Will a record weight harm the motor in a direct drive turntable?

@bobsdevices Yamaha PX-2 DD, I so wish I chose this model over the TTS 8000 when I was collecting Vintage DD TT's to have fun with.

The GT's had crept in Value and were quite a few £'s more than other selections made. Mind you they would have been a great investment, as typically they are the best part of 200% appreciated in today's money, where as my TT's are still found at similar monies as when acquired by myself.   

How much weight exactly are you wanting to add?

I have a Kenwood KP-9010 and Kenwood sold quite a few accessories one could purchase to enhance the performance of these DD tables.

All the accessories that were sold for the L07 Kenwood's would work on the KP-9010, KP-1100 and maybe others.

Pretty sure the DD motor on your 59L is a high torque model. I'm not gonna say "no problems" as I have no idea how much weight you're talking about....

Has your table been restored? Caps, resistors, brought back to spec?

If not, and you're running all original electronic parts inside the TT I'd probably not try at all. If you're thinking of adding weight I'd have the TT internals restored/upgraded first.

Aldo

Aldo, I own an L07D and the record weight that optionally came with it. I’d guess it weighs 250g, tops. I also use it on a Victor TT101 and on my Lenco which has a massive aftermarket bearing. But the problem is when you get up over 500g or even more, which some do use.

Here is some new information for all of us to chew on.  I recently acquired Analog Magic software which is used for turntable set up.  I am just learning how to use it and am probably dangerous.  Just for the heck of it I wanted to see if adding weight affected distortion.  I added weight at the center and at the perimeter on my VPI and the short answer is yes adding weight increases distortion (a wee bit).  On my Technics I comppared adding weight to using a KAB clamp and the answer is yes adding weight adds distortion, but the clamp did not.  So there you go.  If your record is warped, add the weight as the lesser of evils, but otherwise you are better off with naked records.  Remember you heard it here first and you only get this sort of useless trivia here on the Audiogon Forum.

@billstevenson I am a weight user over the Platter Spindle Only.

I have a range of metal weights that are ranging from 200g - 1Kgish 

Typical weights make a change to an End Sound, but it is not easy to discern where there is benefit as a result of adding the weight. 

I have tried many configurations for a Weight and today after many trials use a 1Kgish Composite Weight which is approx' 800g SS Metal and then a selection of other materials, with a Felt Base, creating and end weight near 1.1Kg.

I choose this weight in my System and Listening Environment over other configurations used for a Weight and the owned pure metal Weights.

The Composite Weight of choice, discernably tidies up the End Sound in Comparisons to other Weights and when not used, makes a LP Album without the Weight added produce an End Sound that is perceived as being extremely poor in comparison. 

I have no problems accepting the notion adding weights of a certain type can effect the sound, and long analysis may draw the conclusion there is not a betterment be created.

I would really like to see how the Composite Weight of Choice was able to effect the data produced by Analog Magic.

I'm not suggesting it doesn't distort, but what is the distortion that it may be producing looking like, especially in comparison to other weight types more typically used.