Them Changes - autochangers

[The Grand Wazoo]

Inspired by Adam's Accuglide turntable that he's put up for sale today and the fact that probably many of us had one when we were kids (and some of us still do - DSJR, I'm looking at you!) I thought maybe there could be a place for this sort of stuff here.

How about starting with a Thorens TD-224?

[Rare Bird]

Aye they were amazing precision for the mid 60's.

[hifi_dave]

I had one of those for a while but it had several very worn components and was going to cost an arm and most of two legs to repair. Shame, because it really looked the biz..

[The Grand Wazoo]

Come on Adam, now you have to take a video of yer stack 'n play beastie in action

[Beobloke]

Video of an Accutrac +6 (on which my still-for-sale BSR Accuglide XR60 was based) can be found here -

http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...7728196557555#

Not mine, by the way!

Incidentally, the Thorens TD224 has been top of my audio 'wants' list for about the last 15 years....

[Beobloke]

Also, there are a load of vintage changer videos to be found here, including the incredible pneumatically operated both-sides-play Lincoln Model 50.

http://www.myvintagetv.com/updatepag...ger_videos.htm

I particularly like the ones that just fling the record across the room once they've finished playing it....

[Barry]

I had one of those for a while but it had several very worn components and was going to cost an arm and most of two legs to repair. Shame, because it really looked the biz..

How does that selector arm pick up, to play and then return, the records from the top? Does it use some form of suction?

The ultimate 'cuckoo clock' in my opinion.

[Macca]

Also, there are a load of vintage changer videos to be found here, including the incredible pneumatically operated both-sides-play Lincoln Model 50.

http://www.myvintagetv.com/updatepag...ger_videos.htm

I particularly like the ones that just fling the record across the room once they've finished playing it....

I can't help but think that even a lifetime of manually changing records is less hassle than designing and building that Lincoln. I t must have a couple of hundred weight of metal in it More than the car of the same name!

[The Grand Wazoo]

How does that selector arm pick up, to play and then return, the records from the top? Does it use some form of suction?

Barry, I think it's an expanding collet that grips the inside of the spindle hole. This video shows the storage mechanism quite well.



.....and this one shows the underside of the carriage device:

[hifi_dave]

How does that selector arm pick up, to play and then return, the records from the top? Does it use some form of suction?

The ultimate 'cuckoo clock' in my opinion.

No, it wasn't suction but I don't really know how it worked as mine only played single records. Unfortunately, it was the auto mechanism that was worn and not functioning so I never saw it in full operation.