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Old 23rd Oct 2021, 4:09 pm   #46
DMcMahon
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Default Re: Homebrew Record Player. BSR UA6 deck and RS Components. Stereo Amplifier.

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Originally Posted by Station X View Post
There doesn't seem to be any way of turning the player OFF. The orange lawnmower? mains lead goes straight to the mains transformer and there are no connections to the double pole switch ganged with the volume control.
Yes well spotted. Definitely recommend that the mains cable be rewired/re-routed to the on/off switch contacts on the back of volume control and then output side of the on/off switch then wired back to the same black terminal block connections where the Live (Brown) and Neutral (Blue) wires currently connect to.

I personally would go further and replace the 2 core orange (does look like lawnmower typical cable) mains cable with a modern 3 core mains cable, then will be able to connect the earth in the new mains cable either direct to the turntable metalwork or take the earth wire into a spare slot in the black terminal block and from there connect earths as required out to the turntable, PCB (for ground connection) etc.

David
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