Thank you Al, My Spring Motor serial number is 29251 and the motor frame number is 11523. It has not the speed calibrations printed on the bedplate. I though only Triumphs had that prints. I think all the machine is original and nobody but me has touched it in 100 years. It has a square crank shaft. The governor has not 3 balls but three round pieces (short cylinders).
I don't know what Triumph is the donor of the control knob as I have bought it alone. About the motor, yes it is hung on springs and there is the knob for regulating tension. Thanks for all the information, Gabriel. El 16/05/2010, a las 12:30, clockworkh...@aol.com escribió: > > Greetings Gabriel: > > It is difficult to address your problems without examining the phonograph. > What is the serial number of the Triton springmotor? What is the serial > number of the machine? There were different threads used early on. When the > speed control knob gained the pointer and the speed calibrations printed on > the bedplate in 1903 the threads remained unchanged until the end of > production. Does your motor have the correct square crank shaft and the > round 3 > ball governor? I ask to help determine if all the parts are original and the > motor is not a conglomeration. What is the serial number of the Triumph from > which you borrowed the control knob to test if it would work? Very likely > it was a Model B or later machine. > > The Home and Standard Model A speed control knob was not meant for any > Triton motor that I am aware of. One would have to compare them to be sure. > There is a speed control knob on eBay now and Wyatt's carries them. For just > over $20 you could try one. Wyatt's should have the correct knob and > Dwayne, the owner, should know what you need as he is most knowledgeable. > >> From the beginning the Triton motor was hung on springs with washers and > screws into the bedplate. There was no belt tension idler pulley. The whole > motor is raised or lowered by a thumbscrew to obtain correct belt tension. > Edison part numbers were #2752 for the springs, #2753 for the spring > washers, #2754 for the screws, and #2755 for the screw washers. You can > order > these plus the belt tightening screw #2816, washer #2817, nut #2818, and > spring > from Wyatt's Musical Americana. To my knowledge the Triton motor frame > should not be mounted solid with screws to the bedplate under any > circumstance. > > Now if you have the earliest single spring motor it will be mounted solid > to the bedplate with rubber pads as spacers. Likewise Amet and Peerless > motors... > > Best wishes, > > Al > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.oldcrank.org
