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Anyone had power supply failure with an AVID TT?

I've owned my AVID Sequel for less than a month, and in that time, the power supply has stopped in midstream of playback on 3 occasions. The power supply remains on, but PLAY mysteriously switches OFF during album play. I owned the Volvere for less than a year, and had to return my power supply on two separate occasions due to it completely failing. THe first time it happened, it simply wouldn't turn 'ON', and the second time, the supply turned 'ON', but wouldn't initiate the spinning of the platter. Customer service was excellent, and AVID replaced the entire Volvere drive train. Things went perfectly smoothly for 3 months, and being so happy, I decided to upgrade to the Sequel. Now, one month into owning the Sequel, this automatic 'shut off' has occurred on three occasions. I went through the trouble of measuring my AC voltage over the period of an entire weekend, and noted the voltage to fluctuate between 117 - 122 volts. Has anyone else owning an AVID TT ever experienced a power supply problem? I do love this table, but these power supply issues are very distressing. Thanks for any input.
harlem
gundam91
506 posts
 
Could static be the culprit?

When I first set up my Michell Orbe SE in my old house, the power supply would mysteriously switch from 33rpm to 45rpm and vice versa mid-play. There's a button on the power supply that you push to do so, and the light indicator would go from green to red to indicate that the speed has changed.

The Michell engineer figured out that it was due to static build-up after I walked across the room on carpet. So I touched the rack to dissipate static before I touch the turntable each time, and the problem went away.

Just a thought.

FrankC
harlem OP
10 posts
 
Thanks so much FrankC. I appreciate your feedback - and everyone else - thank you as well.
lleall
17 posts
 
no never
mterle
16 posts
 
Had mine for years (Volvere to Sequel SP) no problems. Talk with Bes at Music Direct. Avis's tables have a 10 yeas warranty.
moonglum
619 posts
 
This is a problem that seems to afflict many respected turntable brands.
Like Gundam I also suspect static as a possible cause. Several years ago my supply started behaving erratically and, suspecting static, I routinely started discharging myself on the power block's external earth terminal before handling.

Another possibility is the emergence of tin whiskers since the widespread adoption of unleaded solder. Any item manufactured since 2001/2002 is at risk from this phenomenon. To manufacturers credit they've got the problem surprisingly under control - largely by avoidance of reactive materials and heat-stressing assemblies to purge the likelihood of any intermetallic effects.
It's a good argument in favour of buying classic amps that pre-date this period and reconditioning them (with leaded solder.... :)
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