[Phono-L] Amberola D-X flutter troubleshooting

2011-06-06 Thread William Taney
Got a question. I have a Amberola D-X that has a flutter or water sound when playing. I have made it a new belt, it is clean lubricated and the motor runs strong. The only thing I have to suspect is the mandrel pulley. Do those swell or become deformed. The mandrel pulley is pot metal and appea

Re: [Phono-L] Amberola D-X flutter troubleshooting

2011-06-06 Thread Andrew Baron
Hi Bill ~ Short of securing a dial or digital micrometer to the motor frame, you can devise a quick and dirty but effective way to check for out-of-round, by securing one end of a stretched out paper clip or stiff wire under an existing screw, and bending it so the other end nearly touches the

Re: [Phono-L] Amberola D-X flutter troubleshooting

2011-06-06 Thread harvey kravitz
; phonol...@yahoogroups.com Sent: Mon, June 6, 2011 9:21:10 AM Subject: [Phono-L] Amberola D-X flutter troubleshooting Got a question. I have a Amberola D-X that has a flutter or water sound when playing. I have made it a new belt, it is clean lubricated and the motor runs strong. The only thing I

Re: [Phono-L] Amberola D-X flutter troubleshooting

2011-06-06 Thread Rich
If you find that the pulley is not out of round just replace the felt on the governor stop. Don't oil it. Use real wool F-1 or F-2 felt and not fabric store fake polyester felt. On 06/06/2011 12:06 PM, Andrew Baron wrote: Hi Bill ~ Short of securing a dial or digital micrometer to the motor f