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In Reply to: RE: AR - XA Rebuild posted by jtpzenith on July 19, 2016 at 22:08:46
I owned a couple and rebuilt a couple others. Never had any problems with start up other than with an early 2-motor version.
Is yours the single motor?
Are you certain the new belt is the correct size?
I believe you can find info online to rebuild or replace the motor if that is the problem.
Also, you never answered an earlier question. One photo showed a wire "strap" over the pivot block. I've never seen that, what is it?
Otherwise, very nice work.
"The piano ain't got no wrong notes." Thelonious Monk
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It eases torque stretch to the belt, thereby increasing belt life.
Opus 33 1/3
Bought My thorens New in '72 It has Always started by itself.. sans issue. Still on it's ORIGINAL belt too.
So much OCD behaviour :-) re what are Very simple contraptions
I even give a nudge to my idler before I engage the idler wheel. Even though the motor is big enough to run a cement mixer I think the slight nudge takes the load off it at start up.
BH
I only owned a couple of DDs between 1970 and 2010, all others (maybe 20?) were belt drives. They all had adequate torque to get up to speed on their own within one rotation. My last belt drive, a Kuzma Stabi, had sufficient torque that using a record brush was no problem. A few others prior to that failed that test but at least started up.Regarding belt life, that is a questionable conclusion it seems to me. I've gone years on a single belt and so if it might have lasted another month longer with "nudging" who knows?
"The piano ain't got no wrong notes." Thelonious Monk
Edits: 07/20/16
My Nottingham requires more than a nudge....it needs a good hard shove or it'll just sit there motionless. It's by design, and once up to speed, it stays there. Lots of different approaches to spinning a platter I guess...
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