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Part 10 - A bit further.....
Bitumen damping and cork has been ordered. More of our special turntable oil has been delivered, all systems go. I'll be having a look at the wiring and ways of tidying the underside so we get no chassis snagging. Now, to replace the motor caps and resistors? Mark (Jac Hawk) thinks that new can help against the dread Thorens Knock in the motor? Come on guys what do you think? Some pictures to follow..
Stay tuned...
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cant hurt.. good table to work with. i used cork on mine
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Love these threads. They're not only very interesting, they're an illustrated set of instructions for anyone who wants to restore a Thorens TD160.
You've done a few of these now Andrew and I still remember the work you did on the GL75 also with many pictures. I will use that to do work on my GL75 when things ' calm ' down a bit.
This is vintage audio engineering at it's very best. Keep up the good work mate.
I always read this thread when it comes up and fail to comment. My loss not yours Andrew
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Many thanks Brian, as always! It's certainly not your loss, you don't have to comment. I do these restorations for a number of reasons, sometimes I'm paid (Originally Posted by brian2957
Love these threads. They're not only very interesting, they're an illustrated set of instructions for anyone who wants to restore a Thorens TD160.
You've done a few of these now Andrew and I still remember the work you did on the GL75 also with many pictures. I will use that to do work on my GL75 when things ' calm ' down a bit.
This is vintage audio engineering at it's very best. Keep up the good work mate.
I always read this thread when it comes up and fail to comment. My loss not yours Andrew), sometimes to learn something new, sometimes just for a challenge, sometimes so that others might some enjoyment, but, mainly for fun and relaxation. I hope to do some more restoration. I've been asked to do a Pioneer deck, nothing fancy and something I've not worked on before, should be fun.
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It's not something i've ever come across but certainly not outside the realms of possibility, the guy that sold me the springs has told me that i must have the shortest bolts, that Thorens used 3 different lengths depending on the year of manufacture and the longest bolts are 10mm longer than the ones i have, they have an M5 thread so i might just order 3 x M5 stainless steel bolts and see how i get on, it's going to be less expensive than returning the springs to Denmark
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So i'm at a bit of an impasse waiting for the M3 x 10mm screws, washers and 20mm x 9mm x 1mm compression spring so that i can mount the motor, i've also removed one of the suspension bolts, measured it and ordered 3 new 10mm longer bolts, the originals are 45mm x M5 but don't give me enough freedom of adjustment for the new springs, in the mean time i've replaced the original springs, tidied up the wiring, fitted an IEC power socket and fitted the armboard.
Jobs left to do include fitting the motor, sorting out the suspension including levelling the table, hopefully the new suspension bolts turn up by Tuesday, fitting the arm, giving the table a good clean, top the bearing oil up and then giving the table a run, i'll then evaluate my suspension options and either go with the new or refit the old, once happy i'll order a replacement top plate from Q-Design and finish this little project.
Some photos of the work so far:
[IMG]IMG_0065 by mike davis, on Flickr[/IMG]
[IMG]IMG_0066 by mike davis, on Flickr[/IMG]
[IMG]IMG_0067 by mike davis, on Flickr[/IMG]
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Looks fantastic Mike. Those top plates from Q-Design look fab and are really well priced. Should finish of the TD 160 nicely
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They are i have one on my other TD160Looks fantastic Mike. Those top plates from Q-Design look fab and are really well priced. Should finish of the TD 160 nicely
[IMG]DSC_0540 by mike davis, on Flickr[/IMG]
This time i think i'll go for gloss black rather than the satin black on the one above.
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Now that is a very nice turntable
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What was the difference between the TD160 abd the TD160 "Super"?
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