Modified Lenco vs TW Raven


Hello,
I have a TW Acustic Raven for a few years now. I made different upgrades along the last 3 years : new battery PSU and 3 motors in a round shape. I was thinking about the last upgrade (for me) : the BN platter and new bearing when I heard for the first time to modified Lenco by TJN. I read most of what there is to read for a non DIY, and there is a lot...
Before deciding if a make the jump I'd like to know if some in the community have made the same decision : I mean going from a top belt TT to a top idler wheel. I think of the ref models from Jean Nantais and tell me if they are happy now.
Thank you for helping
Barba
barbapapa

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To dorkwad .I have a highly tweaked lenco.Ptp4 on a massive cnc alloy plinth. What is the S lucchetti idler wheel? Thanks.
It's difficult to speak of lenco turntable because at the end it all depends on how you mod it.
I have spent the equivalent of 2500 dollars for a massive alloy plinth (around 120 lb) and a dedicated bearing (same as the one described on the blog twogoodears november 2011)
With a lot of tweaks on it, PTP4 screwed ... I have now a table which totally satisfied me.
To Lewm, the plinth is in massive aluminium.
http://www.lencoheaven.net/forum/index.php?topic=7776.0
Here is the beginning of the story.
After this, he has made a prototype in aluminium that I bought,and has finished with a 400 pound turntable with a 220 volts engine for maximum torque, but belt driven.
The fundamental philosophy is maximum weight to kill vibes, no damping and feet to drive vibes out of the plinth.
Here is a view of the turntable on lencoheaven.
It was at the time a prototype, and I nearly finish it now.
http://www.lencoheaven.net/forum/index.php?topic=14924.msg218420#msg218420
It's easy on this type of plinth to screw precisely the PTP4.