TT PSU input voltage ?

[mawari]

Hello

I have a Planar 3 with the original motor suspended by rubber band. I bought this in 1990, and it has given sterling service these past 20 years. I am now thinking of treating it to the new 24V motor, and possibly powering this from the TT PSU. However, I live in Japan which is 100VAC. My particular area is 50Hz ( the other half of Japan is 60Hz, for tickling historical reasons ). Can anyone let me know if the TT PSU accepts a range of input voltages, or is it tied to 240V or something else ? There don't seem to be Rega dealers here

Many thanks

Paul, Tokyo

[desana]

Hi

The TTPSU runs on 24V AC from a regular walwart pad

[mawari]

Thank you, so a PSU that needs a PSU

Anyone then kind enough to be able to tell me what the wall-wart PSU is ? Something like input: 230~240VAC output: 24VAC / ? mA ...

Will see if I can get a local variant here.

Many thanks

Paul

[desana]

Hi

Mine is rated 230V/50Hz 60mA input and 24VAC 350mA output

[mawari]

Perfect, many thanks ... and a Happy New Year !

Paul

[mr.datsun]

I am now thinking of treating it to the new 24V motor, and possibly powering this from the TT PSU. However, I live in Japan which is 100VAC. My particular area is 50Hz ( the other half of Japan is 60Hz, for tickling historical reasons )

Paul,
we have the same problem. We need to run a 24V Rega RP3 in Tokyo. We found an adaptor (from Added Value) with the correct specs but it does not say what the input Hz is. So we're not sure whether it will work.

If you find the correct PSU, could you please let me know?

Thank-you

Simon

[mawari]

Will do. There is one on Amazon ( Japan ) of the correct spec but I'll wait for the motor to arrive first.

The good thing about the old motor in my UK spec table is that it runs on 100V / 50Hz perfectly by removing the resistor.

Paul

[mr.datsun]

Will do. There is one on Amazon ( Japan ) of the correct spec but I'll wait for the motor to arrive first.

The good thing about the old motor in my UK spec table is that it runs on 100V / 50Hz perfectly by removing the resistor.

Paul

Paul,
thanks. I look forward to hearing if it works. Good luck with the 24V motor fit out. The one for my planar 3 should arrive tomorrow.

Simon

[mawari]

Mine hasn't arrived yet. Hopefully soon. Have read the online instructions in the meantime, and with some amusement. It appears I have to use a bit of sticky tape to attach the upgrade, and that the plastic motor cover not only now holds the circuit board in too, it also pushes gently on the motor in order to keep it in. I'm having Blue Peter flashbacks. Or is it Heath Robinson ? ( Rube Goldberg, for our American readers )

If it works, it works ...

Paul

[mr.datsun]

...It appears I have to use a bit of sticky tape to attach the upgrade, and that the plastic motor cover not only now holds the circuit board in too, it also pushes gently on the motor in order to keep it in. I'm having Blue Peter flashbacks. Or is it Heath Robinson ? ( Rube Goldberg, for our American readers )

If it works, it works ...

Paul

Paul,
I know exactly what you mean. I guess everyone goes through that feeling when fit a new motor to a Rega. I first upgraded, maybe 3 years ago, to the previously available motor upgrade. If you have the original motor still, then wait until you see how it is mounted! It makes the new motor mounting method feel quite advanced.

D

[mawari]

Some affection for that old motor suspended by rubber band thing. As well as modifying it slightly for 100V when I moved to Japan, until recently the whole deck was solar powered. 40W panel on the roof, feeding via a charge controller into a deep-cycle marine battery, itself powering a 100VAC / 300W pure sine generator from which the humble motor drew it's life. No mains frequency issues in that setup

Hoping the new 24V is at least as good...

Paul

[watercourse]

A solar/battery powered TT? That's cool. I was trying to figure out how to do that with both solar and bicycle generator for my entire system, but got scared away when I heard that the battery might off-gas, which is not so healthy to have inside a house.

[mawari]

Here you go ...

Panel


Charge controller


110AHr marine deep-cycle battery, in vented case


100V pure sine generator


Testing, powering an AC fan. Turntable just visible


The table


Paul

[mr.datsun]

Some affection for that old motor suspended by rubber band thing. As well as modifying it slightly for 100V when I moved to Japan, until recently the whole deck was solar powered. 40W panel on the roof, feeding via a charge controller into a deep-cycle marine battery, itself powering a 100VAC / 300W pure sine generator from which the humble motor drew it's life. No mains frequency issues in that setup

Hoping the new 24V is at least as good...

Paul

Paul, the solar power is impressive.

With regards the 24v. I just upgraded mine tonight and added the white belt. The difference is stunning. But I'm not sure which component had the greatest effect! I've got my suspicions that the white belt played a strong part in the new sound and I'll explain why in another post soon. (But the thing is, I didn't test it with the new belt before I upgraded the motor as I didn't want to stretch it by fitting it twice.)

btw, the way in which the PCB is held in place by the cover screws actually seems much better than before.