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Found VV-XI motor
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Bobm90
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Found VV-XI motor
I am in need of a good running double spring motor for a VV-XI, or a recommendation of where I could get a price on getting mine rebuilt. One of the 2 springs is broken (these springs are about 1 ¼ inch wide, length unknown) but I think to be safe both springs should be replaced. There are 2 styles of this motor, this one has separate spring barrels, and the latter one has a single barrel with the 2 springs contained inside, I think both types are interchangeable. I will add a photo of the one that came on the machine.
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OnlineVanEpsFan1914
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Re: Wanted VV-XI motor
I don't know if you are up to the challenge of building the motor yourself, but Brian Parlier's store, "The Phonograph Shop," has very reasonable pricing on phonograph springs. I believe a Victrola takes a 17' spring; that's the length I had to get for my VV-XIV but the XI may take a smaller spring. Any dealer will know.
Since your motor does have the separate spring barrels, it is going to be a bit easier to work on than the type which has two springs in a single barrel. If you put on a pair of safety glasses & some clean gardening gloves I have no doubt you can get the old springs out of the motor. You could clean the springs up in vegetable oil, according to a gentleman on here who has great success using that. I personally prefer something like a rag with some kerosene on it, or some WD-40. Since you are replacing both springs for balanced power, you can skip the messy part of cleaning the old springs, unless you just want to save the intact one to put in something like a single-spring VV-IV someday.
Victrola motors are a trick to do but they aren't entirely impossible; it might be a fun "out in the barn" project. Swapping motors is an option of course, but if you want to say you rebuilt it, it might be easier than you think. Either way good luck on the build; the XI is a nice sized machine.
Since your motor does have the separate spring barrels, it is going to be a bit easier to work on than the type which has two springs in a single barrel. If you put on a pair of safety glasses & some clean gardening gloves I have no doubt you can get the old springs out of the motor. You could clean the springs up in vegetable oil, according to a gentleman on here who has great success using that. I personally prefer something like a rag with some kerosene on it, or some WD-40. Since you are replacing both springs for balanced power, you can skip the messy part of cleaning the old springs, unless you just want to save the intact one to put in something like a single-spring VV-IV someday.
Victrola motors are a trick to do but they aren't entirely impossible; it might be a fun "out in the barn" project. Swapping motors is an option of course, but if you want to say you rebuilt it, it might be easier than you think. Either way good luck on the build; the XI is a nice sized machine.
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52089
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Re: Wanted VV-XI motor
If you don't want to replace the springs yourself, there are several dealers who will do it for you. See the Links section of the board for more info.