Why does the VPI motor thump

Try a .047uF/630V. LL shoot me a PM and Ill put one in the mail to you, its a 25c part.

BTW ANY power switch on ANY component will make a thump in the system if not by passed with a capacitor, its not only a VPI issue.

Best of luck

Peter

I purchased a VPI 'Scout' when they first came out, and thought that I had the turntable for the rest of my life. The motor was just plain noisy, and there were other issues, which I am not getting into here, but I got rid of my VPI very quickly.

Very disappointing!

My TT motor on/off switch has no capacitor and it never thumps.

Of course it's battery powered and not connected to the electrical system.

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...just thinking....maybe because my system is totally balanced may have something to do with the silence of switching off my VPI

In my earlier post I incorrectly said I spoke with Matt, it was in fact Mike. Here is his response regarding the cap value he recommends.

"We use a .001 microfarad capacitor across the on-off switch because it usually works with most components to eliminate the pop, you can change that to a .01 microfarad cap and that usually helps or eliminates it with some of the other components available."