Turntable weight affects speed

But aren't you just increasing the speed (power to the motor?) to compensate for the additional load? I wonder if that will overdrive/overheat the motor and impact its longevity. 

Agreed, increasing the load might be detrimental. Lightweight Origin Live “weight” is on the way. 
 

thanks for all the ideas.

@lloydc

On belt replacement, 

I use two belts on my table. Every six months or so I drop them into a pan of boiling water for about twenty seconds, this "un stretches" them a bit. After drying, they go into the zip lock with baby powder in it, then shake them off and re install. I get a lot more life from them this way.