Hello All, I told everyone about my Victor V Find for about $1000.00 about 1 ? months ago and wanted to know about restoring and repairing the motor and Oak Spear Tip horn. Well, I had the horn restored and looks GREAT. REALLY GREAT. I also had the motor redone. Before I could only get about 60 cranks and then you could hear the spring unwind. Someone told me on the list that the springs in the back might be broke. Here is what it was. The guy that fixed the motor said the last two springs were unhooked. SOOOOOOO: I now have a problem with the motor after I got it back from repair, (WHICH IS WHY I AM WRITING TO EVERYONE ON THE LIST FOR HELP) : Sometimes with a full crank the turntable won't even start to turn. OR, when I crank the motor up the record slows down then speeds up. It won't keep an even speed.
When I only had use of one spring before I took it in for repair, I could at least play 3 sides of records before winding it up again. NOW with the springs fixed, I am lucky to get 1 side to play. I have to help the turntable to get started. The record starts to play then you hear it slow down then speed back up again. Does this several times just playing one side. I also hear some small noise (nothing hitting that I can tell) inside. I don't see where the governor is hitting anything. That seems to be okay. MAYBE THE PROBLEM: Could the guy that repaired the motor put too much grease in the casing? Should he have replaced the springs with heavier ones? Can use your help. Thanks, Keith Carter
