Hooking it in was not a big problem but physically winding the spring in took a lot out of me. Maybe it is my small hands but I found the Edison springs to be a real "handful".
Ron L -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Steven Medved Sent: Tuesday, July 04, 2006 12:57 PM To: Antique Phonograph List Subject: Re: [Phono-L] B250 Diamond Disc spring question I enjoy working with Edison DD springs, they are fun to install. I wrote Daniel off list, but he never replied. If you just did not get my e-mail [email protected] is my address. The biggest problem with springs are poorly made new ones, it took me8 seconds to hook an orginal Victor spring, and about two hours to re work and install a badly made one that did not have theedges deburred and was too thick, the center was real fun to do. Proper thickness is also nice, A through E Triumph springs should be 0.022, but I have seen them at 0.030.Steve> From: [email protected]> To: [email protected]> Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2006 15:11:26 -0400> Subject: Re: [Phono-L] B250 Diamond Disc spring question> > And, having just replaced two Edison springs, I can attest to how hard> it is to load those suckers into their cans. Edison springs are quite a> bit beefier than Victor or Columbia springs.> > Ron L> > -----Original Message-----> From: [email protected] [mailto:phono-l-bo [email protected]]> On Behalf Of Robert Wright> Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 2006 2:38 PM> To: Antique Phonograph List> Subject: Re: [Phono-L] B250 Diamond Disc spring question> > In addition to all the great advice on the DIY approach, let me give> another> hearty recommendation or our own Steven Medved. He fixed exactly this> same> problem with my Amberola 30 and knows as much about barrel-spring> rebuilding> as anyone in Edison's shop would have 100 years ago. (I don't mean to> volunteer you, Steve, but I'm just so thrilled with the fine work you> did> that I can't keep it to myself!)> > Best,> Robert> > > > > > -----Original Message-----> Daniel Melvin> > Subject: [Phono-L] B250 Diamond Disc spring question> >> > Hi all,> >> > I'm not much of an expert on Diamond Disc machines, but I have a> beautiful> > B250 that stopped working. I had just played a record and went to play> a> > second and the spring would no longer wind. The crank just moves> loose. I> > did not hear t he spring break, so I am thinking it may have come> > disconnected inside the spring barrell. Everything is so large and> I've> > never taken one apart before. Is this an easy thing to check? Is the> > mechinism in a B250 unique to that early machine or could it be> interchanged> > with another?> >> > Thanks for any advise you might have.> >> > Dan> > _______________________________________________> Phono-L mailing list> [email protected]> > Phono-L Archive> http://phono-l.oldcrank.org/archive/> > Support Phono-L> http://www.cafepress.com/oldcrank> > _______________________________________________> Phono-L mailing list> [email protected]> > Phono-L Archive> http://phono-l.oldcrank.org/archive/> > Support Phono-L> http://www.cafepress.com/oldcrank _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list [email protected] Phono-L Archive http://phono-l.oldcrank.org/archive/ Support Phono-L http://www.cafepress.com/oldcrank
