Don’t see anything in the literature or old threads but, if the indexing/motor ever dies or acts, up,
is there any way to manually turn the table until a new motor can be obtained? Is there an easy way
to add manual back up? Thanks.
No, if the motor or its managing electrics are hooped, so is the operator.
Thanks Selector. That was the way things appeared to be…
Wonder if a spare motor and indexing unit are available to keep on hand or if that’s too expensive and impractical, how long it takes to get replacements…
I emailed Walthers and sometimes they don’t get back. They’re really good about returning phone calls though, but even if a specific question is asked, they generally ask me to call them back (via message machine) so phone tag ensues…
I had called about my concern of using a 15volt wall wart with a 1,000 ma rating as the manual called for
500 ma. It’s my understanding that the T.T. will only take the 500ma it “needs” and the motor and indexing won’t be damaged. Someone on the boards reassured me that it would be fine.
Thanks for responding. Enjoy our unusually summer-y day!
Cap’n, I have yet to read of a single person who has reported a failure in their Walthers Built-up TT. Doesn’t mean it hasn’t happened a couple of times, but I am on several forums and can’t recall a person asking for help or just commenting that they were in the box with theirs. Mine is coming up on two years now, and it woudn’t work last time I went to use it. My small nephew offered that it might need cleaning inside. I thought, nah, it has too few hours on it. Long story short, he was right. Once I had it cleaned up in the final drive, it ran like the champ it is.
I have convinced several buddies to purchase these, and they all love them.
My understanding is that a motor will only draw what it needs in order to do the work. If the voltage is the limiting factor, it will cause the motor to run hot. I would worry about the motor struggling against dog hairs (my case…doesn’t matter how, they are short and airborne) and running hot enough for a few seconds to do some electronics damage. Others more informed about this set-up can warn you about overreaching the electronics…but apparently Walthers is firm about 0.50 amps being the max. I’d say their warranty would insist upon it.
-Crandell
Edit (P.S.) - to those looking in, and to Cap’n, get into the habit, if you get one, of taking the 26 seconds it’ll take before you turn the bridge to vacuum the pit with a suitable tool. I got lazy, and the rest is self-explanatory.
Walther is pretty good at taking care of defective materials and I’m 99% sure (w/o double checking) that the motor they sell separately is the same one used in their own kits.
Regardless, I’ve yet to hear of one breaking down.
Don’t worry – enjoy! [:)]
Hi Selector and Craig,
I figured the motor/indexing would be reliable. As a boater I’ve gotten into the habit (and it’s carrying over to every aspect of life) to have a spare/redundant part available and on hand if it’s an important one so
thought I might consider that once the t.t. is installed and up and running. I’ll look in the Walther’s catalog
for the motor and pricing but not a need for it just yet.
I really need to get the t.t. motor hooked up and check it out while it’s still warranteed. That’s why I was concerned about using the 15 volt 1000ma wall wart. Can’t find a 500ma locally. The radio shack guy
said it should be fine and it sounds (from people here) like the t.t. motor will only draw what it needs milli-amp wise without issues, form the 1,000mas.
I asked Walthers on the phone message very specifically but they just asked me to call back without addressing the spec.s at all and with a busy schedule and the time differences I haven’t been able to
reach a “human” yet, there.
From what I understand, going higher on the power supply rating should do no harm, but under-powering will eventually burn out the power supply, and could even cause a fire.