Micro seiki BL-91 slight motor hum

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clavint

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Micro seiki BL-91 slight motor hum
« on: 6 Feb 2020, 11:18 am »
I have a Micro Seiki BL-91 turntable that I love very much.
Despite a review made by a specialized technician a short time ago, if I put my ear close to the turntable, in total silence I can perceive the hum of the engine. It is very low but it feels.
Do you think it's normal or should it be completely silent?
Thanks, good music to everyone

FYL

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Re: Micro seiki BL-91 slight motor hum
« Reply #1 on: 21 Feb 2020, 07:31 pm »
The BL-91 is a vintage TT. Begin by checking all mounts. It's servo section could be off - electrolytic capacitors have a finite lifetime - and cause noise. I would begin by checking all the components in the servo board, then try to find DC in your mains supply (the BL-91 uses a gapless U-core xformer which goes south with only 500 mV DC). Then the motor should be checked, but it's DC, not AC, and shouldn't be audibly noisy in most circumstaces. My bet would be defective 'lytics in the servo section and/or mains pollution.