A motor which does not turn the turntable
Posted: Sun Feb 13, 2022 12:35 pm
I fairly recently acquired a (very) Dark Blue Crocodile 'skin' HMV 101.
When fully wound the turntable would not move. (Well it reluctantly moved VERY slowly - sometimes).
I assumed that the spring needed re-greasing, which wasn't something I would not enjoy.
However, when I added oil and grease to the correct places the motor worked perfectly. It now has absolutely no difficulty playing one side of a 12 inch record. (In fact, it is one of the strongest HMV portable motors I have).
The main problem area appeared to be (what I think is called) 'the worm gear'.
The motor had clearly not been looked at since it was originally put together.
I thought that this was worth mentioning as it was a quick, easy and instantaneous 'fix' - which may be overlooked by new collectors - and people like me.
When fully wound the turntable would not move. (Well it reluctantly moved VERY slowly - sometimes).
I assumed that the spring needed re-greasing, which wasn't something I would not enjoy.
However, when I added oil and grease to the correct places the motor worked perfectly. It now has absolutely no difficulty playing one side of a 12 inch record. (In fact, it is one of the strongest HMV portable motors I have).
The main problem area appeared to be (what I think is called) 'the worm gear'.
The motor had clearly not been looked at since it was originally put together.
I thought that this was worth mentioning as it was a quick, easy and instantaneous 'fix' - which may be overlooked by new collectors - and people like me.