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?
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
rea
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,
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
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'
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
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