Rega planar 3, fitting motor suspension belt, alloy pulley & silicone belt.

[@jeffchurch1786]

Nice video, but dude, you need to invest in a small Phillips screwdriver! You were making me cringe taking those motor screws in and out.

[@tweakerman]

Jeff Church The plastic screw heads where rounded off, so i needed to use a flat head screw driver, I've now replaced the screws for new ones😄

[@jeffchurch1786]

tweaker man - Good deal brother, thanks!

[@macdabrows]

​@@tweakerman Please help, where to buy these screws? I have the same problem! Also, is pulley for RP3 can be also fitted int RP2? The one I've bought seems to be different (I cannot position it with the paper, need to lower it down more to get a proper height. Which is a pain when gluing it)

[@tweakerman]

@@macdabrows you will need to contact rega, for these screws, thanks for watching.

[@macdabrows]

@@tweakerman Hm..ok, I will then. Speaking of pulley. I've tried to fit aluminum pulley but the diameter at the lower part of the pulley is larger than for plastic pulley and I couldn't really avoid touching the edge of the chassis/body. My pulley was also sitting lower than yours and I couldn't use paper to adjust the height (which makes it really hard to glue it properly). Any advise which pulley to buy exactly for RP2?

[@karltrimmel8004]

by the way i am glad to see such videos, please continue !

[@JetEarlewood]

I need to replace that suspension belt on my Rega Planar 3. I've had it since the early 90's. Bought it from a guy who had tried to improve the tone arm cable, but failed. I was able to replace it with a 5 pin din connector (larger than normal) in Japan and modify the Van den Hal cable and an AudioQuest Topaz tone arm cable to fit just right. The tec used so much solder that the cable extended straight down so much that I had to get new longer feet to elevate the whole table in order to not have the cable holding up the plinth. Last year I got a new subplatter. Deepgroove and new Ruby bearing.

[@11126873]

Le vamos a comprar un buen destornillador, para la próxima, amigo

[@mandii66]

Would it not be better to use the correct screwdriver?

[@jwester7009]

I had a Systemdeck turntable. I found an improvement if I dismounted the motor completely from the chassis and placed it on a separate base (made of MDF) just about a millimeter below the chassis. The fact that the motor vibrations no longer made its way directly into the rest of the turntable gave me an improvement in the sound quality.

[@petejay7851]

Check out the motor isolation bases on my channel.

[@andrewlittleboy8532]

I think Rega use loctite, if you use epoxy it will be almost impossible to remove if required where as super glue or locktite can be removed with acetone.

[@karltrimmel8004]

exact, but the right one to fix screws, not the green one which is used to fix bearing bush. The turntable motor has not the torque moment of a Bently motor

[@1oldson]

dont get that jacket idea personally. the rubber belt does the job. to me it would make more sense to have a sorbothane gasket between the motor and the plate that holds the mounting belt.

[@tonynewman1694]

Just a quick question un related to this upgrade how did you get on with counter weight upgrade as I have an rb 300 and been looking at upgrades. Also have you rewired the tonearm?

[@tweakerman]

Hello, the counter weight upgrade works really well, it made the arm track so much better, I haven't yet rewire the arm, but will be in a up & coming video, stay tuned & thanks for watching.

[@madeinengland6784]

To put screws back in you need to reverse a little to you feel it click then you know it's seated at the start.

[@lanealexc]

Hi, Nice Video - what is the app you are using to check RPM? I have a Planar 2 and the motor spindle seems to be slipping inside the pulley so I guess I need to glue it.

[@tweakerman]

Alex Lane Hello, the app is rpm calculator, thanks for watching.

[@tweakerman]

Alex Lane Hello Alex, yes use some Araldite/ epoxy resin to glue pulley, to motor spindle.

[@petejay7851]

Definitely only use super glue gel, never alraldite. The phone apps for speed are very inaccurate. Pj.

[@macedon66]

Love yours videos.Can you make some tutorial about some power cords please.Thank you tweker man.

[@steelxtreme4217]

Great videos I want to make some of the cables you show but I'm not sure what kind of silver it is you get. Can you tell me the size and type of silver wire you use I'm going to make speaker cable and interconnects.

