Re: [Phono-L] Victor VE8-12X tonearm mounting bracket

2018-11-19 Thread Robert Wright via Phono-L
Thank you, Ron! I'll check with George right now if I can find his current 
contact info. 😊


Is there anything more to accessing the motor than simply removing the back, 
unpugging the first AC junction, removing the platter, unscrewing the 
plinth/base board screws and lifting the thing straight up out of the cabinet?


Are there any resources regarding this operation online that I could peruse?


Best as always,

Robert



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The Victor book gives some tips on reducing hum, such as checking the plate 
tightness, and adding felt between cabinet and motorboard.  There are no 
circuit components other than switches.Have you checked with George Vollema 
for the tone arm bracket?  I understand that Wyatt Marcus is doing really good 
Orth reproducer rebuilds.



Ron L



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Hey everyone, hope all is well with you folks! I need a whole new tonearm 
mounting bracket assembly for a Victor VE8-12X that I just got. This one is 
totally and utterly wrecked. Anyone know who's selling repros? Ron Sitko? JAS? 
Anyone have current contact info for a dealer who would have some?



Also, has anyone rebuilt one of these electric platter motors? This one works 
great, but it has a really loud mechanical 60Hz hum. I want to replace any 
components in the circuit that I can, and also do a full cleaning and lube job, 
but I would really like to know what I'm getting into first.



And lastly, anyone have Walt's current info in case I want to have him rebuild 
this reproducer?



Thanks a million!

Robert
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Re: [Phono-L] Victor VE8-12X tonearm mounting bracket

2018-11-19 Thread Mike Stitt via Phono-L
Man my last email was a mess.
Popsicle sticks can be used as shims to "tighten" up the coils. They tend
to shrink.
Glyptal is a red slushing type of paint that insulates and drys hard.
It is common for use in re-insulating coils. The spray type isn't nearly as
good as the brush on type.
It shouldn't make a difference but you might try turning the plug around.
If that should elimate the hum, test for voltage between the motor and a
known ground. Before polarized plugs touching say a radio chassis and a
water pipe would zap you, 115 volts.
Mike
Damn tablets! 😅
On Mon, Nov 19, 2018, 5:30 PM Mike Stitt  Loose coils can cause a hum type of sound. More than likely the swab used
> was glyptal. If the coila are lose use popcycle sticks.
> Mike
>
> On Mon, Nov 19, 2018, 5:21 PM Leroy Barco via Phono-L <
> phono-l@oldcrank.org wrote:
>
>> I once had an electric credenza with a bad hum in the motor.
>> I found a small motor guy who diagnosed that it had “dried out “.
>> He had a solution he swabbed on several times that permeated the windings
>> and fixed the hum.
>>
>> I’m like Sgt. Schultz on the details. “I know nothing!”
>>
>> LeRoy
>> On Mon, Nov 19, 2018 at 12:25 PM Ron L'Herault via Phono-L <
>> phono-l@oldcrank.org> wrote:
>>
>>> The Victor book gives some tips on reducing hum, such as checking the
>>> plate tightness, and adding felt between cabinet and motorboard.  There are
>>> no circuit components other than switches.Have you checked with George
>>> Vollema for the tone arm bracket?  I understand that Wyatt Marcus is doing
>>> really good Orth reproducer rebuilds.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Ron L
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> *From:* Phono-L [mailto:phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org] *On Behalf Of *Robert
>>> Wright via Phono-L
>>> *Sent:* Sunday, November 18, 2018 9:03 PM
>>> *To:* Phono L
>>> *Cc:* Robert Wright
>>> *Subject:* [Phono-L] Victor VE8-12X tonearm mounting bracket
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Hey everyone, hope all is well with you folks! I need a whole new
>>> tonearm mounting bracket assembly for a Victor VE8-12X that I just got.
>>> This one is totally and utterly wrecked. Anyone know who's selling repros?
>>> Ron Sitko? JAS? Anyone have current contact info for a dealer who would
>>> have some?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Also, has anyone rebuilt one of these electric platter motors? This one
>>> works great, but it has a really loud mechanical 60Hz hum. I want to
>>> replace any components in the circuit that I can, and also do a full
>>> cleaning and lube job, but I would really like to know what I'm getting
>>> into first.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> And lastly, anyone have Walt's current info in case I want to have him
>>> rebuild this reproducer?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks a million!
>>>
>>> Robert
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Re: [Phono-L] Victor VE8-12X tonearm mounting bracket

2018-11-19 Thread Mike Stitt via Phono-L
Loose coils can cause a hum type of sound. More than likely the swab used
was glyptal. If the coila are lose use popcycle sticks.
Mike

