The arm on mine was good with no slop in the headshell bearings, although solidity was never part of the equation here. The speed change mech was seized solid and there's a start-stop lever under the platter where the lever had seized on the riveted post, the post trying to rotate instead - took the heat from a soldering iron to separate the two. I bought a Zero 100 idler/changer in a Wyndsor plinth at Christmastime for £57. I agree with Beobloke above and should also say that the price should be more like £50 for a typical one and maybe £80 for a minter in unmarked plinth. As with all decks of this era, a solid plinth works wonders if you want to extract maximum performance.Īll in all, £125 isn't too ridiculous a price if it's in good condition, complete with a good plinth, lid and a decent cartridge and you can hear/see it working. Has black top plate and black plastic control levers.Īll are good and the belt drive version isn't some weedy poor relation as it still used the hefty four pole synchronous motor, just adapted to run a belt rather then power an idler wheel.
Zero 100SB: belt drive, fully auto single play. Zero 100SC: Exactly as above but the addition of a record support platform and mechanism for autochanging up to 6LPs
Has a cream top plate and brass control levers Zero 100S: idler drive, fully auto single play. Assuming you're in the UK (as they were different again abroad!) there was: (4) There are several different variants. I've had very good noises from the likes of AT95Es, AT110Es, Ortofon 2M Reds and an old Empire 2000E (3) The arm has a higher mass than you might think but will still work with a good range of modern or vintage cartridges. A squirt of WD40 in the right place will often get it limping along again, but the only real solution is to clean off all the old grease and re-lubricate with white lithium grease or some light oil. (2) All Garrard decks of this era suffer fom Garrard Grease Syndrome, where the grease on the automatic mechanism hardens and stops it from working properly. (1) If it's one of the examples that experienced poor quality control and has a floppy headshell and wobbly arm, you'll never hear it at its best. It's an intriguingly designed turntable that can perform very well, but with a few caveats: Garrard’s Zero 100, in basic performance, easily ranks with the finest automatic turntables on the market.Ignore the responses above. Power supply frequency: 50 or 60Hz depending on pulley and stroboscope fitted Review
Power supply: 110/125V or 110/120V and 220/240V depending on motor coil windings Tonearm: head pivots laterally as it tracks a record Motor: 4-pole induction for starting with synchronous section for constant running speed
GARRARD ZERO 100 MOTOR MANUAL
In addition to manual operation the Zero 100 will automatically play single 7″, 10″ and 12″ records, or a stack of up to seven 12″ records – adaptors are available to play records with large centre holes and to play a stack of 7″ records. The Garrard Zero 100 is a superb two-speed transcription turntable with such special features as:Īn ingenious tonearm virtually without tracking error (patent applied for) with damped cueing action.Ī magnetic tonearm anti-skating system (patent applied for).Ī motor with the advantages of both induction and synchronous motors (patent applied for).Ī record speed and pitch control system with built in stroboscopic checking.Ī tilting device to set the cartridge at a 15 degree tracking angle. Fitted with an EPS 270 cartridge and a brand new styli this classic beauty is a superb performer