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Techman · 7th Apr 2021, 11:53 pm

Well that rules that one out - lucky I didn't have a real bet!

I was wondering how the links on the original motor were connected and you've now confirmed that they were set for normal mains.

So the mystery remains and I guess you've confirmed that there definitely is 240 volts at the motor - or as near to it as you are able to connect the meter probes. It's unlikely that there would be anything to drop the mains other than the supply coming via the transformer, but always worth checking just to rule out what might seem to be ridiculous.

I think it was on an old Columbia that I first came across the gram motor connected across a tapping on the mains transformer - on this occasion the transformer was burnt out.

7th Apr 2021, 11:53 pm	#7
Techman Dekatron Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Lincolnshire, UK. Posts: 5,000	Re: Garrard motor Well that rules that one out - lucky I didn't have a real bet! I was wondering how the links on the original motor were connected and you've now confirmed that they were set for normal mains. So the mystery remains and I guess you've confirmed that there definitely is 240 volts at the motor - or as near to it as you are able to connect the meter probes. It's unlikely that there would be anything to drop the mains other than the supply coming via the transformer, but always worth checking just to rule out what might seem to be ridiculous. I think it was on an old Columbia that I first came across the gram motor connected across a tapping on the mains transformer - on this occasion the transformer was burnt out.