Hello All,
I came into a Thorens TD 145 mk ii. It's got the 50 hz motor pulley.
I bought a 60 hz motor pulley (see 60Hz Alu Pulley fur Thorens TD145 146 147 160 165 166 fur USA dicke Motorachse | eBay).
Can anyone tell me if this is what I need to do?
1. Perform a motor wiring change per the service manual.
2. Use the 60 hz pulley.
I think my uncertainty is this: the manual and many on the web say this is the conversion method from US to 220/Europe (and using a 50 hz pulley). I'm thinking that the motors are all the same and this process can be inverted for Europe 220 to US 110/115.
If I'm wrong, I'll have to hunt down a new motor! Yikes. Any help will be super appreciated.
I came into a Thorens TD 145 mk ii. It's got the 50 hz motor pulley.
I bought a 60 hz motor pulley (see 60Hz Alu Pulley fur Thorens TD145 146 147 160 165 166 fur USA dicke Motorachse | eBay).
Can anyone tell me if this is what I need to do?
1. Perform a motor wiring change per the service manual.
2. Use the 60 hz pulley.
I think my uncertainty is this: the manual and many on the web say this is the conversion method from US to 220/Europe (and using a 50 hz pulley). I'm thinking that the motors are all the same and this process can be inverted for Europe 220 to US 110/115.
If I'm wrong, I'll have to hunt down a new motor! Yikes. Any help will be super appreciated.
Here's how the manual addresses 60hz/110 to 50 hz/220.
http://www.theanalogdept.com/images...Thorens/svc_man145_160_165web/Page06 copy.gif
http://www.theanalogdept.com/images...Thorens/svc_man145_160_165web/Page06 copy.gif
Do you know how to do this motor wiring change?
Some popular turntables use a 110V motor, with series resistor for 230V working (wasteful but the waste is cheap), *and* different capacitor for 50Hz or 60Hz. So not a single-link change.
Some popular turntables use a 110V motor, with series resistor for 230V working (wasteful but the waste is cheap), *and* different capacitor for 50Hz or 60Hz. So not a single-link change.
Yes, I can do the wiring change as the manual indicates what needs to be done. I have decent soldering and wiring skills.
The issue for me, I think, is determining whether Thorens tables sold in Europe (this one is from Germany) used the same motor as those sold in the US. The manual speaks to moving voltage from 110 to 220 for table sold in US/Canada. I would assume that the motor in table sold in Europe can also be easily reversed or that it is the same motor.
If not, I would have to buy a different motor.
The issue for me, I think, is determining whether Thorens tables sold in Europe (this one is from Germany) used the same motor as those sold in the US. The manual speaks to moving voltage from 110 to 220 for table sold in US/Canada. I would assume that the motor in table sold in Europe can also be easily reversed or that it is the same motor.
If not, I would have to buy a different motor.
Yes. I think I must not be making my point clearly.
The manual addresses turntables made to be sold in the USA/Canada.
My table is a table made to be sold in Germany/Europe.
The issue is--
Can I switch the voltage/hz (pulley) from 220/50hz to 110/60hz on a table made for sale in Europe? The manual talks about going from 110/60 to 220/50hz on tables made for sale in USA/Canada.
I assume I can just reverse this process and all is fine IF the motor is the same and the wiring plate for the motor is the same.
The manual addresses turntables made to be sold in the USA/Canada.
My table is a table made to be sold in Germany/Europe.
The issue is--
Can I switch the voltage/hz (pulley) from 220/50hz to 110/60hz on a table made for sale in Europe? The manual talks about going from 110/60 to 220/50hz on tables made for sale in USA/Canada.
I assume I can just reverse this process and all is fine IF the motor is the same and the wiring plate for the motor is the same.
Yes the motor is the same (unless you have one of the later 24V motors powered from a wall wart).
Hooray! Thank you Nezbleu. That means I'm in great shape. I ordered an all aluminum 60hz pulley wheel and now all I need to do is crack open that motor when the table arrives to perform the wire swap.
You don't need to open the motor, there is a terminal strip under a protective plastic box on the underside of the turntable. All the connections are there.
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