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
Back in 2008, I started this blog with a post about how my son and I attempted to tweak a humble Dell Dimension 2350 computer for PC gaming. See How to build a gaming PC from a Dell Dimension 2350 . By 2012 the PC was running very slow and was retired to the attic, being replaced with a mac mini for my son to use for schoolwork. I lamented the demise of this lovable old PC, and back then signed off with : Who knows, perhaps one day to return , in its current guise or perhaps running a flavour of Linux, which might be another way to give it a new lease of life While recently reanimating another retired PC as a dedicated Folding server - see Building a Fold@Home dedicated PC server which is also a space heater , I spotted the old Dell and wondered if it too could be recycled doing something useful. I fetched it down, and acquainted myself with this old friend. My thinking was initially , that I'd redeploy it as another Fold@home server , running linux. It would be slow, but might