Thanks NIGEL for your comment re technics support---.

Technics enthusiasm on the forum verses Yamaha forum site
I can't help wondering
---5 Months ago we listed our Technics K7 problem.
TO DATE----5771 Views with 36 replies

Also listed help required on a Yamaha EL40 near the same date in August 2012.
257 views with 0 replies.

Now isn't that strange with no Yamaha enthusiasm after 5 months to what one would think was a simple problem.
Yes its still listed near the top in the Yamaha Forum page
Dave L..