One of my first posts in this blog was regarding the servicing of the Pioneer PL12D turntable, and that has proven to be the most popular by a significant margin. The Pioneer PL12D had its competitors, and probably the most popular alternative was the Trio Kenwood KD-1033 turntable. I use both names (Trio and Kenwood) as the company operated under different names in different markets. In the UK they were Trio, possibly because the brand Kenwood was most famous here for food blenders. 95% of a KD-1033 is similar to Pioneer PL12D, and servicing them is very much the same process. Both are belt drive , have an AC synchronous motor, mechanical speed change , a main bearing, sprung top deck and rubber motor mounts. the KD-1033 uses a different type of anti skate mechanism, employing a thread and weight. The plinth is shallower with an internal cross brace. One aspect that is different is the design of the main bearing, and servicing it is a little harder than a PL12D. The Pioneer main b
Preamble About 10 years ago we bought a fridge-freezer as part of a new kitchen.We got a De Dietrich brand refrigerator, which was on offer from the people who installed the kitchen (a long story). I'd never heard of De Dietrich, they are in fact French, despite a reassuringly German sounding name. Our model is a UW1597E1 but this is a re-badged GE (General Electric) Model, so this is an American made American-style fridge, rather than European or Korean made. I'm not sure precisely which model from GE it is, probably one of the following which share common parts : TFH22PRXBWW, TFH22PRXDAA,TFH22PRXDWW, TFH22PRXFAA, TFH22PRXFWW, TFH22PRYAAA, TFH22PRYAWW, TFH24JRXAAA, TFH24JRXAWW, TFH24JWXAAA We had a number of other De Dietrich appliances including an electric oven and a steam oven. These have slowly all failed and been replaced and now only the Fridge remains. Its a monster-size refrigerator and unlike any other I've owned or used. I live i