HI folks - new to the form and to Thorens TTs. Have a TD 125 MKII I purchased broken and want to repair. Motor pulses but does not turn. From reading threads on the forum I think the problem may be one or two things. First, the capacitors - specifically the two 1000mF capacitors on the main board, but if I'm going to replace those two then I might as well do all of them on the board.
Question #1 - I'm having a hard time finding the right capacitors. Have looked at Mouser and can't find what I believe to be the right ones. Any suggestion on sourcing the capacitors?
Second problem. The board has a small light bulb on it. The two issues with the light. First, unlike the reference pic I have found that shows a "strobe" light on the front face of the board, mine has a small bulb soldered to the back of the board. Looks like a prior owner may have done it. The bulb does not look like the one in the reference picture. Second, when power is applied the bulb does not light up.
Question #2 - Does it matter if the bulb is on the face or back of the board? Anyone know the correct type and a source for the bulb?
Thanks for reading my post and for any assistance you can offer.
Kevin
Question #1 - I'm having a hard time finding the right capacitors. Have looked at Mouser and can't find what I believe to be the right ones. Any suggestion on sourcing the capacitors?
Second problem. The board has a small light bulb on it. The two issues with the light. First, unlike the reference pic I have found that shows a "strobe" light on the front face of the board, mine has a small bulb soldered to the back of the board. Looks like a prior owner may have done it. The bulb does not look like the one in the reference picture. Second, when power is applied the bulb does not light up.
Question #2 - Does it matter if the bulb is on the face or back of the board? Anyone know the correct type and a source for the bulb?
Thanks for reading my post and for any assistance you can offer.
Kevin