Sony PS-F5, PS-F9 & Flamingo Portable Linear Tracking Turntables » Sony PS-F5

PS-F5 With A Problem

marcus — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 14:02:35 +0000

Just spotted this video on YouTube:

The speed detection component has failed

Can anyone help? (If there is anyone with a unit for spares, let me know as I regularly get requests through this site.)

Couple more PS-F5s on eBay

marcus — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:16:17 +0000

One in Germany and one in Italy.

Tidy Looking PS-F5 For Sale on U.S. eBay

marcus — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 00:59:59 +0000

Looks fairly tidy, boxed with what looks like all the original items. Shame the photos look like they’ve been taken through an ice cube.

As I type this the bidding is up to US $224.60 and its still not met its reserve price with 6 days to go.

Seeing that manual reminds me, does anyone have one they could scan so I can share it on this site? That’d be nice.

eBay Auction page

Happy 2 Year Anniversary to ps-f5.com- Here’s the gifts!

marcus — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 14:40:38 +0000

Well, the site’s made it through 2 years. Cheers to all visitors past, present and future and thanks to everyone who’s written in with help and support.

Most things I’ve been sent have ended up on the site, sometimes straight away, sometimes after a while and I still have things that I need to get on one day.
Two such examples that some kind people sent me to stick on the site that I haven’t got round to sticking on till now are the workshop manuals for both the PS-F5 and PS-F9. Thanks to those people for helping the rest of us keep our turntables going.

PS-F5 Service Manual (PDF)

PS-F9 Service Manual (PDF)

They’ll get a proper link in the main menu one day, but for now those links will just be available in this blog post.

So keep checking back, or subscribe to the blog’s RSS feed to be updated of updates as I’ll be steadily adding to the site and trying out de-yellowing one of my PS-F5s in the near future.
And if you have any info that you’d like to see on the site, hit me up on the contact page.

Cheers,
Marcus

Protect Your Battery Terminals

marcus — Fri, 20 May 2011 14:13:52 +0000

Yesterday I was installing a new HTPC here at home. When looking up the best way to install the coax satellite cable’s F Connectors, I found this page on the use of silicone grease, which linked to this page of other uses. This section caught my eye:

Leaking battery cells will cause the spring contacts to corrode. You can help prevent this by coating the contacts with silicone grease.

You can use it in any equipment that uses battery cells – from remote controls, model boats, model cars to hearing aids.

Seems like a sensible, easy and cheap precaution to take on our turntables to me.

I plan to add a maintenance section to this site one day to which I’ll add this, but in the meantime I thought I’d post this info here as it may help others and to remind me to add it to a more permanent part of the site one day.

About Page Updated

marcus — Thu, 12 May 2011 00:36:43 +0000

I made some updates to the About page today, including a real life recording of the PS-F5 in action, kindly donated by a friendly visitor of the site from France called Emmanuel. Thanks to you for that.

PS-F5 for repair on eBay

marcus — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 14:01:11 +0000

This is worth a look if you’re in the USA and after spares for your PS-F5 or one to repair:

Sony Linear Tracking Stereo Turntable PS-F5 for repair – eBay (item 200589266795 end time Mar-27-11 21:21:06 PDT).

New PS-F5 YouTube Video

marcus — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 15:56:16 +0000

Shonky quality, but good to see another one in use.

Interesting how the user inserts the records in their sleeves. Not sure if that’s really necessary, specially as he seems to pull them back out to see which way round he’s put the record in.

What is the PS-F5 & PS-F9 Cartridge? (It’s not P-Mount)

marcus — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 00:25:06 +0000

Well, having wondered for a while about the type of cartridge used, I had read somewhere that it was a P-Mount (also known as T4P), which was a standard mount used by Technics and other Japanese manufacturers on some of their turntables in the 80s. I’m now certain it’s something else.

I saw this UK eBay listing for a P-Mount with a decent photo:

This is what a VL-44G cartridge from a PS-F5 turntable looks like (with stylus installed):

The difference is plain to see

So the question remains, is there another Audio Technica model number that these cartridges go by? That would surely help in tracking down replacement/ upgrade cartridges. The quest continues…

New(ish) PS-F5 for sale on U.S. eBay

marcus — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 16:18:33 +0000

This is being sold as new, only out of the box once to photo & test.

What doesn’t quite add up to me is why the seller would have removed the It’s A Sony sticker from the front of the player and stuck it on the cardboard box. Weird. Anyway, I guess you could try to stick it back on, but I doubt it would go back all that cleanly.

So if money’s no object and you want an almost Fresh-Out-the-Box clean example, throw in a bid now.

Update:
It only received one bid, but sold for US $1,200.00!