Silent running

[Deleted member 108165]

Hope the drive motors are built to last on Marantz turntables. I discovered today that I forgot to turn mine off on Christmas eve *shok* It's been running 24/7 for the last 11 days *fool* It's not the first time, but this is the longest. It certainly is a quiet drive motor.

I blame my ageing eyesight, everytning is a blur now without my specs on. I must look at fitting some kind of an indicator on the drive spindle to let me know when it's still spinning, or maybe a psychedelic platter mat.

 

[Al ears]

Hope the drive motors are built to last on Marantz turntables. I discovered today that I forgot to turn mine off on Christmas eve *shok* It's been running 24/7 for the last 11 days *fool* It's not the first time, but this is the longest. It certainly is a quiet drive motor.

I blame my ageing eyesight, everytning is a blur now without my specs on. I must look at fitting some kind of an indicator on the drive spindle to let me know when it's still spinning, or maybe a psychedelic platter mat.

You could just leave an LP on the platter or tipex a white line down the side of platter..... just a thought , or as I do, make a point of turning everything off at the mains socket after a listening session.

On the plus side I doubt any damage has been done appart from increase your electricity bill. ;-)

 

[Paul.]

I was going to be about the sci fi silent running!

 

[bigfish786]

I have my marantz turntable backlit in the evening, it's also directly in front of me, just under the tv screen. Is yours tucked away in a darkened corner of the castle?

The motors are whisper quiet, yours should be nicely run in now.

 

[Deleted member 108165]

You could just leave an LP on the platter or tipex a white line down the side of platter..... just a thought , or as I do, make a point of turning everything off at the mains socket after a listening session.

On the plus side I doubt any damage has been done appart from increase your electricity bill. ;-)

Just felt like a bit of a plonker Al. Good idea re leaving an LP on the platter, hadn't thought of that, I do have a trashed LP which could do the job nicely. *good*

 

[Deleted member 108165]

I have my marantz turntable backlit in the evening, it's also directly in front of me, just under the tv screen. Is yours tucked away in a darkened corner of the castle?

The motors are whisper quiet, yours should be nicely run in now.

Spot-on bigfish, yep, darkened corner of the room. I've rigged a circular daisy chain of blue led's under mine but they're fed from a different power source. I was quite surprised that the motor was only just warm to the touch. Cracking turntable, I owe you a pint or two for opening my eyes to these. *good*

 

[bigfish786]

 

[bigfish786]

I got this acrylic made to lift the motor so that the belt is set at the centre of the platter, rather than being right at the bottom.

 

[Deleted member 108165]

Turntable porn, love it *biggrin*

I don't know how to post images here, but here's mine:

http://www102.zippyshare.com/v/qMCHmUS3/file.html

Camera has got the led colour wrong, it's a nice neon blue, not green!

 

[Deleted member 108165]

I was going to be about the sci fi silent running!

This is the [ahem] turntable section my friend... *smile*

 

[bigfish786]

That does look very good. Almost macintosh in colour.

 

[nopiano]

Would those strobe discs that we used to use be any help? About the diameter of the label.

I would not worry about a few days. When I worked at a hifi shop we had most tts on ten hours a day every day. Never stopped working!

 

[Deleted member 108165]

That does look very good. Almost macintosh in colour.

Yep, it's my camera that thinks it's green, it's more the colour of the reflection on the unit... nice bright neon blue.

 

[Deleted member 108165]

Another very helpful reply, many thanks nopiano *good*

 

[MajorFubar]

surely you stop it to take the record off and only switch it on after you've put a record on the platter.

 

[Lost Angeles]

surely you stop it to take the record off and only switch it on after you've put a record on the platter.

Maybe that's just a Rega thing.

With a record clamp you have to stop it though.

 

[Deleted member 108165]

surely you stop it to take the record off and only switch it on after you've put a record on the platter.

That would be a no *blush*

 

[bigfish786]

I stop mine every time to take it off.

Took me a good few minutes to pry an album off this afternoon

(it was a very tight fit)

 

[Deleted member 108165]

I stop mine every time to take it off.

Took me a good few minutes to pry an album off this afternoon

(it was a very tight fit)

I've had the same problem multiple times, the spindle on the Marantz is definitely a little on the girthy side, giving zero tolerance to undersized spindle holes. I bought a 7.3mm drill bit to ream-out the tight ones.