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Kenwood Turntables Belts

What causes my 21 year old turntable to play to fast?

I have an old Kenwood KD-37R turntable. It's about 21 years old, but lightly used. The problem I have is that the record player plays a bit too fast. It feels about 5 - 10 % faster. What could be causing this? I tried replacing the belt, but it's still fast. However, I didn't buy a KD-37R specific belt, I just bought a random belt. Do I need to buy a KD-37R specific belt?

So what do you think: Is the turntable just shot? or is it the belt?

Your turntable has a DC motor with electronic speed control. A bad or poorly fitting belt would cause slippage or binding and slower speed, not faster.

Usually, inside this type of table there will be PC board mounted pots (mini controls that can be adjusted with a small screwdriver) to fine-tune the speed. Probably one for 33 RPM and one for setting 45 RPM after the 33 RPM speed has been set. The controls could require adjustment after the table's been knocked around a bit... or as the table ages and some electronic parts drift in value a bit... Spraying these controls with a plastic-safe contact cleaner / conditioner couldn't hurt either for the best speed stability.

There may be small holes in the case somewhere to enable making these adjustments without taking the table apart, but that's not always the case. If you find the controls, you'll need a strobe disc to set the speeds accurately. You can download one to print out here. Download 60 hz discs if you're in the the USA... You'll need to use a standard incandescent light bulb or other light source that flickers with the AC house current to be able to read the disc properly.

http://www.vinylengine.com/strobe-discs.shtml

Good luck! Hope you get your old table working good as new again