I'm a twit

[Gordon Steadman]

OK now we have that out of the way and thank you all for the kind comments......

.....I have managed to find a direct drive motor and bits on French eBay. Rigged it up to test and its fine, dead steady speed and sounds pretty good even with a naff arm. However, here comes the twit bit, I managed to mount the lamp for the strobe too close to the table and it ground the top off!! No lamp!

I need to find a replacement please, any ideas what I need. Obviously 50htz but it also need to run very cool etc etc. Its from a Sansui FRD33 or 35 not sure as I can't read the writing under the platter!!

Remember I have no technical knowledge whatsoever so its suck and see time as usual.

[Firebottle]

Hello Gordon my friend, you numpty.

Did the original lamp have an orange glow to it (before it was decapitated). If so it was almost certainly a neon bulb.
I have some in a draw, I'll send you one, along with the mains out socket I haven't got around to sending.

:cool:Alan

[Gordon Steadman]

Hello Gordon my friend, you numpty.

Did the original lamp have an orange glow to it (before it was decapitated). If so it was almost certainly a neon bulb.
I have some in a draw, I'll send you one, along with the mains out socket I haven't got around to sending.

:cool:Alan

Hi Alan,

You got me in one!!! It was indeed a nice orange glow that it used to have. I have just downloaded the specs and it says.....

....01uF 150V.

Thank you my friend

[Oldpinkman]

Do you spend all day watching the speed, just in case it changes???

[Gordon Steadman]

Do you spend all day watching the speed, just in case it changes???

Twould be nice but I haven't had the chance yet. The problem with adjustable speeds is that I have no idea if the setting is right to start with. I will have drag out my clamp again. It is also nice to have pretty lights to stare at:)

[Oldpinkman]

I know I said I wouldn't do kiss and tell, but arthur calibrates his tt's with photocopies of a gl75 strobe. Do you think I should lend him my original?

[Gordon Steadman]

But I fancy a likke orange light shining:mental:

[Oldpinkman]

Whatever turns you on. My little valve headphone amplifier has an led under the valve to shine through it

[Marco]

But I fancy a likke orange light shining:mental:

I thought it was red lights you were used to... :eyebrows:

Marco.

[Gordon Steadman]

I thought it was red lights you were used to... :eyebrows:

Marco.

But Marco, I always just drive straight through them without noticing.......its my age you know.

My likkle orange light is shining again thanks to Firebottle. I reckon he could open a spare parts store for the whole of France:)