On Mon, Nov 19, 2018, 5:21 PM Leroy Barco via Phono-L  I once had an electric credenza with a bad hum in the motor.
> I found a small motor guy who diagnosed that it had “dried out “.
> He had a solution he swabbed on several times that permeated the windings
> and fixed the hum.
>
> I’m like Sgt. Schultz on the details. “I know nothing!”
>
> LeRoy
> On Mon, Nov 19, 2018 at 12:25 PM Ron L'Herault via Phono-L <
> phono-l@oldcrank.org> wrote:
>
>> The Victor book gives some tips on reducing hum, such as checking the
>> plate tightness, and adding felt between cabinet and motorboard.  There are
>> no circuit components other than switches.Have you checked with George
>> Vollema for the tone arm bracket?  I understand that Wyatt Marcus is doing
>> really good Orth reproducer rebuilds.
>>
>>
>>
>> Ron L
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* Phono-L [mailto:phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org] *On Behalf Of *Robert
>> Wright via Phono-L
>> *Sent:* Sunday, November 18, 2018 9:03 PM
>> *To:* Phono L
>> *Cc:* Robert Wright
>> *Subject:* [Phono-L] Victor VE8-12X tonearm mounting bracket
>>
>>
>>
>> Hey everyone, hope all is well with you folks! I need a whole new tonearm
>> mounting bracket assembly for a Victor VE8-12X that I just got. This one is
>> totally and utterly wrecked. Anyone know who's selling repros? Ron Sitko?
>> JAS? Anyone have current contact info for a dealer who would have some?
>>
>>
>>
>> Also, has anyone rebuilt one of these electric platter motors? This one
>> works great, but it has a really loud mechanical 60Hz hum. I want to
>> replace any components in the circuit that I can, and also do a full
>> cleaning and lube job, but I would really like to know what I'm getting
>> into first.
>>
>>
>>
>> And lastly, anyone have Walt's current info in case I want to have him
>> rebuild this reproducer?
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks a million!
>>
>> Robert
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Re: [Phono-L] Victor VE8-12X tonearm mounting bracket

2018-11-19 Thread Leroy Barco via Phono-L
I once had an electric credenza with a bad hum in the motor.
I found a small motor guy who diagnosed that it had “dried out “.
He had a solution he swabbed on several times that permeated the windings
and fixed the hum.

I’m like Sgt. Schultz on the details. “I know nothing!”

LeRoy
On Mon, Nov 19, 2018 at 12:25 PM Ron L'Herault via Phono-L <
phono-l@oldcrank.org> wrote:

> The Victor book gives some tips on reducing hum, such as checking the
> plate tightness, and adding felt between cabinet and motorboard.  There are
> no circuit components other than switches.Have you checked with George
> Vollema for the tone arm bracket?  I understand that Wyatt Marcus is doing
> really good Orth reproducer rebuilds.
>
>
>
> Ron L
>
>
>
> *From:* Phono-L [mailto:phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org] *On Behalf Of *Robert
> Wright via Phono-L
> *Sent:* Sunday, November 18, 2018 9:03 PM
> *To:* Phono L
> *Cc:* Robert Wright
> *Subject:* [Phono-L] Victor VE8-12X tonearm mounting bracket
>
>
>
> Hey everyone, hope all is well with you folks! I need a whole new tonearm
> mounting bracket assembly for a Victor VE8-12X that I just got. This one is
> totally and utterly wrecked. Anyone know who's selling repros? Ron Sitko?
> JAS? Anyone have current contact info for a dealer who would have some?
>
>
>
> Also, has anyone rebuilt one of these electric platter motors? This one
> works great, but it has a really loud mechanical 60Hz hum. I want to
> replace any components in the circuit that I can, and also do a full
> cleaning and lube job, but I would really like to know what I'm getting
> into first.
>
>
>
> And lastly, anyone have Walt's current info in case I want to have him
> rebuild this reproducer?
>
>
>
> Thanks a million!
>
> Robert
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Re: [Phono-L] Victor VE8-12X tonearm mounting bracket

2018-11-19 Thread Ron L'Herault via Phono-L
The Victor book gives some tips on reducing hum, such as checking the plate
tightness, and adding felt between cabinet and motorboard.  There are no
circuit components other than switches.Have you checked with George
Vollema for the tone arm bracket?  I understand that Wyatt Marcus is doing
really good Orth reproducer rebuilds.

 

Ron L

 

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Wright via Phono-L
Sent: Sunday, November 18, 2018 9:03 PM
To: Phono L
Cc: Robert Wright
Subject: [Phono-L] Victor VE8-12X tonearm mounting bracket

 

Hey everyone, hope all is well with you folks! I need a whole new tonearm
mounting bracket assembly for a Victor VE8-12X that I just got. This one is
totally and utterly wrecked. Anyone know who's selling repros? Ron Sitko?
JAS? Anyone have current contact info for a dealer who would have some?

 

Also, has anyone rebuilt one of these electric platter motors? This one
works great, but it has a really loud mechanical 60Hz hum. I want to replace
any components in the circuit that I can, and also do a full cleaning and
lube job, but I would really like to know what I'm getting into first.

 

And lastly, anyone have Walt's current info in case I want to have him
rebuild this reproducer?

 

Thanks a million!

Robert

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[Phono-L] Victor VE8-12X tonearm mounting bracket

2018-11-19 Thread Robert Wright via Phono-L
Hey everyone, hope all is well with you folks! I need a whole new tonearm 
mounting bracket assembly for a Victor VE8-12X that I just got. This one is 
totally and utterly wrecked. Anyone know who's selling repros? Ron Sitko? JAS? 
Anyone have current contact info for a dealer who would have some?


Also, has anyone rebuilt one of these electric platter motors? This one works 
great, but it has a really loud mechanical 60Hz hum. I want to replace any 
components in the circuit that I can, and also do a full cleaning and lube job, 
but I would really like to know what I'm getting into first.


And lastly, anyone have Walt's current info in case I want to have him rebuild 
this reproducer?


Thanks a million!

Robert
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