[@tweakerman]

Steelxtreme 421 go to a website called wires.co.uk , you need 6mm 10% silver filled copper, if you can't find it, phone them, cheers Ian

[@lazywarrenlewis]

And now, with that o-ring "suspension" you created variable shaft displacement(torsion and bending stress). Am I right? Does that affect angular velocity?

[@tweakerman]

The suspension belt, is rega's design, I was only replacing a worn out belt, thanks for watching.

[@lazywarrenlewis]

I should've watched more carefuly then :) You're welcome

[@petejay7851]

Absolutely. You get the 'bob' effect from torque especially on startup. For this reason you must only super glue gel the pulley in position while the motor is hanging. What is shown in the video is incorrect.

[@TheLiggster]

Hi wheee do you get the motor jacket from? Thanks in advance 🙏

[@tweakerman]

Anthony Liggett Hello, Hi Fi boutique uk on Ebay, on ebay search Rega motor Jackets, if you can't find it, message me back, thanks for watching

[@TheLiggster]

tweaker man Ordered 👍

[@ruhsrmbdad]

@@tweakerman Where do I find the motor jackets? I can’t find them anywhere. TY

[@rikkich5357]

Very nice upgrades can we get a sound check of an actual record to see how those upgrades have taken the sound to a higher level thanks

[@tweakerman]

Rikki ch you can't play music on KZbin, due to copyright laws, also you probably would hear the difference if you are listening through a mobile device or a pc. This is my own deck, & all these upgrades, has taken the sound to a whole new level.

[@leebarrett9581]

Should get a job servicing Swiss watches

[@jonathanwong880]

Nice one!

[@petejay7851]

Okay. So here at the Autistic Turntable Company we have changed many of these parts. If you are going to replace the suspension belt, which in your case is very tight indeed, I would definitely add a sorbothane pad on top of the motor to prevent noise and vibration passing through. Very difficult to gauge in that manner the height to place the belt as you are placing card under the pulley before glueing when in reality the pulley will bob up and down and side to side due to torque. This is particularly evident on startup. Finally, unlike shown in the video, never ever use araldite or an epoxy resin to glue on the pulley. This is so wrong. Try getting off a pulley glued with Araldite, especially if you then find the belt height is wrong and as the suspension belt becomes older and slacker. Always use super glue gel if possible, or if not super glue which is runny and slightly less manageable. Then, if removal is necessary you can use nail varnish remover, acetone down the motor shaft while covering the motor to prevent damage. We like the DIY approach in the video when correct but some items here simply are Not .

[@tweakerman]

I've already done this on my new plinth, here's a link to the video, thanks for commenting & watching👍 kzbin.info/www/bejne/rHTdamCojbOtoqssi=HL8o5BcrRtYqertk

[@jowblow2171]

Forget about the motor jacket just use blue tack on the motor instead, it will absorb vibrations guaranteed

[@filimonkaltsounis65]

Does any1 knows if htis isokinetik site still exists?

[@tweakerman]

Hello here's a link to there eBay shop, www.ebay.ie/sch/Home-Audio-HiFi-Separates-/14969/i.html?_nkw=isokinetic thanks for commenting & watching👍

[@mahlapropyzm9180]

4:15 great job chewing up the screw heads there. Maybe use a crosshead screwdriver for those crosshead screws, eh.

[@tweakerman]

For your information, the screws heads had already been ruined by someone else not me, that's why I needed a slotted screwdriver to undo them, a Philips wouldn't work, thanks for commenting & watching

[@karltrimmel8004]

plase use the screwdriver appropriate, then your video would be more professional. best regards, Karl

[@stephen579]

Using A Phillips screwdriver to tighten Phillips screws might have been a better idea.

[@1oldson]

choose a better screwdriver !!

[@LanciaD50]

please that screwdriver......

[@tweakerman]

I'm ever so sorry, that I never told you folks, that the nylon screw was absolutely mullered, and a phillips screwdriver would not undo the screw, now for the 100th time I'm extremely sorry that I never told you this😀

[@markgallagher0000]

mine neither

[@tweakerman]

You obviously haven't been keeping up with all my videos, especially the new turntable I've built from scratch, you should & then make a judgement.

[@markgallagher0000]

@@tweakerman ive seen enough,thankyou