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Hello all, and Happy 4th!!!! I am reaching out to the Forum regarding a newly acquired Edison Business Phonograph Model C. I would like to get some confirmation on the wiring of the power cord for this machine. I have owned one that did not have the resistor on the back and I simply connected a new power cord using the 2 wires coming out of the motor...

This machine does have a resistor..I have uploaded a picture here and would just like to confirm that the red cap end of the power cord with the nut would screw on to the bolt with the red ring, and the blue ring end of the power cord would attach to the nut towards the bottom as pictured?

Also is it possible to bypass the resistor all together and just run my new power cord connecting directly to the motor?
Thank you in advance for your assistance..

Yes you are correct. The red nut connects to the red bolt with the red ring and the same for the blue one.

Here is a few pictures of my machine. One shows the original connection pins on the end of the wires. These pins were inserted into the circular holes on the sides of the connector. The connectors also had a black cover attached to hide the pins when connected. Hope this helps you.

Rich Gordon

Thank you Rich.. OK I see.. I do not have that black cover, but I will see if I can source one from somewhere..

I will get a new power cord and solder the original end connectors onto the new power cord so that I can attach them to the machine as you have confirmed.. I guess I need to rig some type of cover to protest the connections though anyway..

But just curious, what about by-passing the resistor all together and just connecting my new power cord to the wires coming from the motor?

Mine runs just fine through the resistor but I don’t see any reason you can’t bypass it.

Rich Gordon

Heh Rich,

What voltage do run yours on?

Larry