hifiaf
pfm Member
Hi all,
I installed a new Lingo 4 onto my LP12 last weekend (full report with lots of photos here), replacing my previous Hercules II/Mose/Airpax setup. The first thing I noticed was motor noise: from across the room I could hear a pronounced "tick-tick-tick." When I ran the motor with the lid closed, the lid amplified it to a positively worrying level. When I switched to 45rpm, it got REALLY loud. All this with a brand-new and relatively fancy motor.
Reading some threads on here, I tried a variety of fixes. I checked the tightness of the bolt holding the motor to the top plate (all good). I swapped in a brand new belt I happened to have. I tried oiling the motor with 3-in-1 oil by pouring it right in the top of the motor — but that just pooled up and even after a few days hadn't travelled down the shaft. Then I just left it running for a few days.
The latter strategy seemed to work the best. It's now much quieter. But I can still hear the noise if I lean in close, and on 45s it's audible from a distance even with the lid off. Here's a recording of the sound, amplified to make it audible (the background noise will make it clear that this noise is no longer very loud at all, but definitely audible).
I've been doing some listening tests, and so far it seems the Lingo 4 hasn't made any positive improvement in the system. I wonder if that might be down to the motor noise.
Is there anything further I should try, or is this the quietest it's going to get?
I certainly don't remember my previous motor being this loud!
Once the Hong Kong post office opens up again (currently closed in response to coronavirus) I'll have a Mober DC kit on its way to compare against the Lingo 4. Should be interesting.
Thanks in advance for your help!
I installed a new Lingo 4 onto my LP12 last weekend (full report with lots of photos here), replacing my previous Hercules II/Mose/Airpax setup. The first thing I noticed was motor noise: from across the room I could hear a pronounced "tick-tick-tick." When I ran the motor with the lid closed, the lid amplified it to a positively worrying level. When I switched to 45rpm, it got REALLY loud. All this with a brand-new and relatively fancy motor.
Reading some threads on here, I tried a variety of fixes. I checked the tightness of the bolt holding the motor to the top plate (all good). I swapped in a brand new belt I happened to have. I tried oiling the motor with 3-in-1 oil by pouring it right in the top of the motor — but that just pooled up and even after a few days hadn't travelled down the shaft. Then I just left it running for a few days.
The latter strategy seemed to work the best. It's now much quieter. But I can still hear the noise if I lean in close, and on 45s it's audible from a distance even with the lid off. Here's a recording of the sound, amplified to make it audible (the background noise will make it clear that this noise is no longer very loud at all, but definitely audible).
I've been doing some listening tests, and so far it seems the Lingo 4 hasn't made any positive improvement in the system. I wonder if that might be down to the motor noise.
Is there anything further I should try, or is this the quietest it's going to get?
I certainly don't remember my previous motor being this loud!
Once the Hong Kong post office opens up again (currently closed in response to coronavirus) I'll have a Mober DC kit on its way to compare against the Lingo 4. Should be interesting.
Thanks in advance for your help!