A friend of mine had a similar problem last year. There was a buzzing
sound coming from the motors. One of the phases had gone - the output
transistor had died.

It really is a very crude design, so I'm not surprised it died. I
replaced the transistors with higher rated ones and re-balanced the
outputs with a 'scope. Seems to work fine now.

Perhaps Audionote don't like getting involved at this level?

Does yours buzz?


(James Osborne) wrote in message . com...
My Voyd's power supply has been sulking for a while: speaking to
Audionote, they think the phases have probably gone out of sync, but
there's a chance that it'll need a new PSU, at a cost of £450. Which
I'm several hundred pounds short of right now... Does anyone have/know
of an old single phase supply that's been upgraded from, or even have
a Voyd with a dead motor but a healthy power supply. Or failing that,
someone in Cambs/London who might be able to take a look at it.
Audionote would like the whole lot, turntable included, and getting it
from here to Hove looks non-trivial at the moment.

Thanks,

James

P.S. If anyone can X-post to uk.r.a.v. I'd appreciate it: Google
Groups hasn't caught up with it yet...

(Ian Smith) wrote:

A friend of mine had a similar problem last year. There was a buzzing
sound coming from the motors. One of the phases had gone - the output
transistor had died.

It really is a very crude design, so I'm not surprised it died. I
replaced the transistors with higher rated ones and re-balanced the
outputs with a 'scope. Seems to work fine now.

Perhaps Audionote don't like getting involved at this level?

Does yours buzz?

No buzz, no. Originally, it would intermittently stop: the motors
would be vibrating slightly, but that was all. Taking the lid off,
there's a degree of heat damage to some of the components. I've
replaced the obvious ones, but then the fuses blow, and a voltage
regulator lets go. I'm now in the queue for my friendly local power
supply guru, and working on improving my soldering skills...