Vinyl HQ, Carpenters "we´ve only just begun" 1963 Pioneer PL7 = Micro Seiki MR103 idler turntable

This was the first record playing since this ancient table has been put in storage in the early 1970s. I only lubricated the bearings of the platter and motor, the needle is still original, cartridge is a 1963 Audio Technica AT6/7 = later called JVC/Nivico 1004. Also very astonishing is the quality of the "Micro Denki" synchronous motor and rim rubber wheel, both work silently and with great torque and grip. Motor is 114V 60HZ synchr. type so no pitch control needed. Use on german 230V 50Hz line requires a good step down transformer plus sine wave AC-AC frequency converter taken from an older Wurlitzer export Jukebox. I installed this frequency shifter in the housing of the external step down transformer--outside of the turntable- so it puts out 110V 60HZ that can be feeded directly into the turntable preventing any hum. Another option would be the use of a 50HZ rim transmission spindle custom made from brass.