Rega Planar 3
Two Speed Belt Drive Turntable
Description
The Planar 3 is a classic unsprung turntable with belt-drive and AC synchronous motor.
Introduced in 1977, the original Planar 3 models came with the Acos derived R200 tonearm, but from 1983 the improved RB300 tonearm was fitted as standard.
Compared to the Planar 2, the turntable has a heavier plinth and thicker glass platter.
Features include calibrated, spring-applied tracking force and magnetic bias compensation.
Specifications
Drive method: belt drive
Motor: 110V AC synchronous
Platter: glass
Counterweight: tungsten or stainless steel
Speeds: 33 and 45rpm
Review
The Planer 3 sounded nicely musical in a balanced and coherent manner. Presentation of detail was considered well above average, little inferior to super-fi models in this respect - £188 HiFi Choice 1984
A long time leader in it's price category - £250 HiFi Choice 1992
Downloads
instruction/owners manual (en)
baerwald protractor (en)
stevenson protractor (en)
original rega protractor (en)
motor upgrade (en)
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Comments
Planar 3 Motor Resistor colours
Submitted on March 8th, 2010 by GoldenBrown Green Brown Yellow
Uneven spacing of bands , not sure wich way to read it,Larger spacing between Brown and Yellow
Resistor
Submitted on February 13th, 2010 by denonandonJohnny
Can someone help me with resistor replacement type for 10-15 year old Rega planar 3.
Mine has burnt out and I cant see the colours.
Thank you.