[NJARC] Turntable question

Sun, 28 Apr 2002 19:51:18 -0400

Rob

Phil, our resident 45 expert should be answering this, but typically, any
turntable motor I have seen runs off the line voltage.  You should be able to
easily trace the wiring back through the plug (assuming it has one to connect
to the radio chassis) and to it's source in the radio chassis.  You could
also measure the voltage at the connector on the chassis if you wanted to be
100% sure.

Some of the better or more expensive turntables have a speed control on
them.  I haven't had any experience with them so I don't know if it's
electric control or mechanical.  The early victor motors (20's and early
30's) have an adjustable governor controlled motor.  Either way, it would be
located on the turntable and you should still be able to connect power
directly to the turntable connector.

Aaron Hunter

"Robert G. Flory" wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I have an RCA turntable from a console that I want to try.  Do the motors
> typically run at line voltage or something lower?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Rob Flory
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