thorens td 160 replacement motor

dionysio · 30th March 2004, 05:05 PM

i bought my td 160 in 1985 and i have not used it until then. now i got the urge to mod it but the motor seems dead. it cannot turn the subplatter. well it works if i spin the platter for a while, better still if i spin it faster than 33 rpm. where can i find a good and cheap replacement motor?

martinab2 · 30th March 2004, 09:18 PM

After a nine year lay up, I think it's possible that the oil in the motor bearings and possibly the main bearing has turned into sticky goo.
Before tracking down a replacement motor it might be worth checking this and re-lubricating if necessary.
The thorens uses a fairly uncomplicated ac synchronous motor (speed of rotation is set by mains frequency) which doesn't fail that often. The fact that it will turn with a bit of assistance would suggest to me that the windings might still be ok.

good luck

planet10 · 31st March 2004, 03:45 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by martinab2
it's possible that the oil in the motor bearings and possibly the main bearing has turned into sticky goo.

Certainly the 1st thing to check... also how is the belt?

dave

30th March 2004, 05:05 PM	#1
dionysio diyAudio Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Athens, Greece	thorens td 160 replacement motor i bought my td 160 in 1985 and i have not used it until then. now i got the urge to mod it but the motor seems dead. it cannot turn the subplatter. well it works if i spin the platter for a while, better still if i spin it faster than 33 rpm. where can i find a good and cheap replacement motor?

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30th March 2004, 09:18 PM	#2
martinab2 diyAudio Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: aberdeen, uk	After a nine year lay up, I think it's possible that the oil in the motor bearings and possibly the main bearing has turned into sticky goo. Before tracking down a replacement motor it might be worth checking this and re-lubricating if necessary. The thorens uses a fairly uncomplicated ac synchronous motor (speed of rotation is set by mains frequency) which doesn't fail that often. The fact that it will turn with a bit of assistance would suggest to me that the windings might still be ok. good luck

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