[Jayce]

The pot metal curse strikes again! Went to play a record on my 181 this afternoon and the tone arm pivot broke off right below where the arm pins onto it. Both the pivot and the pedestal it goes through are made out of pot metal, which has been causing the arm movement to get stiff in spots ever since I bought this unit. I'll just use the radio part until I figure out a way to repair or replace the pot metal parts. That is one thing I like about the little Philco 220 I bought recently, I don't see any major pot metal in it!