Need motor for Thorens TD-150

dromunds
dromunds Posts: 10,117
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I took a TD-150 to a guy for some work and suddenly the platter spins backwards sometimes upon start or it needs a helping hand to start spinning other times. Both capacitors were replaced. Anybody have a motor or a problem-child TD-150 I could purchase for the motor? I’ve heard the motor from TD 165’s are the same but I haven’t confirmed that. Don
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  • SeleniumFalcon
    SeleniumFalcon Posts: 4,289
    edited December 29
    It's a pretty simple circuit, make sure the wiring was done correctly when the capacitors were installed:

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    The service manual for the TD 165 shows the exact same wiring for the motor, however the part number for the 150 motor is S 804-550 and the TD 165 part number is 7.861.017. This might mean the two motors are similar but the mounting brackets (or pulleys) are different.
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  • HzTweaker
    HzTweaker Posts: 942
    Maybe the polarity of the caps needs to be switched?
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  • SeleniumFalcon
    SeleniumFalcon Posts: 4,289
    It should be a non-polarized motor start/run capacitor.
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