Search results

I've seen the tape cleaners for video tapes (1/2") i didn't know they had em for audio cassettes. I was researching video tape transfer methods a couple years ago and learned some neat tricks

That's the Papst

Yep. "H" stands for Hysteresis motor aka Papst.

This guy here, should have a 4 uf phase shift capacitor

Yep the Papst, So technically its an B-12H, I added it later, it originally came with the round induction motor. The Papst runs a little fast.

Mocked up with the RB300 for testing. Sounds pretty good like this. I jumped on an Audiocraft AC-400C oil dampened unipivot tonearm. Should be here from Japan mid month

Joe was right. Kinda hard to see but that AC is not okay.....

Belt drive Reks are single speed, also Idler drives have a sound of their own.

If you really hate yourself get an idler drive motor unit (rek o kut, Russco but forget Garrard) and a separate tonearm. Or a Technics SP-10/15/25 and separate tonearm. You'll have to come up with a plinth. If you get a Rek avoid the General Industries death cube motor, you'll never get rid of...

Yeah i was gonna check the waveform before plugging the motor in. Maybe just need a smaller diameter capstan.

Okay the VFD might be a dead end, it was advertised as being for 120 volts but won't run on that, gonna plug it into 240 later for the lulz. I figured out the arm board, had to notch out. not real square but close enough. 60 mil roofing EPDM for decoupling.

I'm also considering a SAEC WE-308L arm, should be 265mm spindle to pivot distance. We'll see if that lines up, I shoulda put the motor unit closer to the right hand side. I guess I could notch out the plinth some more for a longer arm board lol

So the Benchmarks aren't the benchmark anymore?

I may look into that, the original plan was to just have long bolts thru the arm board into the plinth. My ability to make things square/level/straight isn't great.....

I'm not sure yet, I had to re glue last night, didn't sand off the finish where I glued it, it came apart....d'oh. I also screwed up the arm board. Once I have the arm board fixed I'll probably put the RB300 back on it to check for rumble. Obviously I don't need the arm board to mount a 9" arm...

Shot of the acacia strips between the cutting boards

The notch in the right hand corner is for an arm board to accommodate a 16" tonearm. For now I'll be mounting the Micro Trak 306 (269mm spindle to pivot distance) but I'm eyeing a Stax UA-70 (300mm spindle to pivot distance). The arm board I'm coming up with will be easily detachable and...

So I got two 16 x 20 rubberwood cutting boards and one 15 x20 acacia cutting board from Ross and i came up with this. An angle grinder with a wood carving wheel plus a Dremel made this possible.

Okay so the Rek has a big ugly plinth that is big and ugly and badly made. I built it out of layers of plywood and it's massive because it kills the rumble from this idler drive motor unit. But it's an eye sore and hacked up because I can't decide on a tonearm........

Electroplate it bruh