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Malam wrotesnip)
The rim of the platter has a magnetic ? material it a brown coating
about a quarter of an inch wide strips separated by a space of a
quarter inch. There is a neon light that sits on the main base and
when the speed is in sync, the strips on the platter appears to be
stationary. More like a strobe test light.
On my unit though, as soon as you turn the power on, even before the
platter begins to turn, you can see that the strobe light is
flickering instead of a steady light.

dont want to get on your back or anything, but you *did* check the
speed switches or adjustment pot, didnt you? ;-)



He said the strobe light is flickering, all it is is a NE-2 neon glow lamp
that flickers with the 60 (or 50)Hz power line. When they wear out they
start to flicker erratically, just replace the glow lamp and you should be
good to go.

FYI in this application it's called a stroboscope.