I finally got a chance to work on an Edison Standard phonograph
project I've had sitting around for ages. The motor is rough, but
after replacing the governor weights (they were falling off) the
motor actually runs. And for a good long time, too!
The next step is to glue up the belt material I have and connect the
motor to the topworks. But the tensioner just flops around. There is
something that looks like a spring wound around the part that
connects the tensioner to the motor works, but it is only connected
to one end. If I hold the other end of this 'spring' with pliers,
then the tensioner springs back when I push the lower part with my
finger. That's just the action that would keep the belt tension at
the proper level. But how should this be connected, and to what? Any
good pictures of such a thing would be appreciated. I could send a
picture of that part to anyone who would try to give me a good answer.
There is also some rust on the underside of the bedplate, around the
edges, about where it sits on the wooden case. Any good suggestions
for cleaning it and keeping it from rusting any further? A wire brush
and rustoleum? Anything better?
Thank you.
David Barnett
David Barnett [email protected]
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