Thanks to all for your comments
Imhififan, I will check the wires more closely. Didn't see anything broke. But my eyesight is pretty bad.
Lak, I had planned to message Doug if he didn't show up at the thread. but I had forgotten about Lew. Many thanks
Tom, Indeed there is a very small amount of play in the pulley. Not sure of its effect. But if the Maxon motor is as finicky as you indicate, it may be the problem. I looked to see if the plastic pully was held by a set screw which was loose. But I didn't see a set screw. So I'm guessing it is mated to the metal via pressing or some other route.
To all
FWIW, I unplugged the charger this morning to see if the lights still flickered every 10-11 seconds as previous. They did. Just sitting at idle with no power running to the motor, the flickering continued. So I felt as if that may show that the charger is not part of the problem. Then too, I may be missing something in my thinking.
Also, I played several albums last night without one incident of slowing down. Lights still flickered every 10 seconds though. Another anomaly was that at the beginning of the record,the motor would come up to speed as normal. Then after the green light was steady, the red light would flash 12 times. Then the green light would flash once or twice. Then the green light would become steady and the music played through without problem. Considering the sophistication of this motor/controller, it seems to be trouble shooting itself and giving a code. The problem is, I don't know what the 12 flashing red lights mean nor the flickering every 10 seconds. I think I need an interpreter who speaks Maxon......or Teres.....or a combination.
My gut instinct tells me its the battery, even though the numbers show it working good. I'll take another look in the case for broken wires before ordering one though.
Again, much thanks to all
Imhififan, I will check the wires more closely. Didn't see anything broke. But my eyesight is pretty bad.
Lak, I had planned to message Doug if he didn't show up at the thread. but I had forgotten about Lew. Many thanks
Tom, Indeed there is a very small amount of play in the pulley. Not sure of its effect. But if the Maxon motor is as finicky as you indicate, it may be the problem. I looked to see if the plastic pully was held by a set screw which was loose. But I didn't see a set screw. So I'm guessing it is mated to the metal via pressing or some other route.
To all
FWIW, I unplugged the charger this morning to see if the lights still flickered every 10-11 seconds as previous. They did. Just sitting at idle with no power running to the motor, the flickering continued. So I felt as if that may show that the charger is not part of the problem. Then too, I may be missing something in my thinking.
Also, I played several albums last night without one incident of slowing down. Lights still flickered every 10 seconds though. Another anomaly was that at the beginning of the record,the motor would come up to speed as normal. Then after the green light was steady, the red light would flash 12 times. Then the green light would flash once or twice. Then the green light would become steady and the music played through without problem. Considering the sophistication of this motor/controller, it seems to be trouble shooting itself and giving a code. The problem is, I don't know what the 12 flashing red lights mean nor the flickering every 10 seconds. I think I need an interpreter who speaks Maxon......or Teres.....or a combination.
My gut instinct tells me its the battery, even though the numbers show it working good. I'll take another look in the case for broken wires before ordering one though.
Again, much thanks to all
