Step Down Transformer

Got my calculation backward, it would run fast instead, about 40rpm.

Gary, TA (short for tonearm) thought it might have an Audionote tonearm. Doesn't Audionote still make that TT under their name?

In any case, Kenyon has a point about the 50 vs. 60Hz isasue.

The folks at Teres (turntables) seem to know where to source Pabst motors. Also, you might want to talk to someone at Origin Live.

If your problem is the other way around (taking a table that works here to use in England), you can buy a VPI SDS which will take any voltage and output 110V 60Hz.

I am moving to Singapore for a 2 year assignment, talked to VPI and they advised me my VPI Super Scoutmaster would work just fine.

Check on ebay for a voltage converter. They are relatively cheap for the lower wattage appliances.... a rega TT uses about 5 watts....You can find both US to UK and vise versa types...

Hi Gary,

I don´t know Voyd turntables, just that the company was bought by Audio Note, so I guess that Peter Q knows it better than me ... BUT:

I have read in their webpage that AN tables have AC-synchronous motors.
These AC motors vary their speed with voltage frecuency.
In UK frecuency is 50 hz, in USA 60 hz.

So if your table has a UK motor, you CAN NOT use it in USA.

A SDT will only change voltage, but not frecuency.
If you want to change frecuency you´d need a frecuency converter, which are (I think) much more expensive than a motor, and I don´t know if they work so fine as to be used in a turntable.

I think that the voyd has 3 motors and, if it´s not in production today, it would be a problem to get them, so you´d have to get another brand.

Sure there are more expert people than me.