I left my turntable on over night and now it rotates backwards. I tried manually stopping it and forcing the platter to rotate proper, but it will not cooperate. Is the trouble in the power supply? What do you think?
Thanks,
Francis
Thanks,
Francis
Is this a Connoisseur turntable? They do that when the kick starter stops working well enough.
Thanks sq225917, I purchased and replaced the 4000v/150n capacitor and the table is up and running as new again.
'And now for something completly different'
I remember trying a friends Bultaco (dirt bike) going up a hill many moons ago..
Upon stalling going up and sliding back slightly , there was enough rotation to kick start the bike in reverse!!
Crazy feeling gasing the motor and having it pull backwards
Not the Pursang series
The BD1 table mentioned could do the same thing when I had one also. ( Connoiseur )
Glad you fixed your table
I remember trying a friends Bultaco (dirt bike) going up a hill many moons ago..
Upon stalling going up and sliding back slightly , there was enough rotation to kick start the bike in reverse!!
Crazy feeling gasing the motor and having it pull backwards
Not the Pursang series
The BD1 table mentioned could do the same thing when I had one also. ( Connoiseur )
Glad you fixed your table
I have a clock that runs backward.
Some very old AC clocks would start either way (like that Bultaco). One I knew had a little finger that caught on the back-rotation and bounced it into forward motion. That broke, so we had to check and re-start a few times after power failures.
But I now have a clock made to run backward, and with the numbers backward.
Some very old AC clocks would start either way (like that Bultaco). One I knew had a little finger that caught on the back-rotation and bounced it into forward motion. That broke, so we had to check and re-start a few times after power failures.
But I now have a clock made to run backward, and with the numbers backward.
There was a bar in lower Manhattan with such a clock, just north of the World Trade Center -- "Suerkens" -- back in the day when lawyers working City Hall, and guys from AT&T or Wall St. would have a couple "see-throughs" for lunch. You could look up at the mirror over the bar and catch a glimpse of the reverse-running clock, which was now telling the correct time. One of the oldest bars in NYC, it was a fried chicken joint before becoming a "club" for the unwashed:
THE 9 OLDEST RESTAURANTS IN THE CITY - A CRITIC'S GUIDE - NYTimes.com
these clock running counterclockwise are .. barbershop clock .. you may by a kit to make one ...
Barber's Clock Kit - Lee Valley Tools
Barber's Clock Kit - Lee Valley Tools
As you I dot understand .... and a low value as this one is usually acros power switch to prevent spark & noise .... a motor run capacitor is ...as far as I know ..a much bigger value
It might be coincidence it stopped when it did. Sometimes the foil and wires form oxides. Philips used lead foils to help that when polystyrene types.
> Some 2 stroke cars even used it for reverse gear.
Big cargo ships have big 2-stoke piston-port Diesels. Started with compressed air. It is standard to be able to shift the starter cam over so the engine will start then run the other way. While slow and awkward, it is considered a good thing to have in emergency. In-port backup normally has tugs assisting.
Big cargo ships have big 2-stoke piston-port Diesels. Started with compressed air. It is standard to be able to shift the starter cam over so the engine will start then run the other way. While slow and awkward, it is considered a good thing to have in emergency. In-port backup normally has tugs assisting.
If not too much of a diversion big 2 stroke Diesels in delta are a delight. 3300 HP. Happy Christmas.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cop4FqFOuUU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cop4FqFOuUU
I owned a 1956 Isetta bubble car. Two stroke 350cc BMW engine with two sets of points for the ignition. One set for forward gears and the other for reverse. To go backward, the engine is started in reverse rotation using the other set of points. It would go as fast backwards as forwards.
The German Heinkle was the same.
The German Heinkle was the same.
A few years ago, I had the pleasure of repairing our town hall clock. Electric synchronous motor with capacitor start. It didn't go round, just hummed. The capacitor that acts as phase shift for the rotation direction was short circuit.
Nothing more serious.
Nothing more serious.