PS AUDIO P500 as a Turntable speed controller?


Analog Guru's out there:

Could I use the P500 Power Plant Regenerator as a turntable speed controller in my case? I am using the Michell Orbe SE - AC Motor with the larger PS not the newer DC Motors.

Its states by PS Audio themself that:

"Every Power Plant has always had the ability for the user to choose a frequency that best suits his systems needs, or perhaps used as a motor controller for an AC synchronous turntable"

Appreciate any advise or anyone doing this.

Ravi
rapogee

Showing 1 response by raquel

Just be certain that you are not running other components from the PS300 that could be harmed by the different frequency. In this regard, when the Power Plants were introduced, some manufacturers claimed that use of PS Audio multiwaves with their equipment would void the warranty (ARC may have been one, I seem to recall). Not sure how this could be proven - the change affects the rate at which caps in a component are replenished - but you should be aware of the issue.

PS - I have experimented with changing speeds on my VPI motor by use of my PS300 and the other posters are certainly correct - it works - but given the above consideration and the other components also run from my PS300, I just move the belt for 45 rpm play (I only have a small handful of 45's).