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Building high-end 'tables cheap at Home Despot II

“For those who want the moon but can't afford it or those who can afford it but like to have fun and work with their hands, I'm willing to give out a recipe for a true high-end 'table which is easy to do, and fun to make as sky's the limit on design/creativity! The cost of materials, including 'table, is roughly $200 (depending, more or less), and add to that a Rega tonearm. The results are astonishing. I'll even tell/show you how to make chipboard look like marble and fool and impress all your friends. If there's interest I'll get on with this project, if not, I'll just continue making them in my basement. The next one I make will have a Corian top and have a zebra stripe pattern! Fun! Any takers?”

The Lead in “Da Thread” as posted by Johnnantais - 2-01-04

Let the saga continue. Sail on, oh ships of Lenco!
mario_b
fishwinker
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Does anyone have a diagram/picture of the wiring for a Lenco 88? I've just got myself one (the addiction is taking hold!), but the wiring is a complete mess, and I'm simply going in circles with the switch, capacitor, motor and lamp, trying to work out what should be in series or parallel with what. I'm sure it's extremely simple, but I'm going nuts, and I'd rather avoid shorting things if at all possible.
The connector block on the motor has just three single points to screw wires in to, rather than the six pairs of connectors on the newer models (the voltage selection is done with a pin in the top of the motor, like the GL55 motor on Bornin's website).
When I got it, the motor and lamp were permanently on, whether the switch was on or off. I thought the previous owner must have had to fiddle with the wiring because of a faulty switch, but the switch is fine - it makes and breaks two sets of contacts perfectly.
mgreene
107 posts
 
Fish, I've got lots of pics for the 88 and 99. Send me a PM.

Mike
mario_b OP
147 posts
 
Hey Mike & Fishwinker,

If this is for a Euro set-up, you might want to take a look at the photo in this thread:
http://www.lenco-lovers.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=148&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0
Just realize that the wires labeled going to 220V will, in fact, be broken by the switch.

- Mario
fishwinker
9 posts
 
Hi Mario,

Thank you for the link. I think I've sorted out why the previous owner was having problems now - the capacitor has shorted out... I've got the lamp in parallel with the motor, and when I've got a new capacitor it'll go across the other switch - or have I got that wrong? What is the purpose of the capacitor across the switch? I thought capacitors let AC pass...
mario_b OP
147 posts
 


Hi Fishwinker,

The switch capacitor shunts the surge that sends a "pop" through the system speakers without it. Bridging the two switch leads at the terminal block with a replacement capacitor will not bypass the switch.

Hang in there.

Mario
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