Record Player Playing Too Fast

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Record player playing too fast. If you own a record player eventually something will go wrong with the turntable. You ll need to adjust the position of the belt on the inner ring of the platter. The other possible issues is that the frequency of mains power may be different to that designed for the motor. If i gently rest my fingertip on the side of the platter to slow it down ever so slightly it sounds just right.

The inner ring of the platter is quite a bit wider than the belt itself. Posted on friday march 19 2004 15 58 gmt i have a belt driven yamaha yp 450 turntable. The only buttons on the record player are those that alternate between 33 45 speeds and 7 and 12 plays. Not remotely audiophile but until recently it was letting me enjoy listening to my records.

A small enough difference to make me think i m losing my mind but i ve heard it about 500 000 times so i can tell it s definitely too fast. Also on the front is a automatic start automatic stop and a button that lifts the arm but nothing i can make adjustments with. This signifies an issue with the belt. In the us the mains power frequency is 60 hz whereas it is 50 hz in much of the rest of the world.

Is it possible that you have it set at 45 for a 33 rpm record. Handling cleaning playing overview duration. I know it s no great shakes i e. Commonly the player will turn on but the turntable component simply won t spin.

If you run a 50 hz turntable in 60 hz power it will run 20 too fast. However i put on one record specifically and it sounds about 3 5 too fast. But for some unknown unknowable reason it has started to play records too fast at both 33 3.