a few quick questions from an intermittent thread lurker/lenco user:
i just found a lenco in a local thrift. kinda cool btw, a L75 in an empire-style wooden plinth with wooden/plexi dustcover lid. anyway, i took it home to discover it is a 110-220 50Hz model. my first impulse was to think it was not for the u.s. market due to 50Hz. further thought and study makes me suspect otherwise, as the set points for 33.3 and 45 are different from my 60Hz model. it would appear that the design parameters allow for this difference. it that correct? (also with a "duh! i found it in the u.s. after all....") i can't yet check for accurate speed as the bearing is sluggish and needs refurbishing. also the idler is plastic btw, but appears true with good rubber.
next question: is the original arm decent for regular, non-audiophile use, or is it a throwaway? i've seen some comments that allude to rubber blocks of some sort that warrant replacing, but honestly don't have time to pore over the whole thread (and other sites) right now. the table may be earmarked for a girlfriend.
last question (for now): has anyone successfully adapted a jelco/audioquest arm to the existing armhole? it would appear to be a natural fit, with perhaps slight enlargement of the hole and mounting of the arm collet from below.
thanks in advance!
i just found a lenco in a local thrift. kinda cool btw, a L75 in an empire-style wooden plinth with wooden/plexi dustcover lid. anyway, i took it home to discover it is a 110-220 50Hz model. my first impulse was to think it was not for the u.s. market due to 50Hz. further thought and study makes me suspect otherwise, as the set points for 33.3 and 45 are different from my 60Hz model. it would appear that the design parameters allow for this difference. it that correct? (also with a "duh! i found it in the u.s. after all....") i can't yet check for accurate speed as the bearing is sluggish and needs refurbishing. also the idler is plastic btw, but appears true with good rubber.
next question: is the original arm decent for regular, non-audiophile use, or is it a throwaway? i've seen some comments that allude to rubber blocks of some sort that warrant replacing, but honestly don't have time to pore over the whole thread (and other sites) right now. the table may be earmarked for a girlfriend.
last question (for now): has anyone successfully adapted a jelco/audioquest arm to the existing armhole? it would appear to be a natural fit, with perhaps slight enlargement of the hole and mounting of the arm collet from below.
thanks in advance!