me?
PioneerMephit You CAN refer to turntables as decks.
@@georgeprice7922 The meaning of deck is stand alone component that require amp and speakers
In the 70's I bought Stanton 500E's for $7.95 University Stereo
Christmas music? And then not. I feel confused yet satisfied. I think...
10-4
UGH! I do not care for the automatic stop feature! If you have a longer than usual single,it cuts off long before the song is done.
When properly operating the auto-stop feature did not actuate until the last track was played. The rapid movement of the tonearm on the lead-out groove caused the auto stop to operate.
Meant in general.
The cam activated auto-stop doesn't usually cut short any vinyls, Broadcast label 78's have a very small label and I found once the limit is reached the tone arm will kick back once the self adjusting in the auto mech is bottomed out
Couldn't be using any deck that doesn't have a full size platter.
Joy by APOLLO