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14th Oct 2021, 5:58 pm | #1 |
Triode
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Wakefield
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Thorens TD 224
I've wanted a TD 224 for many years. I have a largeish collection of singles & 78's and thought that this would be the ideal player for them.
I finally found one coincidental with me having some disposable cash. It was sold as 'looks complete, motor works'. I took the plunge. A couple of afternoons in the shed got it up & running. The major problems were caused by 2 levers unseated from their cam guides. The rest was the usual cleaning & lubrication. I then had a very happy week watching this magical machine and incidentally listening to 78's & 45's. Then it suddenly came to a standstill in the middle of a change cycle. Back in the shed it turned out that the top of the camshaft had sheared off - it has done a lot of work over it's 60:years. I hoped that it would be a straightforward welding job - but would involve a major strip down to get the camshaft and cams out. It took me a few days to build up the nerve to tackle it. Fortunately there is a service manual on The Vinyl Engine. Nervously I stripped it down and took the shaft to a Blacksmith at the Yorkshire Coal Mining Museum. He repaired the broken shaft while I waited - I was very pleased. I carefully put everything back together and, as expected, nothing worked. The service manual is quite clear - if anything is disturbed you have to work through a set of adjustments and recalibration. Which took about a week. Thankfully it now works perfectly and I am again enjoying the entertainment. |
14th Oct 2021, 6:24 pm | #2 | |
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Re: Thorens TD 224
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14th Oct 2021, 6:32 pm | #3 |
Triode
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Location: Wakefield
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Re: Thorens TD 224
You have to love kit that can be repaired by a Blacksmith.
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15th Oct 2021, 9:57 am | #4 |
Octode
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Stevenage, Herts. UK.
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Re: Thorens TD 224
Well done! There are a number of parts on these that are complete unobtainium. How about some pictures?
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15th Oct 2021, 12:59 pm | #5 |
Triode
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Wakefield
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Re: Thorens TD 224
Here's a couple of pics. I couldn't get a video to load. Maybe the file was too big?
Please excuse the temporary legs - I need to build a plinth next. Last edited by Jetsonz; 15th Oct 2021 at 1:02 pm. Reason: Additional information. |
15th Oct 2021, 2:44 pm | #6 |
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Re: Thorens TD 224
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Cheers Mike T
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15th Oct 2021, 3:43 pm | #7 |
Nonode
Join Date: May 2016
Location: Cornwall, UK.
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Re: Thorens TD 224
That is a very funky object. Well done!
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30th Nov 2021, 9:50 pm | #8 |
Triode
Join Date: Nov 2021
Location: Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, UK.
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Re: Thorens TD 224
What a fabulous record deck. The grace of a TD135 with changer functionality.
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1st Dec 2021, 1:55 pm | #9 |
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Join Date: Oct 2007
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Re: Thorens TD 224
Fantastic job!
I've just acquired my second one - the first I bought from a gent on here but never did manage to find a replacement gear cam for the one that had sheared so, in the end, I sold it for spares. My new one has been in storage for a few years but was allegedly fully working beforehand, so I shall attempt to wake it gently from its slumbers. Fingers crossed... |