hi bill
i have one on one of my machines
its an electric cut off on the dd
zono
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From: William Zucca rochr...@gmail.com
To: Antique Phonograph List phono-l@oldcrank.org
Sent: Wed, Feb 13, 2013 9:19 pm
Subject: [Phono-L] Diamond Disc 250 Mystery
Hello
It was offered in new DD machines, so it can be called 'genuine', yes. I
don't think there's any special indication on the ID tag. About 1.5 volts
is needed to operate, and that was originally provided by a tall ignition
cell - you could use a couple of D cells in parallel, today. My 250
Well, I am satisfied that I know what the heck it is and how it operated.
Only one question remains in my mind about it..WHY? The
manual autostop works fine. Why install a more complex device that
requires electricity to do the same thing?
Thanks for all the information.
Green
I am at my wits end, trying to find someone who can rewind/fix a motor for my
Fairy Phonograph Lamp. What I am considering as a temporary fix (not altering
the original parts in any way) was to use a 78 rpm turntable motor from a
jukebox. Does anyone know of a direct drive type motor that would
There were a number of direct drive phono motors made back in the 78rpm
days. The General Industries Flyer models are among the most common.
Other ones that I can think of were used in Webster-Chicago players and
changers. These motors date from the 1930s, up to WWII. They are 90 degree
Again, do you have pictures of this item?
On 02/14/2013 10:23 PM, Vinyl Visions wrote:
I am at my wits end, trying to find someone who can rewind/fix a motor for my Fairy
Phonograph Lamp. What I am considering as a temporary fix (not altering the original
parts in any way) was to use a 78 rpm
Thanks for the info Greg. I have looked into Victor and Edison motors, but am
somewhat limited by size constraints. The largest size width and length is
approx. 6-6 1/2 and maybe 4 deep. I will try to find the others that you
mentioned and see what size they are.Thanks again,Curt
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