Up front I'll state this is a novelty piece. It was a mid to lower end unit in it's day and remains so today. I picked up two of these a couple of years ago as I was trying to collect vertical tables at the time. I am blown away by the escalation in the price of these units. I paid less than $200 for each one and they are fetching $650+ on the bay. There were two, maybe three models in the 114 family. 114VL, 114H & 114C. There were other Optonica verticals as well. I have been successful at refurbishing one. The 114VL. Thankfully have a service manual for that one.. The "H" version is international and has a switch that allows for switching between 110, 220 and 240. Of course being in the US I have it selected for 110. When I push the power button she lights up. At least the lights on the front light up as they should. Beyond that when I try to execute basic functions like getting the motor to run to spin the platter nothing happens. I have checked that the power cord is delivering ~120v to the unit. That the fuse is good and provides continuity. That the transformer is providing 18v to the board. Beyond that I am at a loss on where to go from here.
It's great that it lights but the rest of it leaves me confused... any thoughts on next steps on how to diagnose where my problem may be? Thanks for looking...
It's great that it lights but the rest of it leaves me confused... any thoughts on next steps on how to diagnose where my problem may be? Thanks for looking...