Lools like they spent the money on the slate and having the platter made :-) there's probably a couple of quids worth of bits in the psu. Theres no regulationother than whatever the transformer does and a 2200uf smoothing cap after the rectifier, so its probably susceptible to mains voltage fluctuat...

Just had a look at the psu for it to refresh my memory and it is as rudimentary as it gets.
No feedback loop, and a single bfy51 as a current amplifier. Those who say it 'servo hunted' didnt know what was going on inside....

Quartzlock can be applied to pretty much any motor as it is done on the motor controller board, there isnt any physical difference in the motor. The quartzlock provides a reference for the ic's on the board to compare with what the motor is actually doing. Sensing what the motor is really doing can ...

The jbe was produced between 77 and 81-82, this one is a 78 model. Another firm that was hustled out of business by the flat earth movement :roll: They are very good indeed imo, were ahead of the game at the time. A British design using a proven matsushita motor, and simple electronics. Theres a web...

Thought you guys might like to see a couple of turntables I'm restoring at the moment. a JBE series 3 slate DD and a JVC QL-Y5F. The JVC is complete and the JBE is ongoing. The JVC before https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4356/36246805584_61962168f1_c.jpg DSC_0631 by anthony cresswell , on Flickr And a...

Rather nice bit of work there,
Must get some panzerholtz to make up a new armboard up for my jbe series 3

Re the plinth, i'd be tempted to strip the plinth down and then re veneer it. But you can sand the veneer that is on it more aggressively than you would think given its thickness, its worth giving it a go over with steel wool or paper around 320 grit. The steel wool might catch abit on the corners t...

It isnt. Figment of your imagination dave

Hi there, im ant I dont have much other than that to say tbh, so some system info. I have about ten turntables at the moment but use my modifed lenco with a unipivot arm and shure cart. Benedict audio phono stage Amps are an el34 se amp that I designed and built a few years ago and a pass f5. Digita...