jmt33
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Post by jmt33 on Sept 2, 2021 17:32:09 GMT -5
Hello all. Just picked up an Edison Amberola cylinder player. Everything works fine but it plays a little fast, and there is no speed adjustment on the outside. I was wondering how do you adjust the speed. It has the gold pin stripping and is belt driven. Any help on how I adjust speed would be great. thanks in advance
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Post by lucius1958 on Sept 2, 2021 21:02:05 GMT -5
Speed control would be under the bedplate. The early tabletop Amberolas such as the DX used surplus Fireside mechanisms, iirc...
Curious that the early post-fire 30, 50, and 75 Amberolas had an external speed control...
BillS
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Post by lucius1958 on Sept 2, 2021 21:18:42 GMT -5
So, to adjust the speed, you'll have to take the motor out, and turn the little knurled screw on the governor arm until you get it running at 160 rpm (with the feed screw engaged, of course). May take a little time to get it just right, though. Here's a photo of the Fireside motor: you can see the little screw on the lower left, just on top of the curved arm: BillS
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