Does that motor look like an Edison Ekonowatt motor?
On 10/28/2012 11:01 PM, Vinyl Visions wrote:
Rich,
I sent it to a shop in Michigan to have it checked out. There was "give" in the
shaft causing worn bearings and as it turned it had a binding spot, which turned out to
be a slight bend. It also arced and lost power when it was running and fluctuated from
pulling a record to coming to a complete stop. The bend may have been caused by
overheating from the arcing. Apparently there was a short in the AC windings. It is
unusual, since it was made to run on AC, DC and 220 current. I have thought about using a
small modern industrial motor that would fit in the original motor housing, but haven't
completely explored that idea. A modern turntable motor wouldn't be strong enought to
turn the worm drive gearing with governors and the turntable which is quite heavy, not to
mention the needle drag... I am not sure what an equivalent antique motor might be and
thought about using an Edison electric motor from an Ediphone or other antique electric
phono motor, if I can't get this one go
in
g.
Date: Sun, 28 Oct 2012 21:30:09 -0500
From: rich-m...@octoxol.com
To: phono-l@oldcrank.org
Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Fairy Phono Lamp Motor
Do you know what type of motor it is and what has convinced you that it
needs rewound? The reason I ask is those are not at all like straight
forward motors that inhabit reasonably modern turntables.
On 10/28/2012 08:23 PM, Vinyl Visions wrote:
Hi Rich,
Thanks for that info... I spent a lot of time restoring the phono, so figuring
out how to rewind the motor would be interesting.
Date: Sun, 28 Oct 2012 17:20:02 -0500
From: rich-m...@octoxol.com
To: phono-l@oldcrank.org
Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Fairy Phono Lamp Motor
There are no --coils in a box-- for those antique motors. Requires hand
rewinding by a skilled craftsman. Would be cheaper if you went to the
library and got an old book on motor rewinding and did it yourself.
Figure about 8 hours of labor to do the job from an experienced person
from start to finish.
On 10/28/2012 04:54 PM, Vinyl Visions wrote:
Thanks Ron... I'll check them out, as they are not too far away. The problem I am having
is finding someone willing to rebuild a small motor - "reasonably". I found one
in Michigan that wants $900 to rewind the motor and straighten the shaft - seems kind of
excessive.
From: lhera...@bu.edu
To: phono-l@oldcrank.org
Date: Sun, 28 Oct 2012 16:25:28 -0400
Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Fairy Phono Lamp Motor
Look around for a motor rebuilding company.
http://www.claytonelectricmotorrepair.com/ Takes you to one that may fit
the bill.
Ron L
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Sent: Sunday, October 28, 2012 3:09 PM
To: phono-l@oldcrank.org
Subject: [Phono-L] Fairy Phono Lamp Motor
I just restored my Fairy Phono Lamp, but found that the motor needs
rewinding and the shaft is bent... Anyone have a motor for this?
Curt
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