lenco L70

[luke3364]

  I have a "Bogen" branded Lenco L70 with the original ton arm.  I am not having much luck with this tone arm.  It really skips easily and seems like it doesn't want to travel across the record freely.  On top of that problem I think it seems like a primitive design.  I would like to modify my turntable and put a new tone arm on it.  Does anyone have any suggestions?  This unit is in excellent condition and I put a new idler wheel on it and it seems to run fine.  It just skips.  Do I need to put a low compliance cartridge on it?.  It seems when I put more weight on the tone arm to make it track better the cartridge hits the record.?  Does the tonearm need to be rebuilt?  I wish I had a different tone arm for it.  Any help would be greatly appreciated.   Sincerely, Luke Randall



Hi-

[bush baby]

Have a look here
https://www.lencoheaven.net/forum/index.php?topic=14037.0#msg207756

[mantelteo]

Hej Luke

It’s a great arm and should work and sound wonderful.
That said - a service is probably necessary.

It would be a shame to butcher that turntable. If I was you, I would sell it, buy a L75 and start with that.
Or keep it until you feel you have the time to do a service your self.

You can try to have a look inside the bearing house from it’s backside. You will probably see some springs and maybe a broken bearing or two.

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Welcome to LH

[RR1957]

Hi

I would not call it a primitive arm.
It was state of the art in the second half of the fifties.
A simple construction is not necessarily primitive.
If in good shape, good balanced and good bearings (important) it works perfectly.
Surely the bearings have been a great issue on Lenco Heaven, to restore them
when damaged. Check the ball vertical bearings at the back of the house.
Never unscrew the screws on the sides with the two springs still in position.
Furthermore the choose of which cartridge for the more heavier arm is important.
The choose is to keep the L70 original or processing it to a modern record player.
I choose the first and my original L70 is working perfect for many years now.

Search in LH and you find a lot about this arm, to bring it in good shape.

Good luck.

[itskeith]

Hi Luke,

... or have a look here 

https://www.lencoheaven.net/forum/index.php?topic=31283.0

Good luck.
Keith

[g8ina]

Its a great arm when working properly, BUT if you try and replace it you will have some problems - the arm is spring loaded, and is set back much closer to the back of the top plate than other Lencos, so any replacement will more than likely stick out beyond the lid line.... I'd try very hard to fix it. If I can help (Ive rebuilt three now) just shout, Id be happy to do it for you.

[Kno]

It was state of the art in the second half of the fifties.

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