John Nightingale:
If this is a belt drive turntable then the first place I would look is the
belt. If stretched or worn it could ride up or down on the motor pulley
and cause the symptoms you described. Obviously there are other faults
having to do with the motor and the motor drive circuitry but the belt is
the first and easiest thing you should investigate and/or replace with a new
one.
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Best Regards,
Daniel Sofie
Electronics Supply & Repair
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"Josh Nightingale" wrote in message
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Hi,
I am using an Aiwa PXE860 turntable currently. Recently, I was
playing a 33 rpm LP and all of the sudden, the speed went up
considerably for no reason. It sounded something like the LP being
played at 45 rpms.

I stopped playing the record, set the needle down and then tried
playing it again. Now, the record would not spin at all.

Later, I found that I could manually give the record a nudge in the
right direction and the platter would spin. However, the speed is
either too fast from the start of playing or it plays approximately
half of the LP before randomly speeding up.

Could anyone help me diagnose this problem? Is there a part I need to
replace or should I look into a new turntable? Thank you,
Josh Nightingale