Things I forgot to mention: The tonearm was broken and the spindle cap had shrunk. I replaced them with parts from a Decca standalone player whose base and motorboard had been damaged in shipment. They've been spraypainted an almond color which closely matches the original. The motorboard deck mounts are made from a cut up mousepad and those foam tubes that slip over a pencil. I sent the idler wheel and cycle cam out to be rebuilt and the (new) idler is not perfectly round. The new transformer and speaker are 8 ohm.
You did a great job on this player. Nice that you added the external speaker jack on the rear panel too.
TwinMillMC 4 months ago