Phoenix Engineering - Falcon - stopped working


This is a day I've been dreading ever since PE shut it's doors. I've been enjoying the device with my HW-19 ever since PE started offering them to the public several years ago.

It happened yesterday after I put the Falcon in stand-by mode to flip a record I was playing. It didn't turn back on like normal, no lights, no nothin'. I then reset it to factory defaults and it responded to that. Lights turned on and all the switches were responding like normal. I was only relieved for a few seconds when I realized the motor wasn't spinning.

I have verified the motor works on it's own, so I can rule that out.

Is there anything inside the Falcon that would burn out and cause this issue?

The Rouadrunner unit is showing me that the motor, by itself, spins at lowly 31.xxx. I'm lowly now.

ANY help would be greatly appreciated.

-Mike
pappas3278
Magnets have poles...*sound of forehead slapping*

I'm using a VPI HW-19 with a SAMA.  Not much, if any, room to adjust tension.
It could be as simple as the cable to the motor.  I had a cable issue, which I can't remember which one.  Bill sent me another.  Bill is a real standup guy who has helped the DIY guys like no one else in the industry.

Enjoy the ride
Tom