Here's my Empire platter. The belt runs on the inside rim of the platter. Diameter of inside rim is 10".... - Ray-o-Stat

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Topic - My beautiful looking, but lousy sounding new Empire 398 (pics) - albertoderoma 17:16:25 12/16/06 (36)

Re: My beautiful looking, but lousy sounding new Empire 398 (pics) - FTT 09:32:51 12/17/06 (0)

When you get this all sorted out ... - Dave Pogue 04:19:19 12/17/06 (0)

Re: My beautiful looking, but lousy sounding new Empire 398 (pics) - "skeptic" 21:47:15 12/16/06 (3)

Re: My beautiful looking, but lousy sounding new Empire 398 (pics) - albertoderoma 22:56:55 12/16/06 (2)

Re: My beautiful looking, but lousy sounding new Empire 398 (pics) - "skeptic" 23:18:39 12/16/06 (1)

Re: My beautiful looking, but lousy sounding new Empire 398 (pics) - albertoderoma 23:34:18 12/16/06 (0)

I believe I know the answer to this puzzle... - Ray-o-Stat 19:13:50 12/16/06 (26)

Not sure about the empire but both the capstan drive and the platter are convex with my RekOKut..... - tubesforever 23:09:45 12/16/06 (0)

Re: I believe I know the answer to this puzzle... - orthophonic 22:13:55 12/16/06 (2)

I know some model(s) had different pulleys... - DaveInVA 07:40:19 12/17/06 (1)

Re: I know some model(s) had different pulleys... - Ray-o-Stat 11:24:35 12/17/06 (0)

Re: Ray-O-Stat: Empire 208 Platter measures 300mm diameter - grinagog 21:35:41 12/16/06 (12)

I have only seen one Papst Motor used on these, regardless of age or model number. /nt\ - Ray-o-Stat 22:06:08 12/16/06 (9)

Re: Actually 208's, 598's and 698's all used different Papst motors - grinagog 17:16:16 12/17/06 (0)

Then we may learn something from a measurement of the pulley crown - Mark Kelly 22:36:52 12/16/06 (6)

Re: Then we may learn something from a measurement of the pulley crown - albertoderoma 23:55:34 12/16/06 (1)

So...... - Mark Kelly 16:19:46 12/17/06 (0)

Re: Then we may learn something from a measurement of the pulley crown - "skeptic" 23:04:29 12/16/06 (3)

Not so - Mark Kelly 03:47:07 12/17/06 (2)

Your answer is correct but incomplete, - "skeptic" 12:03:09 12/17/06 (0)

link - bostrowskij 05:47:13 12/17/06 (0)

Re: I have only seen one Papst Motor used on these, regardless of age or model number. /nt\ - "skeptic" 22:35:53 12/16/06 (0)

Re: Ray-O-Stat: Empire 208 Platter measures 300mm diameter - "skeptic" 22:00:13 12/16/06 (1)

Correct. That is what I have seen. The inner rim where the belt rides is altered in diameter to correct the speed. /nt\ - Ray-o-Stat 22:03:55 12/16/06 (0)

Re: I believe I know the answer to this puzzle... - albertoderoma 20:20:00 12/16/06 (8)

Unless your belt runs on the outside of the platter, you are taking the wrong measurement... - Ray-o-Stat 22:08:16 12/16/06 (7)

Re: Unless your belt runs on the outside of the platter, you are taking the wrong measurement... - albertoderoma 22:20:18 12/16/06 (6)

Here's my Empire platter. The belt runs on the inside rim of the platter. Diameter of inside rim is 10".... - Ray-o-Stat 11:01:08 12/17/06 (3)

Re: Here's my Empire platter. The belt runs on the inside rim of the platter. Diameter of inside rim is 10".... - "skeptic" 12:19:03 12/17/06 (2)

Hmm, go figure, the guy I bought it from told me it was from the 508. By chance was the plinth for the 508 and 498... - Ray-o-Stat 15:08:36 12/17/06 (1)

Re: Hmm, go figure, the guy I bought it from told me it was from the 508. By chance was the plinth for the 508 and 498.. - "skeptic" 15:32:33 12/17/06 (0)

I have not seen one of those. This is getting interesting.... - Ray-o-Stat 22:33:59 12/16/06 (1)

Re: I have not seen one of those. This is getting interesting.... - "skeptic" 22:48:33 12/16/06 (0)

Re: There's nothing under the hood to make the Empire spin faster - grinagog 18:26:39 12/16/06 (1)

Re: There's nothing under the hood to make the Empire spin faster - orthophonic 22:26:33 12/16/06 (0)

Re: My beautiful looking, but lousy sounding new Empire 398 (pics) - korneluk 18:24:14 12/16/06 (0)

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Here's my Empire platter. The belt runs on the inside rim of the platter. Diameter of inside rim is 10".... - Ray-o-Stat 11:01:08 12/17/06 (3)

Re: Here's my Empire platter. The belt runs on the inside rim of the platter. Diameter of inside rim is 10".... - "skeptic" 12:19:03 12/17/06 (2)

Hmm, go figure, the guy I bought it from told me it was from the 508. By chance was the plinth for the 508 and 498... - Ray-o-Stat 15:08:36 12/17/06 (1)

Re: Hmm, go figure, the guy I bought it from told me it was from the 508. By chance was the plinth for the 508 and 498.. - "skeptic" 15:32:33 12/17/06 (0)