Ferguson 3022 record player - UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum

Djbnat1 · 5th Aug 2025, 7:05 pm

My friend has just bought a Ferguson 3022 record player and it worked ok for a few hours before suddenly stopping mechanically. It looks a pretty standard BSR type deck and measuring the supply to the motor reads ok, but the motor shaft is stationary. As this was working I cannot believe it has seized up in a sudden manner and the coil resistance reads ok on the transformer….. anyone know where to look next, also are these motors available anywhere?
TIA Dave

Uncle Bulgaria · 5th Aug 2025, 7:17 pm

Does the motor turn over by hand? It's not jammed by anything?

Edward Huggins · 5th Aug 2025, 7:44 pm

This uses a variant of the BSR UA15 deck and the motors in these very rarely fail.
Carefully remove the platter and try to spin with your fingers the stepped spindle coming up from the top of the motor. Move the idler wheel out of the way. If it does not spin, then oil the bottom bearing of the motor casing and try again. Ideally use sewing machine oil, if not then 3 in 1 or similar.

Djbnat1 · 5th Aug 2025, 8:00 pm

Thanks for the responses so far…. I can spin the motor by hand but it doesn’t really’run on’. I have some sewing machine oil coming tomorrow so will lube it anyway

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5th Aug 2025, 7:05 pm	#1
Djbnat1 Diode Join Date: Jan 2025 Location: Newark Upon Trent, Nottinghamshire, UK. Posts: 5	Ferguson 3022 record player My friend has just bought a Ferguson 3022 record player and it worked ok for a few hours before suddenly stopping mechanically. It looks a pretty standard BSR type deck and measuring the supply to the motor reads ok, but the motor shaft is stationary. As this was working I cannot believe it has seized up in a sudden manner and the coil resistance reads ok on the transformer….. anyone know where to look next, also are these motors available anywhere? TIA Dave

5th Aug 2025, 7:17 pm	#2
Uncle Bulgaria Dekatron Join Date: May 2016 Location: Cornwall, UK. Posts: 3,000	Re: Ferguson 3022 record player Does the motor turn over by hand? It's not jammed by anything?

5th Aug 2025, 7:44 pm	#3
Edward Huggins Dekatron Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Southwold, Suffolk, UK. Posts: 9,134	Re: Ferguson 3022 record player This uses a variant of the BSR UA15 deck and the motors in these very rarely fail. Carefully remove the platter and try to spin with your fingers the stepped spindle coming up from the top of the motor. Move the idler wheel out of the way. If it does not spin, then oil the bottom bearing of the motor casing and try again. Ideally use sewing machine oil, if not then 3 in 1 or similar. __________________ Edward.

5th Aug 2025, 8:00 pm	#4
Djbnat1 Diode Join Date: Jan 2025 Location: Newark Upon Trent, Nottinghamshire, UK. Posts: 5	Re: Ferguson 3022 record player Thanks for the responses so far…. I can spin the motor by hand but it doesn’t really’run on’. I have some sewing machine oil coming tomorrow so will lube it anyway ?