[thermionic]

I got caught out with a turntable recently. I was asked to check it over and found that the motor would not run up on applying power. There was not much to go wrong, a capacitor and the synchronous motor itself.

I changed the capacitor - no different so I set about searching on the net for a suitable replacement motor. Luckily, this searching revealed that this particular turntable was not meant to start on its own. You had to spin the turntable so that the motor could take over and then run as normal!

I can’t remember the brand now, I will have to look at my notes later but you live and learn!

SimonT.