The electrical stop will stop the turntable shortly after the last inner groove, right after the music ends, whereas the regular stop must be set for the longest record in the collection & on shorter records will allow the turntable to keep turning until this point is reached. By the way, has anyone noticed that the later diamond discs tend as a rule to have shorter playing times than earlier issues?
-----Original Message----- From: phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org [mailto:phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org] On Behalf Of William Zucca Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2013 12:24 PM To: Antique Phonograph List Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Diamond Disc 250 Mystery Well, I am satisfied that I know what the heck it is and how it operated. Only one question remains in my mind about it..................WHY? The manual autostop works fine. Why install a more complex device that requires electricity to do the same thing? Thanks for all the information. Green Mountain Bill On Thu, Feb 14, 2013 at 7:07 AM, DanKj <ediso...@verizon.net> wrote: > It was offered in new DD machines, so it can be called 'genuine', yes. I > don't think there's any special indication on the ID tag. About 1.5 volts > is needed to operate, and that was originally provided by a tall "ignition" > cell - you could use a couple of D cells in parallel, today. My 250 has a > square metal battery bracket in the rear-left corner, behind the horn - > I've always used cheap 6volt lantern batteries which haven't hurt anything > yet (25+ years and thousands of plays) > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "William Zucca" <rochr...@gmail.com> > > To: "Antique Phonograph List" <phono-l@oldcrank.org> > Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2013 5:42 AM > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Diamond Disc 250 Mystery > > > > OK everyone. Thanks. Questions: >> >> Was this a genuine Edison option? and if so... >> Should this this accessory be designated in some special way on the ID >> tag? >> was the power source-what type of battery? Should there be a special >> place >> below the motorboard to put the battery? >> > > ______________________________**_________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.org > -- >From The Hubbard House On the park in Rochester, Vermont where it's always 1929. _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org
