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An interesting machine came in the shop today, a Japanese table top Victrola model J1-71, much like the VV 1-70. The motor is very similar to the VV-50 motor. This was a repair job, there was no turntable or reproducer with it. The turntable brake pad hits the center of the turntable. Never seen that before. The grill cloth has a very attractive lotus flower.

Cliff

Many EMI portables have an autobrake which operates on the centre boss of the turntable. There is usually a control lever to disengage it if required, in conjunction with a manual brake acting on the inner rim of the turntable.

The pictures show the circlip on the turntable boss of an HMV102 which triggers the black pad on the autobrake lever when the needle reaches the run-out groove. Note that the turntable boss is machined to take the circlip. Earlier HMV turntables are not machined in this way.

That is a pretty neat little machine. It surprises me, although it probably shouldn't, the number of Japanese phonographs. I have a Japanese Columbia outside horn machine I picked up about 15 years ago.

I am glad to see you machine. A very nice find!

epigramophone wrote:Many EMI portables have an autobrake which operates on the centre boss of the turntable. There is usually a control lever to disengage it if required, in conjunction with a manual brake acting on the inner rim of the turntable.

The pictures show the circlip on the turntable boss of an HMV102 which triggers the black pad on the autobrake lever when the needle reaches the run-out groove. Note that the turntable boss is machined to take the circlip. Earlier HMV turntables are not machined in this way.

Your photo shows the brake exactly like this one. The turntable was not present, thanks for showing that! I wondered how it worked.

Cliff