Day 2540 Motor no go disease

28th July 2024

A day of rest for a change, but first a bit of work on the record player to get it ready for the staining.

Next I did some work on a side project, that is restoring classic cassette tape recorders. I repaired an old Sony a while ago, but I bought a cheap Technics on eBay. The unit itself needed new belts and a new motor. When everything arrived I used this opportunity to put it all back together. The deck itself is very basic so the refitting of the motor was simple, but the belts a bit more awkward, but it all went together, thing we’re looking promising.

I re soldered the power wires to the motor, and plugged all the rest of the wires into their respective places on the circuit board.

Then I plugged in the deck and pressed the on button, nothing happened. Normally I would expect the motor to turn, but it didn’t.

Was the motor a dud? I asked myself, I better check it.

I found a nine volt battery and connected it to the motor with some wire and crocodile clips.

The motor worked, and all the functions operated as they should.

I removed the power lead from the circuit board and found the pins that supplied the power. I checked the voltage at the pins and it registered twelve volts, this should mean that the power supply works. I checked the continuity of the wire from the connector end to the motor, and that was okay, so it doesn’t make sense why it doesn’t work.

That’s my quandary this week.

In the afternoon we went up to Kelli’s mums to help Matt and Brenda clear out the top floor of the house, as they are planning to move in soon.

The three rooms were filled with junk, since Dave died, much of the upstairs hadn’t been touched, and he was an avid collector of everything.

They had already made a start, but my main purpose was to move the furniture. Getting the gun cabinet out was the greatest challenge, it was made from solid walnut, but fortunately it was in two halves. This was relocated into Kelli’s old bedroom which had her mother’s collection of seasonal house decorations in bags all over the floor, it was messing with my head to see such chaos. The last thing was a massive oak desk that we moved against a different wall.

After that, it was back to the house for a rest.