Comments on Profile Post by spwath

I see it's a belt-drive (and you got a new belt :-). How fast is 'a bit'? If not more than a couple of %, you could try making the driven wheel (sub-platter) bigger by putting a rubber band or a few winds of electrical tape around it. I see there are Youtube vids for the LT-5, maybe they're relevant...

Ok, I'll try that. I haven't used it recently, don't remember how fast, but it's pretty noticable. Right now I'm working on polishing the acrylic front.

The PlatterSpeed app (Android & iOS, free) will tell you how fast; trial & error from there.

Don't think I can use that app at it requires you to place your phone on the platter, kind of hard to do when the turntable is vertical. I'll just go the old fashioned way with a strobe disc.

The Feickert app works with a 1 kHz or 3150 Hz tone played from a test record; phone mic in front of speakers. Hmm, but now I can't find it...

Edit: Ah: http://www.feickert.org/index.php?id=16&L=1

I'll try that out, I do have a test record

If you run past your speakers fast enough the Doppler effect will probably bring it down to the correct pitch for at least a few milliseconds. You might need a bike depending on the severity of it.

I have tried using electrical tape now, and it doesn't seem to be doing much. Seems like I am going to have to use a lot to change the speed.

Got a local audio dealer that sells turntables near you? A lot of people bring in their turntable to us that has issues. If its a small thing we can fix it in store. If its something a bit more complex we have a few service centers we use.

Ill try that later if I cant get a free method to work, don't really want to spend money...

Well f**k im stupid. After applying about half a roll of electrical tape to the wheel, I found a pot on the back to fine tune speed...

The pots were even labled 45 and 33. IDK how I missed that.

Another question, on the back, there is a 3.5mm port labled "AUTO SELECTOR PHONO". What would that be?

For a wired remote start/stop switch?

That could makes sense, maybe that's what it is.

Works great, just cant play clear records without putting tape over the light sensors. https://i.imgur.com/7rIo7dG.jpg

Reminds me of the time I spent 45 minutes on the phone with a guy to only realize why his Mojo/Poly wasn't working. The Mojo lit up and had full battery but the Poly battery was dead. Sometimes the simple things allude us.

Hammer

illude? ellude? It doesn't take much to scramble my spelling cells. I'm confused now!

(Spell checker to the rescue! elude!)