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Thorens TD-150 Project

dean man jim said:
Do check out the last two TD150 projects documented at the Analog Dept website. CLD plinths, springs removed and replaced with other less compliant devices. One of the completed projects is sporting a Graham arm and Ortofon Jubilee LOMC cartridge.

Jim
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Thanks for the suggestion, I saw it earlier at the Analog Dept. I just read it at a glance... but due to your suggestion, I paid more attention, and I'm definitely adapting the hose idea, I'm still undecided about the attached armboard. I might just wing it and remove it.
 
Its because of threads like this that AK is the all mighty audio resource that it is. Great Stuff!!

I recently got hold of this Thorens below. And I'm totally in love with her! :music:

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As you can see she needs some TLC on the cosmetic side, and probably a good cleanup and service, but I'm quite new to this analogue world. With this thread as guide I might just have the b@lls to dive in.

There is one thing I noticed (or imagined). It seems that the outer platter has a very slight side to side movement when rotating. I will try and measure the movement, but judging by eye it seems that its moving by a couple of millimeters at most.

What, if an, effect will this have?

What can be causing this?

Am I imagining this? :scratch2:

Great Thread!! Thanks for sharing!
 
Good looking table! Try adjusting the suspension and make sure that the table is level before we worry too much about the platter wobble, a poorly adjusted table will cause some side to side motion.
 
wonderbob said:
Its because of threads like this that AK is the all mighty audio resource that it is. Great Stuff!!

I recently got hold of this Thorens below. And I'm totally in love with her! :music:

As you can see she needs some TLC on the cosmetic side, and probably a good cleanup and service, but I'm quite new to this analogue world. With this thread as guide I might just have the b@lls to dive in.

There is one thing I noticed (or imagined). It seems that the outer platter has a very slight side to side movement when rotating. I will try and measure the movement, but judging by eye it seems that its moving by a couple of millimeters at most.

What, if an, effect will this have?

What can be causing this?

Am I imagining this? :scratch2:

Great Thread!! Thanks for sharing!
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Nice table, I have the same table:thmbsp:
I'll just mod it a bit. I might put back the original tonearm, too. I'll just get more creative with my idlers.
 
wonderbob,

t-150 is the most pleasing to the eye of all the thorens machines i.m.o.
the ratio of wood to grey square to the black rectangle with all the other functional details, aah aesthetic bliss.
objects like these give me tech joy.



Is there any where to check out the furniture that house turntables?
specifically looking for different ways to adjust the furniture piece so that the surface the turntable is on is level.

great thread
 
I just started taking the unit apart, I'm very surprised how loose the screws that hold that chassis to the plinth were, I wonder if it effects performance.
 
Hi to all, newby here. This is a great thread. Starting my own td-150 AB project. Returning to vinyl after 15 years living with CD (I'm a slow learner) This will be my first decent deck. Concrete plynth, external power supply all planned will post details and pics when I get going. Like most I have to work with a limited budget, so most of my gear comes from Flea Bay, Just won a Roksan Tabriz arm with a couple of cartriges, the phono lead and a stylus presure guage for £166 GPB, waiting for it to arive.

Picked up on what folks were doing to clean up the platter. I used wire wool, coarse at first ending in fine. keep rubbing around the rim not accross the short face. this tends to blend in any fine abrasive marks. Finished off with some metal polish. I know from my work on alloy car parts that the rim will soon go grey with oxidation, so a couple of coates of clear laquer from a spray can stops this and keeps it looking pretty for an indefinate period. The metal polish may have oily additves so rub over with auto paint restorer before laquering. Looks a bit like polish but it is for cutting back the faded paint to get to a true colour for blending in a spot repair, hence is safe to paint/laquer straight on to. At this stage handle with gloves or with poly bags on your hands as any finger prints will eventually grey up and show through the clear coat. Hope this saves you guys some elbow grease. I will continue watching this thread with intrest.

I don't want to high jack "Divotdog's" thread so anyone interested in my own td-150 project follow "Qwins TD-150 Project"
 
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Divotdog said:
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This is my first time through this thread so if this has been pointed out already please forgive me. The bar that the antiskate weight
hangs over on stock turntables rides at the same height as the bar on the arm that the weight attaches to.
In this photo the stationary bar is too low. This will change the amount of force that the antiskate weight exerts
on the arm.

Shelly_D
 
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I fitted a AT95e to my TD150 MkII/TP13A and set it up as per the manual (I think) . I have tested it with a HFS75 test record, on side one ; A but not B it is fine on test 2. A and B is fine on test 3. Is this about right for AT95e cartage or is it capable of more? Any advice would be much appreciated.
 
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