Nude Turntable Project

Hiho, I stand corrected. I am not sure the four screws you highlighted are the ones that do the trick. They may just secure the circumferential part of the brake system. However, the other photos clearly prove it can be done. Where the heck did you get these nice photos? I treated my Mk3 like it was inviolate, because it was NOS. I did not give much thought to explanting the motor. It would be very very easy to make a sturdy plinth for the motor alone, based on your photos. IMO, the major gain would be to facilitate the use of more than one tonearm, because the remainder of the chassis is very solid, not likely to be a source of resonance or noise. In stock form, if one wishes to use two tonearms, the secondary one will have to be at least a 10-incher, if not a 12".

Lewm: " Where the heck did you get these nice photos?"

All photos came from the Amp8.com website. You'll see more pix if you click on any of the links I posted earlier that says "ＳＰ−１０ＭＫⅢ". They are all hi-rez images so it will take a long time to load. The Vintage Knob, the website on all things Japanese, links many pictures to the Amp8.com site, too. It's a repair shop so the pictures are quite valuable in dissecting a unit. I am not repairing anything but those pictures are like porn to me as a gearhead. :-)

Some more pictures of the motor and bearing:
http://amp8.com/amp-etc/record/technics/jpeg/10mk3-931.jpg
http://amp8.com/amp-etc/record/technics/jpeg/10mk3-932.jpg
http://amp8.com/amp-etc/record/technics/jpeg/10mk3-933.jpg
http://amp8.com/amp-etc/record/technics/jpeg/10mk3-934.jpg
http://amp8.com/amp-etc/record/technics/jpeg/10mk3-31l.jpg
http://amp8.com/amp-etc/record/technics/jpeg/10mk3-5o.jpg
http://amp8.com/amp-etc/record/technics/jpeg/sp10mk35.jpg
http://amp8.com/amp-etc/record/technics/jpeg/sp10mk36.jpg
http://amp8.com/amp-etc/record/technics/jpeg/10mk3-71u.jpg

The motor connector (CN598) is a 12-wire type plus the 2-wire connector (CN504) for the servo.
http://amp8.com/amp-etc/record/technics/jpeg/10mk3-92b.jpg

Since you're an owner of a Kenwood L-07D, you might be interested in checking out hi-rez pix of its innards, too.
http://amp8.com/amp-etc/record/kenwood/kenwood.htm

Happy Holidays!

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More nice bearing pictures:
http://amp8.com/amp-etc/record/technics/jpeg/10mk3-7e.jpg
http://amp8.com/amp-etc/record/technics/jpeg/10mk3-410.jpg
http://amp8.com/amp-etc/record/technics/jpeg/10mk3-61j.jpg
http://amp8.com/amp-etc/record/technics/jpeg/10mk3-61g.jpg

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Motor picture:
http://amp8.com/amp-etc/record/technics/jpeg/10mk3-51h.jpg

A unit under repair showing the bearing with exposed stator coil wires.
http://amp8.com/amp-etc/record/technics/jpeg/10mk3-8j.jpg
http://amp8.com/amp-etc/record/technics/jpeg/10mk3-8n.jpg
http://amp8.com/amp-etc/record/technics/jpeg/10mk3-8m.jpg

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Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays and Happy New Year to you guys, including Henry.