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In Reply to: RE: Froze My TT Drive Belt posted by John Elison on August 30, 2014 at 19:38:55
MMDV. Better still, replace the drive belt with a silk thread--and readjust the speed of the motor if necessary. As far as I can tell silk is forever!
John, have you ever tried this on the SOTA?
Mel
Follow Ups:
No, I never tried a silk thread for a belt. I've never been dissatisfied with the regular Sota elastic belt. I change it every couple of years, though.
To be honest, I don't look for tweaks to improve or change the sound of my vinyl front-end after I become satisfied. When I was younger, I used to constantly change things to see if I could improve the sound. Now, I simply listen to the music because for me now it's really all about the music and not about the equipment anymore. My system has reached a level of fidelity that pleases me completely. The most important tweak to my Sota Millennia turntable recently was adding a RoadRunner tachometer to adjust the platter speed so it is right on the button.
Best regards,
John Elison
When I used the VPI belt, it used to start squeaking every so often and I would have to talc it in some way. Since I started using a silk thread (after soaking in automotive belt dressing) it never cries out for any TLC. Just keeps on running and running and doesn't stretch at all.Also, may I ask if your platter changes speed between the beginning and end of a disk as the inventor says his does (when he doesn't use his two units in tandem).
Also, John, does the speed change before and after you put down the stylus?
Mel
Edits: 08/31/14
The answer to both of your questions is "yes."
Stylus drag seems to slow down the platter on my Sota Millennia by just under 0.03%. As the record plays, the platter recovers ⅔ of its lost speed. In terms of RPM, this equates to a slow-down of approximately 0.01-RPM and a recovery of approximately 0.007-RPM. Therefore, I try to set platter speed to 33.340-RPM without a record playing. It will slow down to approximately 33.330-RPM when the stylus is placed on the outer groove and then speed back up to about 33.337-RPM by the end of the record.
Best regards,
John Elison
Sounds like the maker skipped on the motor using one with too little torque.
Don Brian Levy, J.D.
Toronto ON Canada
> Sounds like the maker skipped on the motor using one with too little torque.
Actually, all turntables do that unless they are quartz locked direct-drive.
Of course, if you buy a Phoenix Engineering Falcon and RoadRunner , you can prevent this from happening with synchronous motor belt-drive turntables.
Best regards,
John Elison
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