Problem with my Clearaudio Concept

Glmoneydawg · Feb 22, 2018

Rich C said: ↑

If this is what a Wall Wart looks like, which I am 99.999% sure it is, then the answer is yes. Until looking at some threads here regarding issues like to mine I never knew the term. I knew, in only the most cursory of senses, that this was responsible for converting AC to DC to drive the motor. In other words I never gave it a whole lot of thought outside of plugging it into the wall and turning on the table.

It was very soon after the man in the shop made the adjustment for me in regards to tone arm weight that the table did not operate at all and I had to unplug and replug to get it going. Since then I have witnessed a slow degradation in power at start up. The same man even noticed how slow it was going when he installed a new cartridge for me last February.

And just to repeat, in addition to it being so weak as to not allow me to even run a brush across a record without slowing the platter down to a stop, it is becoming almost the norm that I need to use my finger to get the platter moving. I let it go for awhile because once it gets going it seems to run at the proper speed and I have even verified this by playing songs and using a stopwatch to insure the song plays for the correct amount of time.

Since I rarely use these brushes anyway, due to finding them useless as dust removers, and since I have a RCM it did not seem to be the end of the world. If I did not have the RCM I would have been more motivated towards immediate action.

And I suppose I could still live with it other than the fact that I am noticing a slowdown of speed one time per side. But, again, the weird thing is it doesn't happen all the time. It comes and goes.

I think you are right and I'm glad I mentioned that up front in my first post.

Now I have another problem. The company I purchased this from, and who has serviced it, recently closed the location I always dealt with. And I'm not sure the man in question is still with the company and I was insured by him that they would make it right. It is a little over 3 years old, but he was aware that I had mentioned this problem well within the warranty period. I believe it is 2 years. But maybe the company has a more flexible timeline as a service to their customers.

I suppose my next step is to contact Musical Surroundings and get their opinion. The last time I mentioned it to the man at the shop I said "even though it is now a little over two years old it may have to be charged back to Clearaudio to make it right". He agreed. If this is the culprit, Musical Surroundings may have to charge it back to the company or split the cost associated with making it right. I like this man and he has become a friend due to my frequent visits to the now closed shop. And I certainly do not wish to condemn him or get him in any trouble for what may have been a very honest mistake that anyone could make. Perhaps Clearaudio and Musical Surroundings need to make this perfectly clear to those who sell their products.

Whatever the cause, I firmly believe I am in need of a new motor.

Ok, everyone else, Willboy has stated he doesn't know that much about electricity and obviously neither do I.

Based on what he and I are saying, do any of you with a greater knowledge of electricity and AC/DC converters vis a vis Wall Wart PSUs think this is plausible?
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Pretty sure tt has a variable frequency drive(electonics in motor unit)it may have lost its mind(shut it off for 2 minutes) or it may be in need of replacement

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