[NJARC] This Saturday Repair Clinic

[pvourtsis at optonline.net]

Matt,
    The idler wheel may look alright but it has to have the right amount of grabbing power. The rubber tends to harden up with age and you lose the grabbing ability. Clean the idler with lacquer thinner and see if that does the trick. If it works well after that, it will only be a temporary fix because he rubber will harden again in a few weeks or months.

Phil V

----- Original Message -----
From: Matt Reynolds 
Date: Thursday, September 23, 2010 10:35 pm
Subject: Re: [NJARC] This Saturday Repair Clinic
To: njarc at mailman.qth.net

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> I will most likely be bringing my Philco radio with D10a record 
> changer. I was able to get the radio to work (it worked as is, 
> but hummed). The cartridge and stylus on the thing were shot, 
> but thanks to John Tyminksi I have a working pickup. The 
> problem I am having now is with the turntable itself maintaining 
> the proper speed\movement in general. I am not very 
> knowledgeable on how the mechanics of the thing work (yet). I 
> have the service notes, (thanks nostalgiaair), but would like to 
> know what im missing. The idler wheel looks very good, and is 
> making contact, but the turntable just seems to "get stuck".
> 
> Matt
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Phil Vourtsis
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